Following the death of Nelson Mandela Angela Gilchrist reflects on her time as a young journalist in South Africa and the process of national reconciliation.
Lawson vs Saatchi: How do victims and perpetrators find one another?
It’s been hard to miss the fallout from Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi’s divorce this week. Despite all of the dirty laundry being thrown around in public, I still find […]
Wounded healer? A qualification without ceremony
I innocently posted an item on Twitter the other day about Marsha Linehan, one of the world’s best known clinical psychologists and the creator of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Linehan […]
What we’ve been reading: Zombies, medication, social construction and lots of feminism
‘I’m so glad’, says our head of Salomons Centre Prof Margie Callanan, ‘that I am reading something a little edifying when you ask this’. Clearly, it’s a relief to seem […]
Is shaming the ‘pill-shamers’ shutting down debate?
‘Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.’ – Benjamin Franklin Over the past year I’ve immersed myself in Twitter. Like many I started tentatively, following the usual parade of […]
We’re (not) coming out… Not today, anyway
Salomons Service User and Carer Coordinator, Laura Lea considers why admitting to mental health problems may be such a taboo for mental health professionals.
Borderline personality disorder: Abandon the label, find the Person
There are many problems with the label “Borderline Personality Disorder” argues Steven Coles, but among the worst is where it directs our gaze. In 1980 the mental health industry invented a […]
Is Life a Disease?
As regular readers of this blog know, we are very interested in the pros and cons of psychiatric diagnosis. We try to discuss this issue in an accessible way and […]
A just world
‘Daaaaaaad! You let Sam on the computer. IT’S NOT FAIR!’ So goes the soundtrack to the summer holidays. Rather than scrambling to put dinner on the table, get in the […]