What causes mental distress and what can be done about it? What factors in the external environment affect mental health? This album examines the ways in which social, environmental, economic and political factors shape and constrain our understandings and experiences of mental health and distress.…
Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
Service users and practitioners discuss the constraints imposed on mental health care by the remote, dispersed nature of the Orkney Islands.
Transcript -- Service users and practitioners discuss the constraints imposed on mental health care by the remote, dispersed nature of the Orkney Islands.
How 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland have shaped the city of Belfast and the lives of some of its inhabitants.
Transcript -- How 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland have shaped the city of Belfast and the lives of some of its inhabitants.
The mental health implications of a divided society: at the time of the Peace Process, Belfast still carries a psychological burden which crosses generations, genders, and communities.
Transcript -- The mental health implications of a divided society: at the time of the Peace Process, Belfast still carries a psychological burden which crosses generations, genders, and communities.
Mentally ill or coping in the face of adversity? You decide. This audio drama reveals the inner life and outer persona of a woman living on a deprived estate in Cardiff.
Transcript -- Mentally ill or coping in the face of adversity? You decide. This audio drama reveals the inner life and outer persona of a woman living on a deprived estate in Cardiff.
A theatre group consisting of mental health service users and survivors talk about how their experiences have affected their view of themselves as a person.
Transcript -- A theatre group consisting of mental health service users and survivors talk about how their experiences have affected their view of themselves as a person.
Mental health service users reflect on the positive aspects of their experiences and question the attitudes of broader society to their illness.
Transcript -- Mental health service users reflect on the positive aspects of their experiences and question the attitudes of broader society to their illness.
Special knowledge and skills that can result from the process of recovery from mental illness.
Transcript -- Special knowledge and skills that can result from the process of recovery from mental illness.
Could service users' expertise be harnessed to develop better services for users of the future?
Transcript -- Could service users' expertise be harnessed to develop better services for users of the future?
Jonathan Leach of the course team explains why Orkney and Belfast were chosen. as case studies.
Transcript -- Jonathan Leach of the course team explains why Orkney and Belfast were chosen. as case studies.
Jonathan Leach of the course team explains why identity and relationships are important when trying to work through mental health issues.
Transcript -- Jonathan Leach of the course team explains why identity and relationships are important when trying to work through mental health issues.
Jonathan Leach of the course team explains the practical importance of listening to service users' perspectives.
Transcript -- Jonathan Leach of the course team explains the practical importance of listening to service users' perspectives.
Jonathan Leach of the course team explains the rationale for including Bronwyn's Story.
Transcript -- Jonathan Leach of the course team explains the rationale for including Bronwyn's Story.
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