The only emotions I can feel are anger and fear
Author Archive: Editorial
The Handbook of Solitude: Psychological Perspectives on Social Isolation, Social Withdrawal, and Being Alone
Housing First
Rough sleepers are amongst those who tend to “fall through the cracks” when it comes to mental healthcare services. For example, homeless people are almost 40 times more likely not to be registered with a GP than members of the…
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‘Policing’ mental health in London
Mental health nurses join police officers on duty
The BBC report (April 2019) that: “Police in Berkshire have stopped more than 150 mental health patients from being sectioned or detained unnecessarily in cells over the past year. Officers credit an initiative where mental health nurses join them on duty for…
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Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology: An Integrative Handbook of the Mind
Emotional Intelligence
This book has been written by Daniel Goleman. Its full title is “Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ”. The publishers say: “The ground-breaking bestseller that redefines intelligence and success. Does IQ define our destiny? Daniel Goleman argues…
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Unconventional Views About Mental Health
“I am very concerned that senior, powerful, psychiatrists are trying to silence those who are vocal regarding psychotropic medications, and psychiatry’s ’medical model’. These issues can’t be ignored. Academic Psychiatry should acknowledge when new research raises serious issues (like withdrawal…
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Locating oneself in the past to influence the present: Impacts of Neolithic landscapes on mental health well-being
This research paper has been published in Health & Place. The abstract says: “There are well-established links between mental health and the environment. Mental illness is a global issue, and international policies increasingly focus on promoting mental health well-being through community-based approaches,…
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New Study Links Certain Words with Depression in Teens
