Tag Archives: psychosis

Jonathan M. Metzl – ‘The Protest Psychosis: Race, Stigma, and the Diagnosis of Schizophrenia’ (Lecture, Durham University, 4th April 2014)

Posted on December 10, 2013 by William Viney

Professor Jonathan M. Metzl, Director of the Centre for Medicine, Health and Society, Vanderbilt University – ‘The Protest Psychosis: Race, Stigma, and the Diagnosis of Schizophrenia’ A public lecture presented by the Centre for Medical Humanities to be held at … Continue reading →

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New Explorations of Inner Experience – Andrew Irving and Janis H Jenkins (Seminars Wednesday 18 September 2013, Durham University)

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

The Hearing the Voice project is hosting talks by two visiting anthropologists this Wednesday 18 September: Andrew Irving (University of Manchester), will be speaking on ‘Everyday (Ad)ventures in Ekphrastic Ethnography’ in the Henry Dyson Room (Hild-Bede) from 3.30 to 5pm. … Continue reading →

Posted in Seminar | Tagged anthropology, Hearing the Voice, inner experience, inner speech, Janis H Jenkins, phenomenology, psychosis, seminar | 1 Comment

First-person accounts of psychosis: challenges for mental health professionals – Gail Hornstein (Public Lecture, Sheffield Hallam University, 31 May 2013)

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

First-person accounts of psychosis: challenges for mental health professionals Professor Gail A Hornstein Friday 31 May 2013 5 for 5.30pm Room 9130, Cantor Building, Sheffield Hallam University City Campus S1 2NU A vast gulf exists between the way medicine explains psychiatric illness and … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Originally posted on 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…

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‘Recovery’ in mental health: who judges, on what grounds, with what evidence, and which arguments?

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Felicity Callard

The medical humanities have contributed greatly to research that addresses – conceptually, historically and empirically – whose perspective(s) are (and should be) privileged when judging the contours of illness and health. One research arena in which these questions currently have … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, CMH Publications, Ideas | Tagged illness, mental health, mental illness, psychiatry, psychosis, recovery | 1 Comment

Joint Special Interest Group for Psychosis (Second Meeting, Durham University, 24 April 2012)

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Durham University and Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust Joint Special Interest Group for Psychosis. This group is open to all staff working in either the Trust or University, however will be of particular interest to those staff … Continue reading →

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Devising Psychosis: Talks, Performances, Visual Arts and Installation (Newcastle, 29 April 2012)

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Centre for Medical Humanities

selfmade: creativity in wellbeing – A series of North East independent creative projects in 2012, exploring the relationship between art, society and health. Invites you to attend Devising Psychosis: A free collaborative afternoon of talks, performances, visual art, installation and conversation … Continue reading →