a wellbeing society

Politics of Wellbeing

The concept of wellbeing is of prime importance when it comes to discussions about emotional and psychological health. And from the Politics of Wellbeing group at Sheffield University comes … “The Politics of Wellbeing seminar series … an ESRC [Economic and Social Research Council] funded…
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Critical New Perspectives on ADHD

This book has been edited by Gwynedd Lloyd, Joan Stead and David Cohen. The publishers say : “Experts from all over the world take a critical, highly international and often controversial perspective on the ADHD phenomenon – a condition that has…
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Naughty Boys: Anti-Social Behaviour, ADHD and the Role of Culture

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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New Vision for Mental Health: An Ecological Paradigm

We have created a slide-show called New Vision for Mental Health: An Ecological Paradigm. This formed part of our keynote presentation (December 2018) at a conference in London of the European Society for Person Centered Healthcare. You can view the slides (without the accompanying notes) from…
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How economic inequality harms societies

In this 15 minute video, Prof. Richard Wilkinson gives a TED-talk based on his book (co-authored with Prof. Kate Pickett),  The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone Following on from the above, came The Inner Level (“How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone’s Wellbeing”). This book…
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