John McGowan asks if it’s OK for mental health professionals to give opinions on Donald Trump’s mental health? Someone asked me what I thought about Donald Trump the other day. I […]
Podcast: It’s not over till the Queen’s Speech (and maybe not even then)
John McGowan, Angela Gilchrist and Rachel Terry discuss the 2017 UK General Election campaign and its uncertain aftermath. In this edition our panel offer some thoughts on the 2017 […]
Your policy is my life
In the latest in our occasional ‘Long Reads’ series, Mark Brown considers mental heath professionals and political commitment [NOTE: The following piece originated as an address to clinical psychologists, but also […]
Podcast: Against Your Will – Compulsory Powers in the Mental Health System
John McGowan, Anne Cooke, Angela Gilchrist, Rachel Terry and Emma Rye discuss involuntary treatment in mental health. In this edition we discuss the compulsory powers available in the mental […]
Podcast: Theresa May’s speech, mental health, and suicide prevention
John McGowan, Anne Cooke, Angela Gilchrist and Rachel Terry discuss suicide prevention and mental health policy. In this edition we focus on the Prime Minister’s speech making mental health policy […]
The Politics of Suicide
The last few weeks have seen public policy on suicide prevention climb the political agenda. Ian Marsh and Anne Cooke consider whether anything new is on offer. On Monday Theresa […]
Podcast: Does poverty harm your mental health?
John McGowan, Anne Cooke, Angela Gilchrist and Rachel Terry discuss the effects of poverty and inequality on happiness and mental health. In this discussion we focus on two reports. The […]
All in it together
The following article appeared as part of a three piece feature in the immediate aftermath of the UK’s ‘Brexit’ referendum in June 2016. We reproduce it today in the aftermath of Donald […]
Are we allowed to be human?
Sue Holttum considers whether mental health professionals who have their own experience of mental distress feel silenced and whether we need them to be more open On 5th February […]