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Iain McGilchrist is a Consultant Emeritus of the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital, London, a former research Fellow in Neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, a former Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, an Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a former Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Stellenbosch. He has published original research on neuroimaging in schizophrenia, the phenomenology of schizophrenia, and other topics. Some of his many books include "The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World" (2009), The Divided Brain and the Search for Meaning; Why Are We So Unhappy? (2012), and "The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions and the Unmaking of the World" (2021). Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UEXDs4mouU Title: "Iain McGilchrist: Why Are Our Brains Divided? Hemispheric Differences And Its Impact On The Mind" CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution - YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu ============================= Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
St Mary's Bethlem was England's first psychiatric hospital. This podcast tells the story of the hospital, from its medieval origins to its home in a grand 17th century palace. We follow the lives of its famous inmates: the woman who tried to kill King George III, the first documented case of paranoid schizophrenia and a brilliant Victorian artist who murdered his father.
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Bedlam: a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion. Or, the unfortunate monicker for Bethlem Hospital. From patients being chained to a pipe in a cramped, dirty cells, to becoming a tourist attraction for the general public to gawk at and taunt the residence, second only to St. Pauls Cathedral in popularity, Bethlem has a morbid and sordid history. One that still echos through the hospitals halls today. . https://www.horrorhousetruecrime.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hhpod https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnRxsDiL0pfuHLhYIWjtYug Come hang with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/JNHwXV3y Insta: @horrorhouse_pod . Promos from Twisted & Uncorked and Dark Adaptation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hoy el Club de los Curiosos se sumerge en el lado más oscuro de la sanación mental, la reciente adaptación al cine de la novela de Torcuato Luca de Tena “Los renglones torcidos de Dios”, traen de nuevo a la palestra las terribles situaciones que se daban en el interior de los Sanatorios Mentales o Manicomios. José Manuel Frías nos lleva a dos lugares donde la palabra maldad queda totalmente empequeñecida, viajamos a Sevilla y Granada… Ildefonso (Lord Falsarius) un buen amigo de la casa, narra de forma magistral su experiencia profesional en el San Juan de Dios de Málaga, además con una breve introducción nos aclara la génesis del lugar. João Luz aporta sapiencia y cordura en un programa necesitado de ello, el equilibrio necesario para digerir el mal en estado puro. Desde la Pampa Martino trae tres ejemplos de locos de manual, John Mytton, Heliogábalo y Harry Bensley, narración apta para personas poco sensibles. Marnofle se sacrifica por sus curiosos y nos lleva a Bethlem, un psiquiátrico salido del mismísimo Infierno donde Satanás sería pinche de cocina. Virginia Delgado trae una macabra lista de actitudes por la que serías encerrado en un Manicomio a primeros del Siglo XX y donde siempre la mujer sale perdiendo. El Doctor Osorio no podía faltar y además de recordar terribles técnicas en aquellos “Sanatorios”, nos cuenta alguna de sus experiencias laborales y vitales. Visita la nueva web del Club de los Curiosos: www.elclubdeloscuriosos.com ¿Quieres anunciarte en este podcast? Hazlo con advoices.com/podcast/ivoox/614720 Apoya el tratamiento de nuestra curiosa Elena Gómez, firma en Change.org: https://www.change.org/p/ministerio-de-sanidad-si-me-quitas-el-tratamiento-para-la-ame-qu%C3%A9-futuro-tengo Hazte #Mecenas del Club para apoyar la lucha de los anormales por el mundo o bien haz una donación por #Bizum indicando tu nombre y la palabra anormal al 688 323 552 Web del Glan Lidel: www.albertoenriquepons.es Compra el Libro Oficial del Club “Historias para Anormales”: https://www.amazon.es/dp/8409315343?fbclid=IwAR189XyUIcGvMjQg1C8M_cEgQMMMq-PIe9pOGtIpw-hX8w4Ob0PDfLpY5tQ También en EBook: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B09B2TXRZ8 Libro de Mark Knopfler Málaga 360: https://360malaga.es RRSS João Luz: https://www.instagram.com/jluztech Libro de Elena Gómez “Eros y Thanatos”: https://www.amazon.es/EROS-THANATOS-13-ENTRE-L%C3%8DNEAS/dp/841204357X No dejes de dejar comentarios, todos serán leídos y respondidos en el próximo programa, se os quiere. Estamos en Twitch, Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Facebook y Twitter. Nuestro Mail de Contacto: albertoenriquepons@gmail.com Twitch del Club de los Curiosos: https://www.twitch.tv/el_club_de_los_curiosos Youtube del Club de los Curiosos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6KgIO7QIVyYNY8LDbVvErA Facebook del Club de los Curiosos: https://www.facebook.com/elclubdeloscuriosos Instagram del Club de los Curiosos: https://www.instagram.com/elclubdeloscuriosos/?hl=es Tema Cierre: Lastre Tema Cabecera: Makuki No dejes de visitar el Canal de Youtube de nuestra Cristina Marley:https://youtube.com/c/CristinaMarley Ivoox de Narraciones de un Burro: https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-narraciones-burro_sq_f1507763_1.html Youtube de Bendito Caótico: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWWabzn2yB-XVmPN9QnPeIQ Instagram Marta González Vallovera: https://www.instagram.com/artealday/?hl=es.Javier La Bodeguita de la enana barbuda: https://www.ivoox.com/escuchar-bodeguita_nq_1376339_1.html Si te gustan los animales visita www.airedelatoscana.com Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
