Sami Timimi
Biographic Data
| ID | 73698 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sami Timimi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sami |
| FAMILY NAME | Timimi |
| SIGNATURE | TIMIMI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5768-2231 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The dangers of mental health promotion in schools
Much of Western media has promoted the idea that we are facing an epidemic of mental illness and psychiatric emergencies in contemporary Western society and worldwide, and that young people are a particularly vulnerable group. Schools have become a prominent site of concern and focus for this discourse as mental health problems are said to start early in life; thus, targeting intervention at people in their early years and greater mental health a…
Trends in SEN identification
This policy seminar addressed these current issues and questions: i. Are there shifts from an interactive to within‐child model of identification? And if so, what are the factors that are contributing to this? ii. What are the changing relationships between parents, schools and LAs and their influence on identification practice? And iii. What kind of identification and assessment framework do we need for the future? The first speaker Jo Hutchinso…
Decolonising the medical curriculum
Colonial thinking runs deep in psychiatry. Recent anti-racist statements from the APA and RCPsych are to be welcomed. However, we argue that if it is to really tackle deep-seated racism and decolonise its curriculum, the discipline will need to critically interrogate the origins of some of its fundamental assumptions, values and priorities. This will not be an easy task. By its very nature, the quest to decolonise is fraught with contradictions a…
The diagnosis is correct, but National Institute of Health and Care Excellence guidelines are part of the problem not the solution
Mike Scott's study provides data demonstrating that the national Improving Access to Psychological Therapies project is not leading to improved outcomes or value for money. I present further data from both the adult and children and young people's versions of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies that lends supports to this conclusion. However, while Scott argues in favour of better compliance with National Institute of Health and Care Exce…
Critical cultural theory
Competition is a key economic driver in neoliberal economies and hence a widely held social and cultural value. Neoliberalism sees competition as one of the defining characteristics of humanity. Commodification refers to the process by which goods, ideas – indeed, anything – can become a &s;thing&s; with a commercial value that can be bought and sold, and subject to the influence of the market. In a culture that is driven by the social arrangemen…
Beyond Critique
Critics claim that current psychiatric diagnostic systems lack reliability, validity, and clinical utility; are incompatible with known evidence of how change occurs in psychotherapy; are compromised by bias; and risk harmful effects for clients. This article argues that the Partners for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS), a transparent, egalitarian process that collects and utilizes client feedback at each session, convincingly addresses t…
Madness contested
Madness Contested is an impressive book mainly because of the depth and breadth covered. Set out in two main parts (“questioning the domination of madness” and “ exploring the liberation of madness...
The social and cultural construction of psychiatric knowledge
The current paper presents an analysis of the NICE guidelines on depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from the perspective of the philosophy of science, guided particularly by Foucault's notion of the symbiosis of knowledge and power. It examines how data that challenged the orthodox position on the validity and drug treatment of these conditions was managed in the process of guideline development. The depression guideli…
Psychiatry beyond the current paradigm
A series of editorials in this Journal have argued that psychiatry is in the midst of a crisis. The various solutions proposed would all involve a strengthening of psychiatry's identity as essentially ‘applied neuroscience’. Although not discounting the importance of the brain sciences and psychopharmacology, we argue that psychiatry needs to move beyond the dominance of the current, technological paradigm. This would be more in keeping with the …
Globalising mental health
Purpose The paper's aim is to review how relevant the World Health Organisation's Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) initiative is to mental health care in non‐Western societies. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a review of the programme and its relevance to mental health care by drawing on available literature and evidence. Findings mhGAP promotes the idea that mental health problems exist as problems within individuals, th…
The Myth of Autism
In this groundbreaking book, the authors dispute the concept of autism and explore the cultural and political reasons why the number of those diagnosed with it has increased over the years. This is a must-read for students studying autism and related disorders as well as practitioners working in the mental health services.
The Myth of Autism
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Introduction The Missing Voices: Our Case Histories PART TWO: AUTISM - THE HISTORIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT The History of Autism Cult of Child Development PART THREE: AUTISM - THE SCIENCE Biological Evidence Classification The Problem of Heterogeneity Treatment PART FOUR: AUTISM - POLITICS AND SOCIETY Gender Culture and Socialization The New Eugenics
The McDonaldization of Childhood
As the failings of neo-liberalism have recently been revealed through the collapse of much of the banking and financial services sector, it seems an opportune time to think about the impact this economic, political, and social value system has had on the well-being of children. After analyzing how our beliefs and practices around children and families are shaped by a variety of economic, political, and cultural pressures, I discuss how policies t…
Rethinking ADHD
The McDonaldization of Childhood
As the failings of neo-liberalism have recently been revealed through the collapse of much of the banking and financial services sector, it seems an opportune time to think about the impact this economic, political, and social value system has had on the well-being of children. After analyzing how our beliefs and practices around children and families are shaped by a variety of economic, political, and cultural pressures, I discuss how policies t…
The dangers of mental health promotion in schools
Much of Western media has promoted the idea that we are facing an epidemic of mental illness and psychiatric emergencies in contemporary Western society and worldwide, and that young people are a particularly vulnerable group. Schools have become a prominent site of concern and focus for this discourse as mental health problems are said to start early in life; thus, targeting intervention at people in their early years and greater mental health a…
The social and cultural construction of psychiatric knowledge
The current paper presents an analysis of the NICE guidelines on depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from the perspective of the philosophy of science, guided particularly by Foucault's notion of the symbiosis of knowledge and power. It examines how data that challenged the orthodox position on the validity and drug treatment of these conditions was managed in the process of guideline development. The depression guideli…
Globalising mental health
Purpose The paper's aim is to review how relevant the World Health Organisation's Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) initiative is to mental health care in non‐Western societies. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a review of the programme and its relevance to mental health care by drawing on available literature and evidence. Findings mhGAP promotes the idea that mental health problems exist as problems within individuals, th…
The diagnosis is correct, but National Institute of Health and Care Excellence guidelines are part of the problem not the solution
Mike Scott's study provides data demonstrating that the national Improving Access to Psychological Therapies project is not leading to improved outcomes or value for money. I present further data from both the adult and children and young people's versions of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies that lends supports to this conclusion. However, while Scott argues in favour of better compliance with National Institute of Health and Care Exce…
Beyond Critique
Critics claim that current psychiatric diagnostic systems lack reliability, validity, and clinical utility; are incompatible with known evidence of how change occurs in psychotherapy; are compromised by bias; and risk harmful effects for clients. This article argues that the Partners for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS), a transparent, egalitarian process that collects and utilizes client feedback at each session, convincingly addresses t…
Rethinking ADHD
The Myth of Autism
In this groundbreaking book, the authors dispute the concept of autism and explore the cultural and political reasons why the number of those diagnosed with it has increased over the years. This is a must-read for students studying autism and related disorders as well as practitioners working in the mental health services.
