You are currently browsing the archives for the Publications category.

The print version of my co-authored study of psychologist attitudes toward DSM and its alternatives appeared in the December 2022 issue of Professional Psychology: Research and Practice: Raskin, J. D., Maynard, D., & Gayle, M. C. (2022). Psychologist attitudes toward DSM-5 and its alternatives. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice,53(6), 553–563. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000480 (preprint)   Public Significance Statement This… Continue reading →

I have co-authored a new research study with Drs. Doug Maynard and Michael Gayle that found psychologists overwhelmingly use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) but aren’t satisfied with it. The article was just published in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. Read the accepted prepublication version. Article details below. The article has already received media attention here.… Continue reading →

My Society for Humanistic Psychology (SHP) presidential address has been published in The Humanistic Psychologist as an advance online publication. SHP is Division 32 of the American Psychological Association. If you don’t have access to The Humanistic Psychologist, a preprint is available here. Citation Raskin, J. D. (2022). Using context-centered and person-centered therapies to unite a divided nation.… Continue reading →

My primer on alternatives to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (co-authored with MS in mental health counseling alum Gabrielle Phillips) has been published in the April 2021 issue of Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. Read the prepublication accepted draft here. Full reference and link to the article: Phillips, G., & Raskin, J. D. (2021).… Continue reading →

Dr. Raskin is the author of two entries in the The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Critical Perspectives on Mental Health: Raskin, J. D. (2021). Power threat meaning framework (PTMF). In J. N. Lester & M. O’Reilly (Eds.), The Palgrave encyclopedia of critical perspectives on mental health. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12852-4_46-1 Raskin, J. D. (2021). Transitive diagnosis. In… Continue reading →

New book review in the Journal of Constructivist Psychology: Raskin, J. D. (2021). Not quite beyond the DSM [Review of the book Beyond the DSM: Toward a process-based alternative for diagnosis and mental health treatment, by S. C. Hayes & S. Hofmann, Eds.]. Journal of Constructivist Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10720537.2020.1865856  

Dr. Raskin and has co-authored (with Ms. Gabrielle Phillips, a recent alum of the SUNY New Paltz mental health counseling program) a primer on alternatives to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It has been published as an advance online article in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.  Full reference and link to the… Continue reading →

My paper, “Objecting, Subjecting, and Epistemic Diversity” has been published in Theory and Psychology. It is a response to Barbara Held’s latest article on “Epistemic Violence in Psychological Science.” Full reference: Raskin, J. D. (2020). Objecting, subjecting, and epistemic diversity: A response to Held. Theory and Psychology, 30(2), 394-399. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959354320914392

Jay Efran and I have published a new article providing guidance for psychotherapists during the coronavirus pandemic. The article applies a context-centered therapy approach to working with clients during these difficult times. Reference: Raskin, J. D., & Efran, J. S. (2020). The coronavirus in context: Guidance for psychotherapists during a pandemic. Journal of Humanistic Psychology.… Continue reading →