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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

“Using Context-Centered and Person-Centered Therapies to Unite a Divided Nation” appears in the first issue of The Humanistic Psychologist for 2023. Using context-centered and person-centered therapies to unite a divided nation © Request Permissions Raskin, J. D. (2023). Using context-centered and person-centered therapies to unite a divided nation. The Humanistic Psychologist, 51(1), 2–14. https://doi.org/10.1037/hum0000276 Abstract President Biden… Continue reading →

My doctoral advisor, Franz Epting, passed away in June 2023. I had the honor of writing his obituary for the American Psychologist. The preprint version is available below. Raskin, J. D. (2023). Franz R. Epting (1937–2023). American Psychologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001265 Excerpt: Franz Ryan Epting, emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Florida,… Continue reading →

I have a new chapter on constructivist psychotherapy in the recently published APA Handbook of Psychotherapy (Vol. 1). It is coauthored with Dr. Sara K. Bridges. APA Handbook of Psychotherapy Edited by Frederick T. L. Leong, Editor-in-chief, Jennifer L. Callahan, Jeffrey Zimmerman, Michael J. Constantino, and Catherine F. Eubanks © 2024 American Psychological Association Volume 1:… Continue reading →

My chapter, “Challenges facing alternatives to the DSM,” has been published in a new volume on theoretical alternatives to the psychiatric model of diagnosis. Challenges Facing Alternatives to the DSM Jonathan D. Raskin In Theoretical Alternatives to the Psychiatric Model of Mental Disorder Labeling: Contemporary Frameworks, Taxonomies, and Models © 2024 Ethics International Press Edited… Continue reading →

The second edition of my textbook, Psychopathology and Mental Distress: Contrasting Perspectives, has been published by Bloomsbury. Details here. From the publisher: Psychopathology and Mental Distress: Contrasting Perspectives (2nd ed.) offers a comprehensive overview of different approaches to the assessment and treatment of mental health. The book retains important diagnostic perspectives, including the DSM-5-TR, ICD-11 and PDM,… Continue reading →