Persecutory delusions, engine idling and taxi driver brains
Claudia Hammond
The Kindness Test
The BBC has launched a questionnaire to find out what makes people be kind. The questionnaire has been devised by psychologists at the University of Sussex to explore people’s attitudes towards kindness – and designed to gain new insights to help…
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Anatomy of Touch – Touch Hunger
The physical sense of touch – especially touch between people – is rarely discussed in relation to mental health and wellbeing. In the first of five podcast episodes , the BBC’s Radio 4 reports on the world’s largest study on touch. The programme makers say: “What does…
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D For Diagnosis – What’s in a Name?
In this 30 minute BBC radio broadcast , Claudia Hammond investigates the constantly shifting nature of diagnostic labels. The programme’s introductory text says: “Ever since the 17th Century philosopher Rene Descartes introduced the concept of dualism; the idea that our psyche or minds…
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The Anatomy of Loneliness
The links between loneliness and mental ill-health are well-established. In 2018 the BBC conducted a “Loneliness Experiment”, concerning which there are three radio broadcast episodes : Episode 1 : 55,000 people completed the BBC Loneliness Experiment. Claudia Hammond reveals the results and…
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‘I’m surrounded by people – but I feel so lonely’
