masculinity – A New Vision for Mental Health

My psychologist had never seen a black man with self-harm scars | Modern Masculinity

Author: Editorial 2nd June 2021 0 Comments

This 14 minute video comes from The Guardian. The producers say: “In this episode of Modern Masculinity, Guardian journalist Iman Amrani speaks to writer Derek Owusu about his journey to being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). They discuss growing up…
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attachment theory, black men, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Culture & Society, Derek Owusu, Iman Amrani, listening, masculinity, self-harm, sexism, suicide, The Guardian, trauma, videos

‘They saw me as mad and needing to be medicated’ | Modern Masculinity

Author: Editorial 31st May 2021 0 Comments

This 14 minute video comes from The Guardian. The producers say: “In this episode of Modern Masculinity, journalist Iman Amrani speaks to Chris, who after being diagnosed with schizophrenia spent a long time in the mental health system. They discuss medication,…
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anger, antipsychotics, compassion, emotions, empathy, Iman Amrani, listening, madness, masculinity, psychiatry, psychosis, Rufus May, schizophrenia, The Guardian, videos, warrior archetype, working class

Medicalizing Masculinity

Author: Editorial 30th July 2020 0 Comments

“[The] neurocentric model has not only discouraged a more context-dependent view of children, but in addition has allowed for the mental-health professions to act as if the share price of the pharmaceutical industry was more important than the well-being of…
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ADHD, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, books, boys, children and adolescents, Conduct Disorder, De-Medicalising Misery: Psychiatry, masculinity, psychiatry, Sami Timimi