The mind and brain can be understood only by seeing them in the broadest possible context, that of the whole of our physical and spiritual existence, and of the wider human culture in which they arise – the culture which helps to mould, and in turn is moulded by, our minds and brains.Iain McGilchrist is a former Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, an associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Consultant Emeritus of the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital, London, a former research Fellow in Neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, and a former Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Stellenbosch. He now lives on the Isle of Skye, off the coast of North West Scotland, where he continues to write, and lectures worldwide.
Videos: Gary Null – Speaks to U.N. on Earth Day (Part 1 & 2) Iain McGilchrist, ‘We Need to Act' Iain McGilchrist is a former Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, an associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Consultant Emeritus of the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital, London, a former research Fellow in Neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, and a former Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Stellenbosch. He now lives on the Isle of Skye, off the coast of North West Scotland, where he continues to write, and lectures worldwide. California's “holy herb” Yerba Santa found to be an effective natural treatment for Alzheimer's Salk Institute for Biological Studies, September 19, 2022 Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, and aging is its primary risk factor. Therefore, researchers continue to look for ways to counter the effects of aging on the brain. In a recent study, researchers from The Salk Institute for Biological Studies discovered a potential natural treatment for Alzheimer's in the form of a medicinal herb found in California. In their study published in the journal Redox Biology, they found that yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum), a plant native to California, contains an active compound called sterubin that could be used to treat people with Alzheimer's. Yerba santa, which is the Spanish for “holy herb,” is highly regarded as a medicine for respiratory diseases, bruising, fever, headaches, infections, and pain. For the current study, the researchers first examined 400 plant extracts with known medicinal properties for their ability to prevent oxytosis – a type of cell death that occurs in Alzheimer's disease – in mouse hippocampal nerve cells. The researchers found that sterubin exhibited the greatest protective effect against inflammation and other triggers of brain cell death. In particular, sterubin strongly reduced inflammation in microglia, which are brain cells that provide support to nerve cells. In addition, the researchers found that sterubin can remove iron from cells, helping to prevent iron accumulation. Iron accumulation can result in a type of nerve cell damage that accompanies aging and occurs in neurodegenerative problems. “Not only did sterubin turn out to be much more active than the other flavonoids in Yerba santa in our assays, it appears as good as, if not better than, other flavonoids we have studied,” said Pamela Maher, the corresponding author of the study. Vitamin B may reduce risk of stroke Zhengzhou University (China) September 23, 2022 Researchers have uncovered evidence that suggests vitamin B supplements could help to reduce the risk of stroke, according to a study published in the journal Neurology. Vitamin B supplements are said to be beneficial for many health issues, including stress, anxiety, depression, dementia, Alzheimer's disease and heart disease. However, according to Xu Yuming of Zhengzhou University in Zhengzhou, China, previous studies have conflicting findings regarding the use of vitamin B supplements and stroke or heart attack. In order to determine the role of vitamin B supplements in the risk of stroke, Prof. Yuming and colleagues analyzed 14 randomized clinical trials involving a total of 54,913 participants All studies compared use of vitamin B supplements with a placebo, or a very low dosage of the vitamin. All participants were then followed for a period of 6 months. Results of the analysis revealed that the participants taking the vitamin B supplements had a 7% reduced risk of stroke, compared with those taking the placebo supplements or a low dosage of vitamin B. The researchers found that a supplemental form of folate (vitamin B9) – a vitamin frequently found in fortified cereals – actually reduced the effect of vitamin B on the risk of stroke Additionally, the study showed that vitamin B12 did not have any effect on the risk of stroke. Ginger may protect the brain from MSG toxicity, says fascinating research University of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), September 23, 2013 For thousands of years, ginger has been hailed as a superfood for its healing properties that aid every system of the