culture – A New Vision for Mental Health

Maps of Meaning: Story and Metastory

Author: Editorial 16th June 2021 0 Comments

This video (see below) covers the first part (2 hours 22 minutes) of a very interesting and wide-ranging lecture from psychologist Prof. Jordan Peterson. Prof. Peterson says that people almost never come to him with mental illnesses – instead they come…
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belief systems, complexity, culture, Culture & Society, Jordan Peterson, meta-story, personal narrative, story, story-telling, values, videos

The Science of Well-Being

Author: Editorial 12th December 2019 0 Comments

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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Barry Keverne, books, culture, economics, evolution, Felicia Huppert, neuroscience, Nick Baylis, physiology, wellbeing

Naughty Boys: Anti-Social Behaviour, ADHD and the Role of Culture

Author: Editorial 25th March 2019 0 Comments

Written by Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr. Sami Timimi, the publishers say : “Boys in the West are being labelled as having psychiatric disorders, behaviour problems and special educational needs, and are receiving psychiatric drugs in ever-greater numbers. In this…
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ADHD, anti-social behaviour, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, books, boys, children and adolescents, culture, male issues, Sami Timimi, social and therapeutic horticulture

The empathy gap: why don’t you meet people who think differently to you?

Author: Editorial 1st December 2017 0 Comments

This article by Douglas Alexander in The Guardian begins: “People often ask me, “Do you miss being an MP?” My answer is always a bit of a curate’s egg. I certainly miss being in government – where you can make…
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audio, culture, Culture & Society, Douglas Alexander, empathy

Urban Picnics: a Tokyo mental health opportunity that’s surprisingly subversive

Author: Editorial 22nd September 2017 0 Comments

Layla McCay, Director of the Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health , writes: “Cherry blossom season is upon us in Japan [or was, as of last March]. The national news is filled with cherry blossom reports: it feels like everybody is invested in the specific day that the flowers…
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Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health, cherry blossom, culture, picnics, Tokyo, urban culture, urban design, wellbeing