podcast – A New Vision for Mental Health

What’s it like to set up a Mental Health Political Party?

Author: Editorial 4th March 2024 0 Comments

The producers (From Therapy to Social Change) of this podcast say: “Dr Ben Mullings, counselling psychologist, has been a fierce advocate for mental health reform in Australia. In this podcast dialogue, Ben describes his journey of establishing the Alliance for Better…
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Alliance for Better Access, audio, Australia, Australian Mental Health Party, Ben Mullings, From Therapy to Social Change, Mick Cooper, podcast, politics

Bruce E. Levine | The Rise and Fall of Psychiatry | Psychology Is Podcast 45

Author: Editorial 20th November 2023 0 Comments

In this video “Clinical psychologist Dr. Bruce Levine joins Nick for a conversation about historical and modern practices in the field of psychiatry. The conversation is based on Dr. Levine’s new book, A Profession Without Reason: The Crisis of Contemporary…
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Bruce E. Levine, history of psychiatry, podcast, psychiatry, Spinoza, videos

Branding Diseases—How Drug Companies Market Psychiatric Conditions: An Interview with Ray Moynihan

Author: Editorial 27th October 2023 0 Comments

In this podcast (with accompanying transcript) from Mad in America, Ayurdhi Dhar interviews Ray Moynihan. The podcast producers say: “Ray Moynihan is an accomplished health journalist and author who has won several awards for his work. He is also an academic…
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audio, Ayurdhi Dhar, Mad in America, pharmaceutical companies, podcast, psychiatry, Ray Moynihan, USA

Kyrie Farm: An ecological approach to mental health

Author: Editorial 20th October 2023 0 Comments

This podcast has been published by Mad in Ireland, who say: “We are delighted to present this first ‘Fields of Healing Podcast’, literally from a field, with the potential to bring healing to many who otherwise may not have the opportunity….
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audio, Ciara Glynn, ecological paradigm, ecology, Eoin Galavan, Gould farm, Ireland, John McKeon, Kyrie Farm, podcast

How This Jungian Life Made Carl Jung Cool Again

Author: Editorial 15th September 2023 0 Comments

This article by Louis Cheslaw has been published in Vulture. It begins: “For Matthew Quick, the author of Silver Linings Playbook, 2020 was the third year of a crippling writer’s block. Long runs near his home, in the woods of North Carolina’s…
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Carl Jung, Culture & Society, Deborah Stewart, Joseph Lee, Lisa Marchiano, Louise Cheslaw, Matthew Quick, podcast, psychoanalysis, This Jungian Life, Vulture

Laurie Santos – Cognitive Scientist, Professor of Psychology at Yale University

Author: Editorial 14th January 2022 0 Comments

In this 23 minute interview, Stephen Sackur – host of the BBC’s HARDtalk – speaks to American psychologist Professor Laurie Santos, whose work on the science of happiness has won her an audience of millions far beyond the lecture theatre….
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audio, BBC, happiness, HARDtalk, Laurie Santos, podcast, Stephen Sackur, wellbeing

A History of Delusions

Author: Editorial 27th September 2021 0 Comments

This excellent podcast (57 minutes) from the BBC explores many different aspects of delusions, including some of their causes, and some ways of best helping those who experience them. Presented by clinical psychologist Prof. Daniel Freeman, the podcast’s coverage also includes:…
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angelica ronald, antibody-mediated psychosis, audio, BBC, Belinda Lennox, Daniel Freeman, delusions, Dorothy Wade, encephalitis, Felicity Waite, ICU Delirium, immune system, inflammation, paranoia, podcast, psychiatry, psychosis, Richard Bentall, virtual reality

The Healing Power of Compassion with Dr Julian Abel

Author: Editorial 16th December 2020 0 Comments

This podcast features Dr. Julian Abel in conversation with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, who writes: “Today’s conversation is about one of my favourite topics – compassion. Compassion doesn’t just make us feel good but it can have powerful effects on our health…
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audio, compassion, compassionate practice, empathy, Frome Project, Julian Abel, New Approaches, person-centred, podcast, Rangan Chatterjee, social relationships

Understanding Anxiety and Depression (part 2): Antidepressants

Author: Editorial 27th February 2020 0 Comments

“Despite the exponential use of antidepressant medications … We still have no clue about levels of serotonin, or any other neurotransmitter, before or after treatment, or if this correlates with improvement in symptoms. More to the point, as a society,…
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antidepressants, anxiety, audio, brain chemistry, Cambridge Progressive Medicine, depression, neuroscience, podcast, SSRI, William Bostock

“It’s Not Just a Chemical Imbalance”: discussion of an opinion piece in the NYT written by Kelli Mari

Author: Editorial 8th August 2019 0 Comments

In this 40 minute podcast , Prof. Laurence Simon discusses an article – “It’s Not Just a Chemical Imbalance” – written by Kelli Maria Korducki in the New York Times. The podcast comes from his The Stories We Live By series, which is subtitled “Retelling our own life stories that are creative…
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audio, biochemical imbalance, Kelli Maria Korducki, language, Laurence Simon, medical model, New Approaches, podcast, terminology, Thomas Szasz