Rufus May asks whether we talk enough about race in mental health. I often think about my friend Paul. We met in Hackney hospital in the eighties when we were […]
Podcast: Shit happens and it drives us crazy
Anne Cooke, Rachel Terry and John McGowan discuss whether there is a viable alternative to psychiatric diagnosis. The beginning of February saw the launch of an ambitious document aiming to offer a […]
I’ve been waiting for this since I was a child
Guest blogger Nell Butler on the recently launched ‘Power Threat Meaning Framework’ In 2000 I made a short documentary about being in state care as a child. The response from […]
Podcast: Zero Suicide (an idea whose time has not, and should not, come)
This week John McGowan discusses whether trying to eliminate suicide entirely is a possibility or even a helpful aim. This week’s podcast is recording of a public lecture given in […]
Ask us Anything: Podcast Christmas Special
This week we tried something a little different and invited our listeners to ‘ask us anything’. Absolutely anything at all. The topics ranged from our usual territory of mental health […]
Understanding Emotion
Anna Oldershaw interviews Les Greenberg the founder of Emotion-Focused Therapy What is the role of emotion in distress? Les Greenberg, the founder of Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) has spent 30 […]
Roundtable: What should we do with the Mental Health Act?
Theresa May wants to ‘rip up’ the Mental Health Act and has announced it will be reviewed. John McGowan, Rachel Terry, @THEAGENTAPSLEY and Maria Griffiths discuss how to change it. […]
Podcast: Can mental health workers be service users?
In this show we look at how professionals working in mental health relate to their own experiences of distress. Can a worker’s own history of difficulties enrich their practice? Or […]
Sometimes the drugs do work
Following last week’s BBC Panorama on the dangers of anti-depressants Clinical Psychologist Angela Gilchrist suggests we urgently need more balanced coverage. What do anti-depressants do to help you? And […]