evolution… Hard-wired 17a: Coincidence and irrational humanity 22 Jul 201917 Jul 2019 In terms of the psychological spandrels we discussed earlier, the tendency to make 'false positive' (type 1) errors is an evolved characteristic. Paranoia, pattern-seeking and agency-detection may well be the…
Alternative therapy… Glastonbury: Alternative therapy central… but is it real? 21 Jun 2019 I’m fed up of coming across people, often with serious psychiatric or medical conditions who stop taking their evidence-based, imperfect but at least understood medications in favour of misunderstood, useless…
mental health… When is a terrorist not a terrorist? 9 Nov 20179 Nov 2017 Government initiatives seem to be running the risk of equating mental disorder with terrorism, thus increasing the stigma faced by people with mental health problems. So far as I can…
Uncategorized The Convention 18: The right to freedom from discrimination 6 Jan 201411 Dec 2017 ARTICLE 14 The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political…
Uncategorized The Convention 12: The right to freedom of conscience and religious expression 26 Dec 201311 Dec 2017 My first thought on planning this blog post was to focus upon the abuses of the English Defence League (EDL) and the way that its members and affiliates persecute Muslims…
mental health I wonder if this is true 14 Apr 20132 May 2016 Faith healing GP Accusations have come forward that a Staffordshire Dr. told his patient God would heal her & to stop taking her psychiatric medication. The GP denies any wrongdoing…