The Myth of Autism
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Introduction The Missing Voices: Our Case Histories PART TWO: AUTISM - THE HISTORIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT The History of Autism Cult of Child Development PART THREE: AUTISM - THE SCIENCE Biological Evidence Classification The Problem of Heterogeneity Treatment PART FOUR: AUTISM - POLITICS AND SOCIETY Gender Culture and Socialization The New Eugenics
The McDonaldization of Childhood
As the failings of neo-liberalism have recently been revealed through the collapse of much of the banking and financial services sector, it seems an opportune time to think about the impact this economic, political, and social value system has had on the well-being of children. After analyzing how our beliefs and practices around children and families are shaped by a variety of economic, political, and cultural pressures, I discuss how policies t…
Globalising mental health
Purpose The paper's aim is to review how relevant the World Health Organisation's Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) initiative is to mental health care in non‐Western societies. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a review of the programme and its relevance to mental health care by drawing on available literature and evidence. Findings mhGAP promotes the idea that mental health problems exist as problems within individuals, th…
Psychiatry beyond the current paradigm
A series of editorials in this Journal have argued that psychiatry is in the midst of a crisis. The various solutions proposed would all involve a strengthening of psychiatry's identity as essentially ‘applied neuroscience’. Although not discounting the importance of the brain sciences and psychopharmacology, we argue that psychiatry needs to move beyond the dominance of the current, technological paradigm. This would be more in keeping with the …
Madness contested
Madness Contested is an impressive book mainly because of the depth and breadth covered. Set out in two main parts (“questioning the domination of madness” and “ exploring the liberation of madness...
The social and cultural construction of psychiatric knowledge
The current paper presents an analysis of the NICE guidelines on depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from the perspective of the philosophy of science, guided particularly by Foucault's notion of the symbiosis of knowledge and power. It examines how data that challenged the orthodox position on the validity and drug treatment of these conditions was managed in the process of guideline development. The depression guideli…
Critical cultural theory
Competition is a key economic driver in neoliberal economies and hence a widely held social and cultural value. Neoliberalism sees competition as one of the defining characteristics of humanity. Commodification refers to the process by which goods, ideas – indeed, anything – can become a &s;thing&s; with a commercial value that can be bought and sold, and subject to the influence of the market. In a culture that is driven by the social arrangemen…
Beyond Critique
Critics claim that current psychiatric diagnostic systems lack reliability, validity, and clinical utility; are incompatible with known evidence of how change occurs in psychotherapy; are compromised by bias; and risk harmful effects for clients. This article argues that the Partners for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS), a transparent, egalitarian process that collects and utilizes client feedback at each session, convincingly addresses t…
The diagnosis is correct, but National Institute of Health and Care Excellence guidelines are part of the problem not the solution
Mike Scott's study provides data demonstrating that the national Improving Access to Psychological Therapies project is not leading to improved outcomes or value for money. I present further data from both the adult and children and young people's versions of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies that lends supports to this conclusion. However, while Scott argues in favour of better compliance with National Institute of Health and Care Exce…
Trends in SEN identification
This policy seminar addressed these current issues and questions: i. Are there shifts from an interactive to within‐child model of identification? And if so, what are the factors that are contributing to this? ii. What are the changing relationships between parents, schools and LAs and their influence on identification practice? And iii. What kind of identification and assessment framework do we need for the future? The first speaker Jo Hutchinso…
Decolonising the medical curriculum
Colonial thinking runs deep in psychiatry. Recent anti-racist statements from the APA and RCPsych are to be welcomed. However, we argue that if it is to really tackle deep-seated racism and decolonise its curriculum, the discipline will need to critically interrogate the origins of some of its fundamental assumptions, values and priorities. This will not be an easy task. By its very nature, the quest to decolonise is fraught with contradictions a…
The dangers of mental health promotion in schools
Much of Western media has promoted the idea that we are facing an epidemic of mental illness and psychiatric emergencies in contemporary Western society and worldwide, and that young people are a particularly vulnerable group. Schools have become a prominent site of concern and focus for this discourse as mental health problems are said to start early in life; thus, targeting intervention at people in their early years and greater mental health a…
Psychology (12 works) · Political science (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Psychotherapist (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (3 works)