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‘A new look at psychosis.’ Ivan Tyrrell and Richard Bentall discuss patient-centred new approaches to the understanding and treatment of psychosis.
Ivan Tyrrell and Richard Bentall discuss patient-centred new approaches to the understanding and treatment of psychotic illness. Tyrrell: You have written a... -
Interview with American journalist and author Robert Whitaker on the the myth of chemical imbalance, pharmaceutical companies and the effects of long term anti-psychotic medication.
Why Psychiatry Embraced Drugs: An Interview with Author Robert Whitaker Kelly Bourdet Tuesday, May 08, 2012 We’ve been told that many psychiatric illnesses are... -
Channel 4 Homeland’s depiction of mental illness has been a step forward for TV. Guardian.
Homeland’s depiction of mental illness has been a step forward for TV It flirts with the ‘mad genius’ stereotype but overall... -
Important new research proving childhood trauma as a trigger to psychosis. Richard Bentall. University of Liverpool
Researchers at the University have found that children who experience severe trauma are three times as likely to develop schizophrenia... -
Looking for Lynda. Advice for those recovering from physical and mental health difficulties on Wirral
Recovery Wirral received an email from a frustrated Wirral resident struggling to get any meaningful help from her GP for... -
“Do we need a diagnostic manual for mental illness?” Richard Bentall discusses DSM V. Guardian
Do we need a diagnostic manual for mental illness? Richard Bentall discusses the controversial revisions to the US Diagnostic and Statistical... -
Letting In The Light – Open Dialogue Therapy. 81% Recovery Rates in Schizophrenia!
People who are distressed mentally or emotionally are often told, either explicitly or implicitly, that their beliefs, behavior or attitudes... -
Beat the Blues! Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT) at Advocacy in Wirral.
Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT) NHS Wirral have contracted Advocacy in Wirral to provide a computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT) service... -
Campaign Against Living Miserably! Merseyside Charity CALM helping young men nationally.
Campaign Against Living Miserably! The campaign against living miserably (CALM) was set up to reduce the high suicide rate amongst men... -
Chris Shaw’s Trundling Historic Tales of Y Gododdin and an invitation to an 8 mile Llandudno Trundle on Easter Sunday 8th April
Chris Shaw’s Trundling Historic Tales of Y Gododdin! Plus an invitation to an 8 mile Llandudno Trundle Easter Sunday 8th April We were... -
A Day in the Life Using my Wellness Recovery Action Plan. A Service Receiver’s Account.
A Day in the Life Using my Wellness Recovery Action Plan The aim of this article is to demonstrate how I use... -
Lots of great things to do for wellbeing at Wirral MIND Fountain Project. Do come along!
FOUNTAIN PROJECT ACTIVITY SHEET MONDAY Reading Group 10am – 11.30am Reiki & Thai massage with Claire (Call Claire for prices & to book – 07817 727... -
A Few Thoughts About Saying NO…
A Few Thoughts About Saying No Emotionally sensitive people often have a difficult time with saying no. Some have difficulty saying... -
Tips for Getting the Most out of Psychotherapy (a service receiver’s view).
Tips for Getting the Most out of Psychotherapy (a service receiver’s view) To access psychological therapies it must be agreed by your... -
Alternative views on ‘mental illness’ from Michael Cornwell Ph.D
I Don’t Believe in Mental Illness, Do You? In November 2000, I anxiously stood before the gathered four hundred and fifty... -
Open Dialogue — Alternative Care for Psychosis In Finland Developed By Jaakko Seikkula. Please watch the video!
Open Dialogue—Alternative Care for Psychosis In Finland Developed By Jaakko Seikkula. Over the past two decades, Dr. Jaakko Seikkula’s hospital team in... -
Psychologists fear US manual will widen mental illness diagnosis. Guardian
Psychologists fear US manual willwiden mental illness diagnosis Mental disorders listed in publication that should not exists, warn UK experts Hundreds of... -
How well do GP’s detect bipolar?
