The first of an occasional series where we ask departmental staff to give a shout out on what they’ve been reading recently.
We Can’t Let Maggie Go
Like many middle-aged Brits I came to political sentience chanting, ‘Maggie, Maggie, Maggie…’ followed by some general abuse inviting Mrs Thatcher’s exit. It was all so easy. Hating the Tories […]
100 days after Sandy Hook and guns still protect you (apparently)
Even modest gun law reform in the USA is faltering. Despite there still being plenty of outrage around, and national support for change, not enough members of Congress in areas […]
Silver Linings: Is Sickness a Shield Against Stigma?
I’d been avoiding Silver Linings Playbook. Nothing against it particularly, it’s just that Very Serious films about mental health always feel like a busman’s holiday. I got corralled into seeing […]
The Stafford Inquiry: Scapegoating won’t help a sick NHS
Perhaps a hospital admission will always be nerve-racking. However, the fresh wave of NHS scandal that has hit as a result of the Stafford inquiry may leave patients choosing to […]
Guest Post: In Praise of Creative Maladjustment
We are pleased to have our first guest post. In this entry Peter Kinderman writes about the role of psychologists and makes a plea for social engagement.
Gazza, Lance and the difficulties of psychiatric diagnosis
What do you call someone who tells lies persistently? In recent weeks the answer is probably Chris Huhne, the latest in a line of hubristic politicians who have told a […]
I’m sicker than I thought I was
Anne Cooke DSM: Get your hernia belt on for the fifth edition. One thing I like about being a psychologist is that you get the occasional call from journalists asking […]
How we understand recovery
Over the last 10 years NHS mental health services have become more and more focused on the concept of “recovery”. For whatever reasons (changing views of psychiatry, service user voices, […]