BBC – A New Vision for Mental Health

Psychedelics and Mental Health: Rose Cartwright meets Sara Tai

Author: Editorial 28th March 2024 0 Comments

The producers of this podcast (part of the BBC’s One to One series) say: “In recent years there’s been a renaissance of interest in psychedelics in the West, on a scale not seen since the first wave of medical research in…
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audio, BBC, DMT, Ketamine, New Approaches, One to One, psilocybin, psychedelic drugs, Psychedelic-assisted therapy, Research, Rose Cartwright, Sara Tai

‘The headset helps my depression so I can be a dad again’

Author: Editorial 27th March 2024 0 Comments

Nicki Fox reports for the BBC: “A father-of-two said a headset that stimulated his brain using electronic pulses had been a ‘key part’ of his recovery from depression. Ashley Riley, from Northamptonshire, took part in an NHS trial that used the…
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Alex O'Neill-Kerr, BBC, depression, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, Flow Neuroscience, neuroscience, New Approaches, Nikki Fox

Critique Of IAPT On BBC TV

Author: Editorial 24th November 2023 0 Comments

On CBT Watch (an Independent Mental Health Watchdog & Discussion Forum), Dr. Mike Scott writes concerning IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies), which has now been renamed ‘NHS Talking Therapies’): “here is my 5 minute interview with BBC TV, https://vimeo.com/316124732 the…
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BBC, CBT, CBT Watch, cognitive behavioural therapy, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), Mike Scott, Talking Therapies, videos

Are My Antidepressants Worth It?

Author: Editorial 11th August 2023 0 Comments

This short documentary (19 minute) – presented by reporter Anton Ferrie, produced & directed by Rachel Coburn for BBC Scotland – is available on the BBC iPlayer. The programme notes say: “Around one in seven people in the UK are on…
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antidepressant side-effects, antidepressants, Anton Ferrie, BBC, BBC Scotland, psychiatry, Rachel Coburn, sexual dysfunction

Antidepressants: I wasn’t told about the side-effects

Author: Editorial 10th August 2023 0 Comments

Anton Ferrie reports for BBC Scotland: “About one in seven people in the UK now take medication to treat depression but some say they are not being given appropriate advice about the potential side-effects of the drugs they have been prescribed….
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antidepressant side-effects, antidepressants, Anton Ferrie, BBC, BBC Scotland, Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry’s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness, psychiatry, Sertraline

Australia legalises psychedelics for mental health

Author: Editorial 3rd July 2023 0 Comments

Tiffany Wertheimer reports for the BBC: “Australia has become the first country in the world to legalise the use of psychedelics to treat some mental health conditions. Approved psychiatrists can now prescribe MDMA to those suffering post-traumatic stress disorder and magic…
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Australia, BBC, depression, magic mushrooms, MDMA, New Approaches, psilocybin, Psychedelic-assisted therapy, PTSD, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Tiffany Wertheimer

I don’t have ADHD, but three private clinics say I do

Author: Editorial 17th May 2023 1 Comment

This report by Rory Carson concerns undercover work that he conducted for the BBC’s Panorama team, which specialises in investigative journalism. It begins: “A leading NHS consultant psychiatrist has met me in person and concluded I don’t have ADHD – attention…
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ADHD, ADHD 360, ADHD Direct, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, BBC, BBC Panorama, Harley Psychiatrists, overdiagnosis, psychiatry, Rory Carson

Is Psychiatry Working?

Author: Editorial 24th February 2023 0 Comments

This series of 30 minute podcasts from BBC Radio 4 has six episodes: Crisis : Writer Horatio Clare and psychiatrist Femi Oyebode discuss psychiatric crisis care with patients and clinicians. Detention : How do we treat people, often against their will, under…
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audio, BBC, BBC Radio 4, coercive psychiatry, diagnostic labelling, involuntary detention, psychiatry, psychotherapy

Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism

Author: Editorial 20th February 2023 0 Comments

The description of this TV programme (from the BBC) says: “Paddy McGuinness and his wife Christine have three children: eight-year-old twins Leo and Penelope, and five-year-old Felicity. All three have been diagnosed with autism. This raw and intimate documentary follows Paddy and…
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Sheffield: Call to tackle ‘systemic racism’ in mental health care

Author: Editorial 9th December 2022 0 Comments

Hayley Brewer reports for the BBC: “A suicide survivor has said there are ‘systemic issues‘ with racism in the mental health system. Gambinga Gambinga, 43, from Sheffield, said black people ‘have a rougher ride’ in getting support than white people. NHS…
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BBC, Culture & Society, Gambinga Gambinga, male issues, Mental Health Act, NHS, racism, sectioning, Sheffield Afro Caribbean Mental Health Association