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 […]
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 […]
Saying Donald Trump is mentally ill is unethical, inaccurate and unhelpful
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 […]
The eighteen fifties: A time to talk?
Was mental health care in the past as barbaric as we might think? John McGowan finds out about some innovators of the Victorian era. What do we think of mental health treatments […]