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What if the DSM was not a manual of “disorders” but instead, a compendium of mental and emotional difficulties for which people might receive treatment? Could we then stop the endless debates about semantics/politics/ideology and get on with providing care to those who seek

At last, Jonathan Shedler has been asked specifically about gender dysphoria by Peter Boghossian As always, his answer is grounded in the foundational principles of psychotherapy. First of all, he reminds us that psychotherapy doesn’t deal in abstractions. So what does the

Really important research exploring patients experience of #blanketrestrictions and #wardrules in mental health inpatient settings. Michael is looking for people to interview....

Our Projects Coordinator Hannah is Abertay University today at #SPDN2025 with our Creating Hope with Peer Support poster. Look out for her as she also has A4 booklet versions to hand out! #PeerSupportScot #MentalHealth #Recovery #LivedExperience

Not just in Australia. In the UK academics are being asked to do more with less with no real regard for their health or wellbeing

I remember looking for this a year ago, and not being able to find it, but everything I said is still relevant. A year on we had the Scottish Personality Disorder Network conference at Abertay University again. #SPDN2025

So many in the psychotherapy professions want to “innovate,” who don’t know the bare basics of what we’ve already learned through more than a century of accrued clinical experience They can’t build on a foundation of existing knowledge and understanding because they have no such

Starting a #PhD soon. Go to the library and borrow some theses. Ideally on a similar topic to yours. Look at how they are structured. How many chapters? How many words? Look at the bibliography. This could be a good starting point for your literature review. #PhDchat #PhDforum

Full response here regarding the press release on 'boost to mental health services' including new emergency mental health departments. The bits that didn't make it into the Nursing Times: …talhealthdeservesbetter.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/res…

The current state of nursing has to change. There are no winners. Patients are getting poor care. Staff are stretched beyond safe limits. And yet, we’ve got loads of qualified unemployed nurses. I graduated in Sept '24, and some in my cohort still don't have jobs. (1/2)

Don’t let the AI win, write and publish your own unreadable mess

There is an interesting book on this very topic. The book is called - the Dawn Of Everything.

But services rarely do, especially with people who self-harm, who (despite lots of researchers & clinicians pretending its not the case) are still significantly stigmatised by healthcare professionals, especially nurses, & dont receive the care they deserve. We have a MASSIVE 1/

Spitting Image is so good these days.