No sense of [no sense, nonsense]
me mysel’ I Music credit: Emma Howett cover of Me myself I – by Joan Armatrading
Category: Stigma
The Hydra-headed beast of stigma. Shared here is material related to stigma, including iatrogenic stigma.
Up the ante!
Up the ante! Anti-this, Anti-that! A binary absurdity dividing reality: Making opposites of us all. Up the ANTI- Up the ante! Standing outside the circle of listeners, a Venn diagram … Continue reading Up the ante!
On the values of trust and kindness
In recent times, the reporting of UK politics has focussed on the values guiding the behaviour of those in power. The following comment is from a newspaper editorial:This is the … Continue reading On the values of trust and kindness
“hostility”
Last summer, Professor Louis Appleby contributed this opinion to the BMJ as a guest writer: “It’s common to see academics dropping off social media to escape abuse. It starts with … Continue reading “hostility”
The Editor of the Scotsman on VALUES
This is from an Editorial that considered what is democracy? [Scotsman 3 June 2022]
“Vile on”
This post is from over 2 years ago. I do hope that this sort of mocking behaviour, by some professionals in the mental health field, has stopped. We need to … Continue reading “Vile on”
Revisiting language that disempowers patients
In this BMJ Analysis, Caitríona Cox and Zoë Fritz argue that outdated medical language that casts doubt, belittles, or blames patients jeopardises the therapeutic relationship and is overdue for change. … Continue reading Revisiting language that disempowers patients
Collective values of an organisation in the era of social media
The intention of this post is to provide an opportunity for professionals to reflect on how the collective values of an organisation can be upheld in the era of social … Continue reading Collective values of an organisation in the era of social media