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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... -
New mental health ‘disorder’ been identified by National Trust! Another ‘diagnosis’ to burden parents and children with. When is this going to end?
Comment from Chris Shaw CEO Advocacy in Wirral. Blimey! Even the National Trust and other similars are at it now! This is... -
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... -
“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... -
Antipsychotic drugs not best option for people at risk of psychosis, study warns on British Medical Journal website. Guardian.
Drugs not best option for people at risk of psychosis, study warns Counselling and therapies effective in treating psychotic experiences that... -
If you have depression of any type…you are in good company!
Depression and Bipolar list: These famous authors, scientists, leaders, artists, and celebrities all have been reported as having depressive mood disorders... -
The recovery paradigm for mental health – ‘Life and times of a supermodel’. A must read for Recovery.
I have recently been made aware of this amazing document produced as a result of a MIND thinktank group. It... -
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... -
Excellent interview on Radio 4 BBC i Player. Psychiatrist Robin Murray changes his mind about the cause of schizophrenia.
The Life Scientific Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work. Psychiatrist Robin Murray on why he changed... -
The Art of Forgetting. Want to blank out that uncomfortable argument today? Here’s how. The Guardian.
Are we in danger of forgetting the art of forgetting? For decades, psychologists have understood our ability to forget isn’t so... -
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... -
Laughter is the Best Medicine – The Health Benefits of Humour and Laughter
Laughter is the Best Medicine The Health Benefits of Humour and Laughter Humour is infectious. The sound of roaring laughter is far... -
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... -
Why Self-Compassion Matters, and How to Develop It.
Why Self-Compassion Matters, and How to Develop It If something goes wrong in our lives we often berate ourselves with self-critical... -
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... -
Passive-aggression. How to recognise it and tips to deal with it.
Passive-aggression. How to recognise it and tips to deal with it. Passive-aggressive behaviour is a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings... -
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... -
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... -
Quotes from Celebrities who have had Mental Health Difficulties. Read on….you may be most surprised! We are in good company…
The Independent of London reported that the following UK and US celebrities have talked openly about their mental illnesses: 1. Dame... -
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... -
Mainstream psychiatry is failing – but there is another way. Speak Out About Psychiatry wants to change the way mentally ill people are treated in the UK. Guardian blog.
Mainstream psychiatry is failing – but there is another way Speak Out About Psychiatry wants to change the way mentally ill... -
What is “normal”? A blogger’s view on alleged universal ‘mental affliction’. Comment by Anna Raccoon.
What is ‘normal’? by ANNA RACCOON on JANUARY 31, 2011 I have been stirred into print this morning by a new ‘mental affliction’ discovered in... -
Psychiatrist calls for lithium to be added to water. Irish Times. What do you think???
I have recently been alerted to this article in the Irish Times. I am still in shock and cannot believe this... -
Why one in four women is on psych meds. Can so many US women really be mentally ill? Guardian Comment.
Why one in four women is on psych meds Can so many US women really be mentally ill? Perhaps some are wrongly... -
EleMental – A great website and community promoting mental health and wellbeing.
EleMental represents an ever growing collective of visionaries from around the world who are actively working to promote wellness, recovery and thriving... -
‘Unfinished care revolution’ lets disadvantaged groups down. Damning new report by government thinktank. Guardian
‘Unfinished care revolution’ lets disadvantaged groups down. Report by Iain Duncan Smith’s thinktank slams hospitals as ‘untherapeutic and dangerous places’ for... -
Pursuit of happiness The path to inner joy is simple according to The Guardian.
Pursuit of happiness The path to inner joy is simple – commit random acts of kindness, relax and be thankful for... -
Schizophrenia: 100 years of bad treatment. Life for people still stuck in Dark Ages. Guardian.The Guardian Comment.
Schizophrenia: 100 years of bad treatment. A century after the term ‘schizophrenia’ was coined, life for people living with the illness... -
Were the best world leaders mentally ill? A recent book opens up a great debate.
Were the best world leaders mentally ill? With the recent death of Colonel ‘Mad Dog’ Gadaffi and the continuing questioning of... -
Take a look at a report on the place of spirituality in Mental Health. Interesting reading.
Often when people are unwell there can be a problem of neglecting their physical health whilst everybody is concentrating on their mental... -
Unthinkable? Rehabilitating R.D. Laing He’s been unfashionable for decades, but in an era of big-pharma and proliferating diagnoses, is it time to reassess? Guardian Editorial.
The trouble with great men or women who lead the kind of lives described as “colourful” is that they provide... -
The mental illness industry is medicalising normality A reading group would do more to help individuals find relief than squeezing their unhappiness into a package labelled ‘disorder’. The Guardian.
Lisa Appignanesi guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 6 September 2011 Valium and Miltown helped women find domestic bliss in the 1950s. In 2000 the World Health Organisation... -
Who wouldn’t want to take the sting out of painful memories? Research in The Guardian.
Who wouldn’t want to take the sting out of painful memories? Research suggests a simple way to neutralise memories that evoke... -
The inside track . . . on negative thoughts It can be hard to break out of a vicious cycle of negativity – but here are some tips. Irene Bard in the Guardian.
The inside track . . . on negative thoughts It can be hard to break out of a vicious cycle of...
