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The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society

Author: Editorial 2nd January 2019 0 Comments

“Empathy is a key concept in mental healthcare and the creation of a wellbeing society that fosters good mental health. Hence the relevance of “ The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society “, written by biologist and primatologist Dr Frans de Waal. The publishers say: “Empathy holds…
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The Culture of Our Discontent: Beyond the Medical Model of Mental Illness

Author: Editorial 15th August 2017 1 Comment

This book has been written by Prof. Meredith Small. The publishers say: “By many estimations, the Western medical model of mental health is dangerously incomplete. If we step outside of the traditional disease model there are many new and different…
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anthropology, book, cross-cultural influences, Culture & Society, evolutionary biology, Meredith Small, nutrition, social influences