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Brave New World? Not if DSM V has anything to do with it. Sad or afraid? Sorry but the long-term drugs drugs don’t work.
Brave New World? Not if DSM V has anything to do with it. Sad or afraid? Sorry but the long-term drugs drugs don’t... -
The Trauma Challenge. A new look at treating psychosis and all mental health difficulties. Dr Bob Johnson.
THE TRAUMA CHALLENGE The Trauma Challenge A Neo-Medical Model for Psychiatry. Trauma evokes a cognitive fog in the child’s mind which then perpetuates... -
Important research proving childhood trauma as a trigger to psychosis. Richard Bentall. University of Liverpool
Research at Liverpool University has found that children who experience severe trauma are three times as likely to develop ‘schizophrenia’... -
A must read for anyone with a psychiatric diagnosis, carers or mental health professionals. Lets make Recovery a reality! Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman.
Editors note: I first learned of this seminal book when at a training course (Abuse, Trauma and Dissociation: Understanding and Working towards... -
Time for the over-medicalisation of mental health to stop. The Independent. Lets stop medicalising distress!
Time for the over-medicalisation of mental health to stop. Report in The Independent ... -
Mad and Bad? The Negative Portrayal of Mental Health Issues on TV.
MAD AND BAD? MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ON TV Mental health problems have become a great source of entertainment due to a belief amongst... -
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... -
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... -
The Highest Mountain – Great quote from Richard Nixon 1974 that got me thinking. Phoenix.
I was washing the dishes listening to Radio 4 and heard a fantastic speech from Richard Nixon. For those too... -
Brain damage by anti-psychotic drugs: how the victims are blamed. The case against genetics and the bio-medical/disease model.
Brain Damage by Anti-Psychotic Drugs How the Victims Are Blamed. Psychoactive drugs are used to control symptoms in people defined by psychiatrists as... -
‘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... -
Wellness Recovery Action Planning in action! Identify your triggers and make a plan!
In WRAP Planning we learn to identify what triggers our episodes of difficulty with our Mental Health. The article below shows... -
X Factor’s Tulisa speaks about her love for her mother diagnosed with schizo-affective disorder on X Factor.
X FACTOR judge Tulisa Contoslavos was moved to tears by a performance in audition show which reminds her of her... -
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... -
Bananas are great for mental health! Tryptophan rich to help produce natural serotonin. Have one (or two) a day!
Bananas can act as mood enhancers or mild sedatives. Bananas contain tryptophan which is one of the 20 amino acids which are... -
For EVERYONE involved in mental health. A testimony that will change your opinion of ‘schizophrenia’ and all ‘mental illness’ forever!
Eleanor Longden ‘Learning from the voices in my head’ Living proof that schizophernia is not a biological inevitability but a result of early trauma. At... -
“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... -
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... -
Hearing Voices? You are definitely not alone! Hear the stories of many celebrities and famous people who find this a positive experience.
Famous People Who Hear Voices Anthony Hopkins Actor In 1993, in an interview in the News of the World, the Hollywood actor Anthony... -
Where is the frank discussion of the effects of psychiatric medication?
Where is the Frank Discussion of the Effects of Psychiatric Medication? Questioning psychiatric medication If you believe the public education campaigns, the only... -
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... -
Bill Oddie: ‘I wanted to end it all until I found out I was bipolar’
By Rebecca Hardy, Daily Mail Last year doesn’t really exist for Bill Oddie. It was, he says, a ‘ complete wipeout’.... -
A Survivor’s Inspiring Experience of Recovery using Wellness Recovery Action Planning. Scottish Recovery Network.
MY EXPERIENCE OF RECOVERY – AMANDA SCOTT Amanda Scott, peer support worker and WRAP facilitator, shares her recovery journey and experiences... -
Excellent Leaflet from Royal College of Psychiatrists on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy This leaflet is for anyone who wants to know more about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).It discusses how it... -
BBC Panorama, Disabled or Faking it? Shocking exposé of ESA assessments.
BBC Panorama, Disabled or Faking it? Professor Malcolm Harrington Disabled film-maker Kate Ansell directed tonight’s Panorama about Employment Support Allowance and the... -
Channel 4’s ‘World’s Maddest Job Interview’. Must see programme that really challenges stigma and stereotypes!
Job candidates for Channel 4’s World’s Maddest Job Interview. Catch up on programme here: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/worlds-maddest-job-interview/4od#3388452 There’s a moment in Channel 4‘s World’s Maddest Job Interview where three... -
Men & Depression. Informative RCPsych article.
This article is for: any man who feels depressed anyone whose husband, partner, brother, father and male friend seems depressed. Men seem to suffer from... -
Scandal of mental illness: only 25% of people in need get help yet millions wasted on not addressing real cause of problems. Guardian.
Scandal of mental illness: only 25% of people in need get right help. Report urges appointment of special cabinet minister and... -
Personal experience of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Did it work for me?
Personal experience of CBT – did it work for me? I’ve had a long term diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and experienced... -
The Valued Living Questionnaire by Kelly Wilson – Identifying SMART Goals in line with our Values and taking Committed Action for a More Meaningful Life. A personal account.
The Valued Living Questionnaire by Kelly Wilson is a useful tool for assessing and improving the different areas of your life in... -
Get into Reading! New weekly group each Friday at 12.00 noon. Advocacy in Wirral Unit 66. All very welcome!
Message from Chris Shaw CEO Advocacy in Wirral We have – Get into Reading in unit 66 every Friday at noon–... -
An 11 mile Lancastrian Smile – (Written as an active Member of APEx!). Report from Chris Shaw CEO AiW on walks, trundles, swims and thoughts on current mental health system and Wirral’s progressive future.
An 11 mile Lancastrian Smile (Written as an active Member of APEx!). Runs, Trundles and Walks with Historical Theme – Ely and... -
‘I don’t believe in 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... -
Positive Mental Health Course. A service receiver’s viewpoint.
Positive Mental Health Course. This was one of many courses that I have completed at Wirral MIND and it was certainly... -
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... -
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...
