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Podcast: The politics of mental health

Podcast: The politics of mental health

The panel try to make sense of mental health policy and politics This week Anne, Rachel and John are joined by two special guests to discuss the politics of mental health. What […]

17th January 20195th February 2019 Comment, PodcastLeave a Comment on Podcast: The politics of mental health
Podcast: Can mental health workers be service users?

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 […]

2nd October 201720th March 2018 Comment, PodcastLeave a Comment on Podcast: Can mental health workers be service users?
Saying Donald Trump is mentally ill is unethical, inaccurate and unhelpful

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 […]

18th July 20174th October 2017 Comment11 Comments on Saying Donald Trump is mentally ill is unethical, inaccurate and unhelpful
Are we allowed to be human?

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 […]

9th November 2016 Comment5 Comments on Are we allowed to be human?

Guest post: But they look like you and me!

Jo Mueller investigates how parents could hold the key to tackling mental health stigma.

24th July 20145th November 2015 Comment, Guest Post1 Comment on Guest post: But they look like you and me!

Guest post: ‘Schizophrenia then and now’

Continuing our recent reflections on how things in mental health have changed Richard Hallam and Michael Bender take the long view of schizophrenia.

20th June 20145th November 2015 Comment, Guest Post2 Comments on Guest post: ‘Schizophrenia then and now’

Time to change for Time to Change?

The Time to Change campaign is the biggest mental health stigma busting campaign in the UK, receiving an estimated £21 million between 2007 and 2011. Given this level of investment I […]

10th January 201410th November 2015 Comment, Guest Post15 Comments on Time to change for Time to Change?

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 […]

29th November 201310th November 2015 Comment12 Comments on Wounded healer? A qualification without ceremony

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.

8th November 201321st September 2016 Comment27 Comments on We’re (not) coming out… Not today, anyway

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