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“The NHS is simply not equipped to meet the psychological needs of the dying – and that has to change” Writing in The Guardian , Mike Addelman says: “My wife died a few months ago from cancer after battling it bravely for…
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Subtitled “Optimizing Treatment Using Differential Psychotherapeutics”, this book has been written by Deborah Cabaniss and Yael Holoshitz. The publishers say: “Different Patients, Different Therapies is a guide to choosing among the many psychotherapeutic options available to patients and therapists today. Offering…
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This article in Medical News Today begins: “According to a recent study, there is an association between hotter temperatures and an increase both in the number of hospital visits for mental health reasons and in suicide rates. Suicide is one of the leading…
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Here are a couple of extracts from a presentation by Prof. Jaakko Seikkula, developer in Finland of the ‘Open Dialogue’ approach to treating psychosis: “Challenges for treatment of psychotic problems – early notions: Clients become not heard – neither the patient…
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We are taking a break over the Yuletide and New Year period, but will return on January 3rd 🙂
“After nearly three decades as a member it is with a mixture of pleasure and disappointment that I submit this letter of resignation from the American Psychiatric Association. The major reason for this action is my belief that I am…
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This paper , published in Clinical Psychology Review , has been authored by Frank Larøi, Neil Thomas, André Aleman, Charles Fernyhough, Sam Wilkinson, Felicity Deamer and Simon McCarthy-Jones. The abstract says: “Negative voice-content is the best sole predictor of whether the hearer of an…
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“On finishing this book my initial instinct was to re-read it in order to appreciate its insights for a second time. Can’t You Hear Them? is not only a work of impressive scholarship but a compelling, beautifully-written story of human…
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You can watch this 8 minute film below. The promotional description says: “Natalie Gehrki was a creative spirit and an accomplished writer and artist. This short film, ‘Netherworld,’ Narrated by Academy Award winning actress Tilda Swinton, exposes how her experience…
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