Do we really need the diagnostic model of distress?
This ASC It! podcast and video – from the ASC Wellbeing Clinic – features a conversation with Dr Lucy Johnstone (Clinical Psychologist):
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Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency
From the BBC : “Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency is a deeply personal and candid film following Roman as he explores the mental health and suicide crisis affecting young men in the UK. In August 2020, Roman’s life changed dramatically with the sudden…
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Melodies for Mums with Postnatal Depression
The providers of this service (Breathe Arts Health Research) say: “ Melodies for Mums is a ground-breaking singing service for mothers with postnatal depression. Experience the joy of group singing and music-making to help improve health and emotional wellbeing. Join one of our FREE…
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Causality in Psychotherapy Research
As published on the website of the Centre for the Study of Causality, Complexity and Evidence in Health Sciences , this 45 minute video features Dr. Hanne Oddli (Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo), a clinical psychologist, and researcher. In the video, “she presents the ongoing work promoting evidential…
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The Truth About … Improving Your Mental Health
A Philosophy of Madness. The Experience of Psychotic Thinking
Interview with Prof. John Read about the campaign for an independent review of ECT
This video-interview with Prof. John Read was conducted by Dr. Lucy Johnstone as part of the A Disorder For Everyone online festival, held September 18, 2020. It includes a discussion of ECT compared to the placebo effect, the risks of brain…
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The Empathy Museum
The capacity for empathy is a key factor in mental healthcare … because there is a world of difference between engaging directly and empathically with a person as compared to seeing them as someone on whom to apply “interventions”. The…
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Do antidepressants create more mental illness than they cure?
“Let’s say you have a drug that provides a relief of symptoms in 20% of people. In placebo it’s 10%. How many people in that study do not benefit from the drug? Nine out of 10. How many people are…
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NHS England launch a “Comprehensive Model of Personalised Care”
In January 2019 the National Health Service (NHS) in England launched a “Comprehensive Model of Personalised Care”, aimed at giving people more choice about – and control over – their healthcare. In terms of mental healthcare this is clearly a…
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