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In 1930 Evelyn Waugh published a travel book that he called “Labels”: Twenty years later Evelyn Waugh had a three week period of psychosis and hallucinations which today might have … Continue reading l a b e l s
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‘Battle for the Mind’
Dr William Sargant (1907-1988) was a British psychiatrist who is remembered for the evangelical zeal with which he promoted physical methods of treatments in psychiatry. The text book he co-wrote … Continue reading ‘Battle for the Mind’
I mistook myself for a scientific label
I wrote this poem many years ago but it still seems relevant
To go boldly (or to boldly go)
It has recently been suggested that psychiatric diagnoses should be “written in pencil”. In terms of categorising suffering we do need to be careful . A number of writers have … Continue reading To go boldly (or to boldly go)
everything reduced to a word
Psychopathology
We are far more than our labels
“National Improvement” work for older people has focused on Frailty and in NHS Scotland we are reminded by healthcare Improvement Scotland to “THINK frailty” This short film is based on … Continue reading We are far more than our labels