The Guardian

‘This feels more like spin-the-bottle than science’: my mission to find a proper diagnosis – and treatment – for my son’s psychosis

Author: Editorial 27th February 2023 0 Comments

“Tanya Frank’s son Zach has lived with mental illness since he was a teenager. But after years journeying through the traditional healthcare system, could radical alternatives save him from an endless cycle of hospital stays and drugs?” This article by Tanya…
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akathisia, Open Dialogue, psychiatry, psychosis, Tanya Frank, The Guardian

Prescribing nature: the restorative power of a simple dose of outdoors

Author: Editorial 17th February 2023 0 Comments

This article by Donna Lu has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “In my mid-20s, I undertook the quintessentially Australian rite of passage of moving to London for a few years. Months into my first English winter, I started having…
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Australia, blue space, Donna Lu, exercise, Green Adelaide, green spaces, nature-based therapy, social prescribing, The Guardian, Thomas Astell-Burt, wellbeing

Australia to allow prescription of MDMA and psilocybin for treatment-resistant mental illnesses

Author: Editorial 6th February 2023 0 Comments

“… the decision will make Australia the first country in the world to officially recognise MDMA and psilocybin as medicines” This report (from Tory Shepherd for The Guardian) begins: “After decades of ‘demonisation’, psychiatrists will be able to prescribe MDMA and…
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Australia, David Caldicott, depression, MDMA, New Approaches, Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder, psilocybin, PTSD, The Guardian, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Tory Shepherd

England’s mental health care lacks money, yes – but it also lacks compassion

Author: Editorial 11th November 2022 0 Comments

“A series of scandals should focus minds on the punitive conditions far too many patients are confined in” This article by Jay Watts has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “We have made great progress in England when it comes to…
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coercive psychiatry, compassion, Jay Watts, Open Dialogue, phsyical restraint, The Guardian

I’m a psychologist – and I believe we’ve been told devastating lies about mental health

Author: Editorial 7th September 2022 0 Comments

“Society’s understanding of mental health issues locates the problem inside the person – and ignores the politics of their distress” This opinion piece by Sanah Ahsan has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “We are living, we’re told, through a ‘mental health crisis’ ….
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Culture & Society, medical model, mental health, Sanah Ahsan, The Guardian

My adult ADHD drugs felt like a lifeline. Then came the scary side-effects …

Author: Editorial 22nd August 2022 0 Comments

“After a year on prescription stimulants, I started to unravel. Would a desperate experiment with street narcotics make me see things differently?” This article by Sophie Knight has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “At first being diagnosed with ADHD…
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ADHD, Dexamphetamine, Joanna Moncrieff, methylphenidate, psychiatry, ritalin, Sophie Knight, speed, The Guardian

People with autism are being locked away in institutions. A radical change is needed

Author: Editorial 19th January 2022 0 Comments

This article comes from Dr. Sheila Hollins and has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “When people like my son go into crisis there is a high chance they won’t be supported at home – not because they can’t be…
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autism, Clients & Patients, in-patient experiences, involuntary detention, learning disabilities, neurodiversity, person-centred, Sheila Hollins, The Guardian

The big idea: Is it your personality, or a disorder?

Author: Editorial 3rd November 2021 0 Comments

“Psychological diagnoses offer an easy way in to understanding character – but our habit of using them comes at a cost” This article by Lucy Foulkes has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “It takes around 30 seconds to diagnose…
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diagnosis, disorder, Lucy Foulkes, personality, The Guardian

The rebellious psychiatrists who helped me see beyond the myths and stigma of mental illness

Author: Editorial 20th October 2021 0 Comments

This article by David Shariatmadari was published in The Guardian (2013). It begins: “‘Do you feel you have to agree with what most of the people round you believe?’ ‘Well, if I don’t I usually land up in hospital.’ It is…
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Aaron Esterson, David Shariatmadari, family relationships, psychiatry, R. D. Laing, schizophrenia, The Guardian

Australia can learn from a Belgian town where people with mental illness live with dignity in the community

Author: Editorial 12th July 2021 0 Comments

“At one point it became such a sanctuary for the mentally afflicted that it was said that ‘half of Geel is crazy and all of Geel is half crazy’” This article has been written by Gabrielle Carey for The Guardian. It…
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Australia, Belgium, community mental healthcare, foster family care, Gabrielle Carey, Geel, Geel Family Research Project, schizophrenia, The Guardian, wellbeing

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