Can magic mushrooms cure depression? The film’s website says: “Over 4 years, filmmaker Monty Wates was given exclusive access to the first ever medical trial to give psilocybin (the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms) to a group of volunteers suffering…
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This article by Jasna Russo has been published on the Forum: Qualitative Social Research . The abstract says: “Survivor-controlled research in the field of mental health can be perceived as the most extended development of participatory research. This is not only because it does…
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This cartoon comes from the blog-site of Auntie Psychiatry , who says: “I’d love to take credit … but in truth it was a gift from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.”
This book has been written by psychiatrist Joanna Moncrieff. The publishers say: “Antipsychotic (neuroleptic) drugs have become some of the biggest blockbusters of the early 21st century, increasingly prescribed not just to people with ‘schizophrenia’ or other severe forms of mental disturbance…
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This book has been written by Keiran Sweeny. One review says: “Exeter general practitioner Kieran Sweeney presents an elegant ponderosity: that the explanatory model in contemporary medicine needs to be overhauled to accommodate plurality of world views. This book’s strength…
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This blog post from the ComplexWales website relates to – amongst other things – healthcare (including mental healthcare), the NHS (National Health Service), wellbeing and the emerging field of complexity science. It begins: “I love this cartoon! It so clearly articulates…
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What about mental health professionals who are in the ‘dual position’ of being both helper and having received help? The In2gr8mentalhealth website was designed and launched by clinical psychologist Dr. Natalie Kemp in October 2017. It aims to: “… destigmatise the…
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