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In the video below you can watch Dr. Etzel Cardeña, Thorsen Professor of Psychology at Lund University, Sweden, as he talks about a variety of what are sometimes called – in psychological terms – “anomalous experiences”. His talk links to…
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The welfare system has obvious relevance to the subject of mental health. However, an organisation called Participle , founded by Hilary Cottam (author of Radical Help ), have persuasively argued that human relationships have been designed out of our current welfare system. They make…
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Maria Cohut, writing in Medical News Today , says: “Dogs, often hailed as humans’ best friends, have been the topic of many scientific studies looking into how they might boost our well-being. In this Spotlight, we’ll explain how your friendly pup can benefit…
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In this video, Alan Jasanoff, a pioneering neuroscientist, talks about the ideas and concepts that are set out in his book The Biological Mind: How Brain, Body, and Environment Collaborate to Make Us Who We Are:
From the blog-site of Auntie Psychiatry : “There is a very, very long background story to this cartoon. I will try my best to be brief, but please do bear with me. First of all, let me translate the Latin Spell. ARGUMENTUM AD VERECUNDIAM:…
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Jonathan Gleadell, writing in Areo magazine , says: “In the wake of World Mental Health Day and Theresa May’s appointment of a suicide prevention minister, this might seem like the least propitious time to make a case against mental health awareness, even…
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PSYCHLOPS (Psychological Outcome Profiles) is a short, one page mental health outcome measure that can be used during the course of any psychotherapeutic intervention. It promotes a patient-centred definition of therapy outcome, is patient-generated and can be self-completed. It’s not intended…
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This book has been co-authored by Gavin Davidson, Jim Campbell, Ciaran Shannon and Ciaran Mulholland. The publishers say: “This key text book presents a critical overview of the main theoretical perspectives relevant to mental health practice and argues that no one…
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