duty of care… MCA: Who decides? 31 Dec 201829 Dec 2018 When assessing an individual’s mental capacity it is important that we confine ourselves to assessing that person’s ability to make this particular decision (or type of decision) at this time.…
evolution… Evolutionary psychology video playlist 4 Aug 20181 Oct 2018 Here you will find my developing video playlist on evolutionary psychology. It's a long term project. Enjoy.
mental health… Video: Why I’m not anti-psychiatry 2 Jul 20182 Jul 2018 Regular followers of my stuff might be forgiven for thinking that I’m opposed to psychiatry and the biological model. After all I regularly complain about the standard medical approach with…
mental health… Stoicism for mental health 2: What can we control? 30 Apr 201823 May 2018 Today we consider the very first principle of Stoicism as defined by Epictetus in his handbook, The Enchiridion. What can we control and what can't we control? This means understanding…
mental health… Stoicism for mental health 1: Introduction 29 Apr 201816 May 2018 Stoic philosophy isn't the dry, humourless approach to life that many think it is. 'Stoic joy' comes from the ability to manage and control our emotions, the ability to choose…
mental health… Depression? What depression? 10 Dec 201712 Apr 2018 We all have good days and bad days. That’s part of being human. We call it normal mood fluctuation. Sometimes we feel great. Other times… not so much. It’s important…
challenging behaviour… Personality disorder and compassion 4 Dec 201712 Apr 2018 Sometimes a single day's training makes all the difference. You can access such a training day here. Watch a video on Personality Disorder below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTxwLpm6j-4 Complete the contact form below…
challenging behaviour… Mental health training – a short sample 16 Nov 201712 Apr 2018 This abridged, edited audio (& video slideshow) is taken from the introductory session of a 2012 mental health training day in Glasgow. Although not all of the session is included…
Courses… Psychosis 4: Thought disorder 7 Nov 2017 The third in the ‘big 3’ trilogy of psychotic symptoms is, for many people, the most difficult to understand. Unlike delusions which are all about ‘what’ we think, thought disorders…
mental health… Psychosis 3: Delusional case studies 6 Nov 2017 Sometimes the easiest way to make sense of a topic is to put it into story format. https://youtu.be/327FwSTrZnY Jamie and Janice don't really exist but their experiences are typical of…