duty of care… Schizophrenia, social care and the tripartite recovery model 7 Feb 201812 Apr 2018 What is schizophrenia? How do reasonable attempts to cope with symptoms like voice-hearing come to be thought of as symptoms of illness in themselves? Why is it so easy to…
Courses… Psychosis 2: Delusions, illusions and hallucinations 6 Nov 2017 Part 2 of the psychosis mini-series looks at delusions (AKA 'Fixed, false beliefs - not amenable to reason'). Delusions are more than just vague ideas - they're the things people…
challenging behaviour… Should psychiatrists diagnose personality disorder? 10 Apr 20176 Nov 2017 Personality disorder is a controversial diagnosis. There are no blood tests or physical criteria confirming personality disorder. In fact there's no real evidence to suggest that personality disorder is a…
mental health… Mental disorders made simple for students and others 3 Apr 20176 Nov 2017 I often get to take student mental health nurses around in my day to day practice. It's part of their training to spend time 'in the field' so to speak…
Uncategorized The meaning of psychiatric diagnoses 5 Aug 201526 Jun 2018 One of the most common concerns among social care workers, at least those I meet is around diagnosis. There are so very many different psychiatric diagnoses, all with their own…