body. The oils that ginger contains are antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal, and ginger has even been found to inhibit cancer growth. Now a study has actually proven that ginger can reverse the damage done by monosodium glutamate, or MSG, a known harmful excitotoxin. After injecting pure MSG into rats for 30 days, researchers found subsequent withdrawal caused adverse effects including significant epinephrine, norepinephine, dopamine and serotonin depletion. Low levels of these important neurotransmitters can be detrimental to health. Subsequent to injecting lab rats with MSG, researchers injected ginger root extract for 30 more days and were able to completely reverse the neurotransmitter depletion and brain damage that MSG caused. Not only that, but the positive effects of ginger were maintained even after scientists stopped administering it! A wealth of independent studies show that MSG should be avoided at all costs. Also popularly printed on food labels as hydrolyzed protein, torula or autolyzed yeast, soy or yeast extract and soy protein isolate among some 40 other names, scientists have found that consuming MSG even in low doses can cause blood glutamate levels to fluctuate abnormally high and then stay there. Anyone suffering from a disease or immunity issue that would contribute to a weakened blood-brain barrier is then much more susceptible to the chemical seeping into his or her brain and doing damage. Studies have effectively linked MSG consumption to several neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Men with anxiety are more likely to die of cancer, study says Cambridge University's Institute of Public Health, September 20, 2022 Men over 40 who are plagued with generalized anxiety disorder are more than twice as likely to die of cancer than are men who do not have the mental affliction, new research finds. But for women who suffer from severe anxiety, the research found no increased risk of cancer death. That finding, presented at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology's Congress in Vienna, emerges from the largest study ever to explore a link between anxiety and cancer. It tracked 15,938 Britons over 40 for 15 years. Even after researchers took account of factors that boost the risk of cancer, including age, alcohol consumption, smoking and chronic diseases, men with a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder were 2.15 times as likely to die of cancer than were those with no such diagnosis. Generalized anxiety disorder – a condition marked by excessive, uncontrollable worry about many areas of life – affected women more commonly than it did men. Among women in the large cohort studied, 2.4 percent suffered from the disorder. Among men in the cohort, 1.8 percent did. Whatever the relationship, says the study's lead author, the new findings identify extremely anxious men as a population whose mental and physical health should be closely tracked. “Society may need to consider anxiety as a warning signal for poor health,” said study lead author Olivia Remes of Cambridge University's Institute of Public Health. “With this study, we show that anxiety is more than just a personality trait,” but rather, a disorder linked to real and serious health risks. Out of Over 400 Compounds Analyzed, Red Grapes and Blueberries Are Tops In Boosting Immunity – So Effective They Work As Well As Drugs Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, September 18, 2022Pterostilbene, an antioxidant produced by plants has been shown to exhibit exceptional properties in fighting infections, cancer, hypertriglycerides, as well as the ability to reverse cognitive decline. It is believed that the compound also has anti-diabetic properties. In an analysis of 446 compounds for their the ability to boost the innate immune system in humans, researchers in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University discovered just two that stood out from the crowd. Red grapes and blueberies both have an exceptional ability to significantly impact immune function. In fact, pterostilbene works as well as some commercial drugs. Both of these compounds, which are called stilbenoids, worked in synergy with vitamin D and had a significant impact in raising the expression of the human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide, or CAMP gene, that is involved in immune function.The research was published in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, in studies supported by the National Institutes of Health. Almost a decade ago, researchers discovered that pterostilbene helps regulate blood sugar and might help fight type-2 diabetes. The finding adds to a growing list of reasons to eat colorful fruit, especially blueberries, which are rich in compounds known as antioxidants. These molecules battle cell and DNA damage involved in cancer, heart disease, diabetes and perhaps also brain degeneration. Pterostilbene works as well as the commercial drug ciprofibrate to lower the levels of fats (lipids) and triglycerides — but they worked even more accurately. They are so specific that side-effects are non-existent.”Out of a study of hundreds of compounds, just these two popped right out,” said Adrian Gombart, an LPI principal investigator and associate professor in the OSU College of Science. “Their synergy with vitamin D to increase CAMP gene expression was significant and intriguing. It's a pretty interesting interaction.”This research is the first to show a clear synergy with vitamin D that increased CAMP expression by several times, scientists