This article by Nicola Slawson inThe Guardian newspaper begins: “ Arts and Minds , a leading arts and mental health charity, has been running weekly art workshops for people experiencing depression, stress or anxiety in Cambridgeshire for the past seven years. Led by an…
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In the video below, Dr. Gabor Maté explains why he links significant risk factors for chronic illness (including mental illnesses such as depression) to the suppression of healthy emotions. His talk includes topics such as: The human attachment drive (being taken…
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“In an article titled Morality-Driven Illnesses , Chuck Ruby, Executive Director of the International Society for Ethical Psychology & Psychiatry (ISEPP) has written: “In response to political pressure, The World Health Organization’s legislative body just ratified a June 2018 proposal to redesignate…
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The issues surrounding so-called “evidence-based” practice are relevant to healthcare generally, and perhaps especially relevant to mental healthcare. The same applies to the key importance of contextualisation. The article cited above – Contextualizing science in the aftermath of the evidence-based medicine…
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This book has been written by Stuart Kirk, Tomi Gomory and David Cohen. The publishers say: “Mad Science argues that the fundamental claims of modern American psychiatry are based on misconceived, flawed, and distorted science. The authors address multiple paradoxes in American…
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This book has been written by Andy McGeeney. The publishers say: “What is ecotherapy, how does it relate to mental health, and how can it reduce emotional distress and promote general wellbeing? This book explains how a deeper connection to nature…
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“This study , as published in Nature (2019), has been authored by Tao Xue, Tong Zhu, Yixuan Zheng and Qiang Zhang. The abstract says: “Mental disorders have been associated with various aspects of anthropogenic change to the environment, but the relative effects…
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This book has been written by Randolph Nesse. The publishers say: “With his classic book Why We Get Sick, Randolph Nesse established the field of evolutionary medicine. Now he returns with a book that transforms our understanding of mental disorders by exploring…
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This book has been written by Barbara Fawcett, Zita Weber and Sheila Wilson. The publishers say: “… the field of mental health is complex – fraught with differences in understanding and experience, variations in service provision, political agendas and professional discourses….
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This book has been co-edited by Tracey Laszloffy and Markie Twist. The publishers say: “This innovative book examines how family health and well-being have been impacted by increased alienation from the natural world and calls for greater incorporation of ecological issues…
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