A New Vision for Mental Health

How ‘Buddy Benches’ are making playtime less lonely

Author: admin 19th December 2018 0 Comments

Dougal Shaw for the BBC reports : “The school playground can be a lonely place for a child if they haven’t got anyone to play with. But a special type of bench is helping pupils make friends and get people talking…
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We Need a Thorough Investigation of the STAR*D Scandal

Author: admin 17th December 2018 0 Comments

This article by Robert Whitaker in the May 2011 edition of Psychology Today is well worth reading, despite it being published over seven years ago. Subtitled “Should reports from the NIMH’s STAR*D trial be retracted?”, it begins: “For some time now,…
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Ed Pigott, National Institute of Mental Health, psychiatric drugs trials, psychiatry, Psychology Today, Robert Whitaker, STAR*D Scandal

New Vision Project Receives Award

Author: Editorial 14th December 2018 0 Comments

We are delighted to announce that the New Vision for Mental Health (NVMH) project has received a prestigious award: the 2018 Presidential Medal for Excellence in Person-Centred Healthcare. The award was made by the President of the European Society for Person Centered Healthcare (ESPCH) – Sir Jonathan…
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The Politics of Well-being and Ecstasy

Author: Editorial 13th December 2018 0 Comments

Jules Evans is a Fellow at the Centre for the History of the Emotions. He writes : “What Use is the History of Emotions? The history of the emotions can often seem a rather niche field. I sometimes receive incredulous looks…
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Centre for the History of the Emotions, cognitive theory of the emotions, ecstasy, emodiversity, Jules Evans, phronesis, positive psychology, scientism, transliminal, wellbeing

The Developing Practitioner

Author: Editorial 12th December 2018 0 Comments

Written by Michael Helge Ronnestad and Thomas Skovholt, this book is subtitled “Growth and Stagnation of Therapists and Counsellors” … not least because its scope includes a valuing of the mental and emotional health of practitioners. The publishers say that…
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The Foundations of Primary Care: Daring to Be Different

Author: Editorial 10th December 2018 0 Comments

Joachim Sturmberg and James Dearman are the authors of this book , a book that is relevant to both mental and biophysical healthcare. The publishers say: “…This ground-breaking book encourages a re-focus on the subjective and social nature of health and…
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Social Empathy: The Art of Understanding Others

Author: Editorial 7th December 2018 0 Comments

The publishers say of this book : “Our ability to understand others and help others understand us is essential to our individual and collective well-being. Yet there are many barriers that keep us from walking in the shoes of others: fear, skepticism,…
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Biopsychology, books, Elizabeth Segal, empathy, evolution, interpersonal, neurobiology, neuropsychology, neuroscience, psychology, social empathy, social groups, Social Sciences, social structures, Social Work, sociology

Explaining My Depression to My Mother

Author: Editorial 6th December 2018 0 Comments

Sabrina Benaim’s poem “Explaining My Depression to My Mother” begins like this: “Explaining my depression to my mother: A conversation Mom, my depression is a shapeshifter One day it’s as small as a firefly in the palm of a bear…
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Clarifying the concepts, epistemology and lexicon of person-centeredness

Author: Editorial 5th December 2018 0 Comments

The full title of this editorial in the European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare is “Clarifying the concepts, epistemology and lexicon of person-centeredness: an essential pre-requisite for the effective operationalization of PCH within modern healthcare systems” Written by Andrew Miles and…
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Andrew Miles, Clients & Patients, contextualisation, definitions of person-centered care, disease-centered medicine, empirical research base, European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare, evidence-based medicine, excellence in clinical practice, humanism, Jonathan Elliott Asbridge, leadership, lexicon, methodology, person-centred

The “Green Care Approach” – An Antidote to the Disconnected Human Crisis

Author: Editorial 3rd December 2018 0 Comments

Lalita Powell is the founder of Lakota Fields (a not-for-profit holistic horse sanctuary offering equine-assisted personal development and learning opportunities). She writes: “Even though pharmaceutical intervention and talking therapies are still the most popular form of intervention offered by the NHS in…
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