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The S Factor (A Poem by Sandy Jeffs)

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

The S Factor For Heidi Sometimes Craziness creates a Heightened Illumination of the Zeitgeist Originality its Privilege Humour its Revenge Every outsider Nonconformist work of art is an Ingenious Act of lunacy. © Sandy Jeffs 2013 Sandy Jeffs is an … Continue reading →

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The Madwoman in This Poem (A Poem by Sandy Jeffs)

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

The Madwoman in This Poem After Bronwen Wallace The Madwoman in this poem Lives on the twenty-second floor Of a block of flats Her husband and children gone Each day she waits for a letter That never comes Her wrists … Continue reading →

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Concepts of Mental Health (Call for Participants, British Postgraduate Philosophy Association Masterclass, April 2013)

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

BPPA Masterclass 2013 April 12th-13th University College London A unique opportunity for graduate researchers within the field of philosophy and mental health has just been announced. This year’s British Postgraduate Philosophy Association masterclass will be on concepts of mental health. A masterclass involves a … Continue reading →

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Wonder: Art and Science on the Brain (London, Spring 2013)

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

Reblogged from h-madness: The understanding of human thought, emotion, behaviour and expression are common to both neuroscience – the study of the brain and the nervous system – and to many artists working across visual arts, music, theatre, performance and … Continue reading →

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Narrative Psychiatry and the Little Red Alfa – Dr Philip Thomas (Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland Public Lecture, Edinburgh, 11 March 2013)

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

The Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland is delighted to announce its second public lecture: Narrative Psychiatry and the Little Red Alfa Dr Philip Thomas 11 March 2013 Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Teviot Lecture Theatre, Medical School, … Continue reading →

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Project Launch: “Schizophrenia: reception, semantic shift and criticism of a concept in the 20th century”

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

Anke Maatz writes: I am pleased to announce the launch of ‘Schizophrenia: reception, semantic shift and criticism of a concept in the 20th century. An interdisciplinary project.’ Based in Zurich where in 1908, Eugen Bleuler introduced the term ‘schizophrenia’ into … Continue reading →

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‘Medicated’ and ‘McMadness’ (Two Poems by Sandy Jeffs)

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Medicated Roll up, roll up Join me on the medication trolley I’ve been on it for years I’ve been Largactiled with bitter syrup I’ve been Pimozided & Mellarilled & numbed I was so Stelazined I was like a cat on … Continue reading →

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Schizophrenia Commission delivers its report

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

Reblogged from Leeds Centre for Medical Humanities: The Schizophrenia Commission, set up by charity Rethink Mental Illness, has delivered its report The Abandoned Illness. The report is the result of a year of sessions and hearings around the country with … Continue reading →

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All Divided Selves – Luke Fowler’s Turner-Prize Nominated R D Laing Documentary (Screening with Q&A, Glasgow, November 21)

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Cold Chemical Comfort (A Poem by Sandy Jeffs)

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

Cold Chemical Comfort After Wislawa Szymborska I’m an antipsychotic I mend broken minds Let me turn your paranoia into trust Your confusion into clarity I’ll expel those voices And tame your wild delusions I’ll numb your pain and deaden your … Continue reading →

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