John joined the University of Auckland, New Zealand in 1994, after working for nearly 20 years as a Clinical Psychologist and manager of mental health services in the UK and the USA. He has published over 100 papers in research journals, primarily on the relationship between adverse life events (eg child abuse/neglect, poverty etc.) and psychosis. He also researches the negative effects of bio-genetic causal explanations on prejudice, and the role of the pharmaceutical industry in mental health.
John is on the Executive Committee of the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis and is the Editor of the ISPS’s scientific journal ‘Psychosis.’
His books include:
READ, J., DILLON, J. (eds.). (2013). Models of Madness: Psychological, Social and Biological Approaches to Psychosis, 2nd edition. Routledge
READ, J., SANDERS P. (2010). A Straight Talking Introduction to the Causes of Mental Health Problems. PCCS Books.
GEEKIE, J., RANDAL, P., LAMPSHIRE, D., READ, J, (eds.). (2012). Experiencing Psychosis: Personal and Professional Perspectives. Routledge.
GEEKIE, J., READ, J. (2010). Making Sense of Madness: Contesting the Meaning of Schizophrenia. Routledge.
