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Hearing Voices: A Common Human Experience

Author: Editorial 16th May 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written by John Watkins. The publishers say: “Although hearing voices is often considered a hallmark of madness it is actually a rather common experience. While voices are a prominent symptom of ‘psychotic disorders’ [we’ve added the quote marks] like…
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books, hearing voices, John Watkins, near-death experiences, paranormal, psychiatry, psychosis, shamanism

Open Dialogue: an alternative Finnish approach to healing psychosis

Author: Editorial 18th April 2019 0 Comments

This 74-minute film – a 3 minute trailer is also available – looks at the Open Dialogue Project as developed in Finland by Prof. Jaakko Seikkula The film’s maker, Daniel Mackler, says this project is presently [as of 2010 when the film was…
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Daniel Mackler, Finland, first episode psychosis, Jaakko Seikkula, Kari Valtanen, meaning, meaning-making, Open Dialogue, psychosis, schizophrenia, video

Rethinking Psychiatric Drugs: A Guide for Informed Consent

Author: Editorial 17th April 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written by American psychiatrist Dr. Grace Jackson. The publishers say: “Are patients aware of the fact that pharmacological therapies stress the brain in ways which may prevent or postpone symptomatic and functional recovery? Rethinking Psychiatric Drugs: A…
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ADHD, allostatic load, books, coercive psychiatry, depression, evidence-based medicine, Grace Jackson, pharmaceutical drugs, psychiatry, psychosis, Randomised Control Trials (RCTs)

Mapping Our Madness: The Hero’s Journey as A Therapeutic Approach

Author: Editorial 4th April 2019 0 Comments

In Psychosis and Spirituality: Consolidating the New Paradigm , Chapter 18 is authored by Janice Hartley and called “Mapping Our Madness: The Hero’s Journey as A Therapeutic Approach”. She writes: “… The Hero’s Journey approach suggests that although someone may be ‘out of touch’ with consensus reality,…
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books, Janice Hartley, Jung, personal narrative, psychosis, shamanism, The Hero's Journey

Positive and negative effects of antipsychotic medication: an international online survey of 832 recipients

Author: Editorial 28th March 2019 0 Comments

As published in the March 1st 2019 edition of Drug Safety, this survey was conducted by John Read and James Williams. The abstract says: “Background: Antipsychotic medication is currently the treatment of choice for psychosis, but few studies directly survey the…
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Antipsychotic drugs, Current Drug Safety, informed consent, James Williams, John Read, psychosis, quality of life, sedation, side effects, suicidality, survey

Third Wave CBT Integration for Individuals and Teams: Comprehend, Cope and Connect

Author: Editorial 18th February 2019 0 Comments

The publishers say : “This book [published December 2017] introduces a therapy that starts from the perspective of the immediate experience of the individual -‘what it feels like to be me, now’. Developed by the authors, this new, transdiagnostic approach to mental…
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books, CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, Hazel Nicholls, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), Isabel Clarke, psychosis, transdiagnostic

Psychosis or Spiritual Awakening?

Author: Editorial 31st October 2018 0 Comments

In this 25 minute video, Phil Borges (director of the documentary ‘ CrazyWise ’) gives a TED-talk called “Psychosis or Spiritual Awakening?” It draws on his experiences, over 25 years, documenting indigenous and tribal cultures:

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Eleanor Longden, Phil Borges, psychiatry, psychosis, shamanism, spirituality, tribal cultures, videos

NEON (Narrative Experiences Online)

Author: Editorial 20th June 2018 0 Comments

NEON (Narrative Experiences Online) is a large-scale research study running from 2017-2022. It looks at whether having online access to people’s stories of personal recovery from mental ill-health can help people experiencing psychosis and other mental health challenges with their…
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Institute of Mental Health, narrative, NEON, personal narrative, psychosis, recovery, Research

Psychosis and Spirituality: Consolidating the New Paradigm

Author: Editorial 21st May 2018 0 Comments

The publishers say that this book (first issued in 2010 and edited by Isabel Clarke): “… builds on the very latest research to present an original and unique exploration of the psychology of both spirituality and psychosis. The editor brings together…
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cognitive neuroscience, Discontinuity Model, Isabel Clarke, mysticism, neuropsychology, New Approaches, psychosis, spirituality, The Hero's Journey, transliminal, transpersonal

Healing Homes: recovery from psychosis without medicine

Author: Editorial 23rd April 2018 0 Comments

Healing Homes is a feature-length documentary film, directed by Daniel Mackler, which chronicles the work of the Family Care Foundation (Gothenburg, Sweden) who, in this era of multi-drug cocktails and psychiatric diagnoses-for-life, run programmes to help people recover from psychosis without medication. The organisation, backed…
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Daniel Mackler, families, farm families, films, Healing Homes, medication-free recovery, psychiatry, psychosis, videos