In a survey, 70% of people with bipolar said they had been misdiagnosed by health professionals. Here Clare Dolman looks at... -
A Survivor’s Inspiring Experience of Recovery using Wellness Recovery Action Planning. Scottish Recovery Network.
MY EXPERIENCE OF RECOVERY Amanda Scott, peer support worker and WRAP facilitator, shares her recovery journey and experiences of self-awareness, setting... -
Can you be a good parent if you suffer from mental illness? A service-users view
Can you be a good parent if you suffer from mental illness? A service-users view Parenting is really hard, you get no... -
FREE courses and Self Help Groups to help you make positive life changes! Making Changes Project at Wirral MIND & St James Centre.
‘Take Control’ Planning for Wellness & Recovery Develop skills and strategies to help manage difficult and challenging times and create your own... -
APEX – Making Opportunities and sometimes taking calculated Risks. Report from Chris Shaw CEO Advocacy in Wirral.
APEX – Making Opportunities and sometimes taking calculated Risks I know that it’s a clichéd line now and now’t new, but... -
“My Ideal Community Psychiatric Nurse” A Personal View.
My Ideal CPN. A Personal View. My ideal CPN would take the time to get to know me, my illness history... -
Ladder of Change. Part of the Recovery Star programme. Get yours today!
I saw this photo recently and thought about how it exactly describes certain periods of my life. There are those times when... -
Bipolar and Proud. Great magazine style website with lots of great articles.
Bipolar and Proud “Understand bipolar disorder, Learn how to manage your condition and focus on the positives. Stand tall & be proud of... -
Welcome to Pathfinders. We are the friends that you have not yet met! Support and self-help groups for all.
Welcome to Pathfinders We are the friends that you have not yet met! If you would like to come along to... -
Mad and Bad? Mental Health Issues on TV. Scottish Recovery Network.
MAD AND BAD? MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ON THE TV Mental health problems have become a great source of entertainment due to... -
Would you like to have a go at jogging? APEx weekly running group will start you off gently! Every Wednesday at 4.15pm.
Would you like to have a go at jogging? APEx weekly jogging group. Every Wednesday at 4.15pm We all know the benefits of... -
Making Changes Project at Wirral MIND – Great New Self-Help Groups Starting Soon!
Need Support? Want to make friends? Have you experiences you’d like to share? Could you support others? WE NEED YOUR HELP! The Making Changes... -
Diet patterns linked with brain health. Don’t forget the benefits of Omega 3!
Diet patterns linked with brain health Eating a diet rich in certain vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids and low in trans fats may... -
Black Dog Tribe. Ruby Wax and her new website to unite people with mental health difficulties.
Quote from Ruby Wax in the Guardian: “When I was institutionalised with depression, I wasted hours of everybody’s time in therapy... -
4 Sinister Ways Big Pharmaceutical Companies Peddle their Drugs in America.
4 Creepy Ways Big Pharma Peddles its Drugs in America. Big Pharma uses ads that sow hypochondria, raise health fears and sell... -
’7 Reasons America’s Mental Health Industry Is a Threat to Our Sanity’ by Bruce E. Levine.
7 Reasons America’s Mental Health Industry Is a Threat to Our Sanity Drug industry corruption, scientifically unreliable diagnoses and pseudoscientific research... -
Probiotics and Mental Wellbeing. Mens Sana in Corpore Sano – A Sound Mind in a Healthy Body.
Editors note: There is the famous Latin quote “Mens sana in corpore sano.” (A sound mind in a healthy body). It is... -
Creative Minds ‘Mimic Schizophrenia’. BBC report.
Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News Artist Salvador Dali is known for his surreal paintings and eccentric personality Creativity is akin... -
A Summary of Recovery Principles. An Excellent Outline of the Concepts of Recovery.
A Summary of Recovery Principles with Suggestions as to What the Implications are for Practice. John Good Recovery Principles HOPE Described by Jacobson and Greenley...
