Yuletide Break
We are taking a break over the Yuletide and New Year period, but will return on January 3rd 🙂
How Drug Company Money Has Corrupted Psychiatry
“After nearly three decades as a member it is with a mixture of pleasure and disappointment that I submit this letter of resignation from the American Psychiatric Association. The major reason for this action is my belief that I am…
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The ice in voices: Understanding negative content in auditory-verbal hallucinations
This paper , published in Clinical Psychology Review , has been authored by Frank Larøi, Neil Thomas, André Aleman, Charles Fernyhough, Sam Wilkinson, Felicity Deamer and Simon McCarthy-Jones. The abstract says: “Negative voice-content is the best sole predictor of whether the hearer of an…
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Can’t You Hear Them?
“On finishing this book my initial instinct was to re-read it in order to appreciate its insights for a second time. Can’t You Hear Them? is not only a work of impressive scholarship but a compelling, beautifully-written story of human…
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Netherworld – a film by Kevin P. Miller
You can watch this 8 minute film below. The promotional description says: “Natalie Gehrki was a creative spirit and an accomplished writer and artist. This short film, ‘Netherworld,’ Narrated by Academy Award winning actress Tilda Swinton, exposes how her experience…
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#SortingOutSocialMedia
This report comes from the Happiness Research Institute and & Nordic Council of Ministers: “Does social media really pose a threat to young people’s well-being? This report examines the relationship between social media use and well-being. It demonstrates that young people’s…
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The Science of Well-Being
This book has been co-authored by Felicia Huppert, Barry Keverne and Nick Baylis. The publishers say: “How much do we know about what makes people thrive and societies flourish? While a vast body of research has been dedicated to understanding problems…
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Food and Mood: Improving Mental Health Through Diet and Nutrition
This free, online course is offered by FutureLearn (owned by the Open University) and explores the relationship between nutrition and brain health, why it matters, and how to work towards positive food changes. “Poor diet and poor mental health are leading causes of…
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Madness and Genetic Determinism: Is Mental Illness in Our Genes?
“As I researched this book, I came to realise that there were actually two separate stories that needed telling. One was the story of biological psychiatry, with its emphasis on bio-genetic explanations for mental illness and somatic remedies, and the…
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Darkness therapy: could seven days in pitch blackness open your eyes to the world?
“Patients report seismic psychological changes after spending a week in darkness – but science sounds a note of caution” Writing in The Telegraph newspaper, David Hillier reports: “Darkness gets a terrible rap, doesn’t it? Imagine yourself surrounded by interminable blackness and you’ll…
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