%0 Journal Article
%T Psychological Formulation as an Alternative to Psychiatric Diagnosis
%A Lucy Johnstone
%J Journal of Humanistic Psychology
%@ 1552-650X
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0022167817722230
%X The article gives an overview of psychological formulation, a rapidly expanding practice in the United Kingdom that is supported by the British Psychological Society. It is argued that formulation can provide a credible alternative to psychiatric diagnosis in the context of public admissions about lack of reliability and validity of current diagnostic systems. However, vigilance and best-practice principles are essential to ensure that this approach is not assimilated back into the status quo
%K formulation
%K team formulation
%K psychiatric diagnosis
%K DSM-5
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0022167817722230