said.The CAMP gene itself is also the subject of much study, as it has been shown to play a key role in the “innate” immune system, or the body's first line of defense and ability to combat bacterial infection. The innate immune response is especially important as many antibiotics increasingly lose their effectiveness. Grapes don't have to be fermented to contain this antioxidant. It's actually found in the skin of red grapes along with other nutrients, such as minerals manganese and potassium and vitamins K, C and B1.Stilbenoids are compounds produced by plants to fight infections, and in human biology appear to affect some of the signaling pathways that allow vitamin D to do its job, researchers said. It appears that combining these compounds with vitamin D has considerably more biological impact than any of them would separately. Fungus in humans identified for first time as key factor in Crohn's disease Case Western Reserve University, September 22, 2022 A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine-led team of international researchers has for the first time identified a fungus as a key factor in the development of Crohn's disease. The researchers also linked a new bacterium to the previous bacteria associated with Crohn's. The groundbreaking findings, published in mBio, could lead to potential new treatments and ultimately, cures for the debilitating inflammatory bowel disease, which causes severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, and fatigue. Mycology at Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center “Essentially, patients with Crohn's have abnormal immune responses to these bacteria, which inhabit the intestines of all people. While most researchers focus their investigations on these bacteria, few have examined the role of fungi, which are also present in everyone's intestines. Our study adds significant new information to understanding why some people develop Crohn's disease. Equally important, it can result in a new generation of treatments, including medications and probiotics, which hold the potential for making qualitative and quantitative differences in the lives of people suffering from Crohn's.” The researchers assessed the mycobiome and bacteriome of patients with Crohn's disease and their Crohn's-free first degree relatives in nine families in northern France and Belgium, and in Crohn's-free individuals from four families living in the same geographic area. Specifically, they analyzed fecal samples of 20 Crohn's and 28 Crohn's-free patients from nine families and of 21 Crohn's-free patients of four families. The researchers found strong fungal-bacterial interactions in those with Crohn's disease: two bacteria (Escherichia coli and Serratia marcescens) and one fungus (Candida tropicalis) moved in lock step. The presence of all three in the sick family members was significantly higher compared to their healthy relatives, suggesting that the bacteria and fungus interact in the intestines. Additionally, test-tube research by the Ghannoum-led team found that the three work together (with the E. coli cells fusing to the fungal cells and S. marcescens forming a bridge connecting the microbes) to produce a biofilm — a thin, slimy layer of microorganisms found in the body that adheres to, among other sites, a portion of the intestines — which can prompt inflammation that results in the symptoms of Crohn's disease. This is first time any fungus has been linked to Crohn's in humans; previously it was only found in mice with the disease. The study is also the first to include S. marcescens in the Crohn's-linked bacteriome. Additionally, the researchers found that the presence of beneficial bacteria was significantly lower in the Crohn's patients, corroborating previous research findings.
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WATCH: https://youtu.be/2UEXDs4mouU Iain McGilchrist is a Consultant Emeritus of the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital, London, a former research Fellow in Neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, a former Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, an Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a former Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Stellenbosch. Some of his many books include "The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World" (2009), The Divided Brain and the Search for Meaning; Why Are We So Unhappy? (2012), and "The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions and the Unmaking of the World" (2021). EPISODE LINKS: - Iain's Website: https://channelmcgilchrist.com/ - Iain's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Iain-McGilchrist/e/B09LD9RHQG%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share - Iain's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrIainMcGilchrist/ - Iain's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dr_mcgilchrist - RSA Animation: https://youtu.be/dFs9WO2B8uI CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:30) - Consciousness (8:06) - The Hard Problem (11:40) - The divided brain (27:47) - Theories of consciousness (30:45) - Relationships as fundamental (36:27) - Embodied & embedded cognition (40:02) - Phenomenology & psychopathology (57:54) - V.S. Ramachandran's "Devil's Advocate" & Daniel Kahneman's "System 1 & 2" (1:05:10) - Ethical, political, moral implications (1:21:13) - Limits of language (1:35:10) - Iain's response to objections to his views (1:41:44) - Religion, spirituality, meaning & purpose (1:51:32) - Iain's author recommendations (1:57:26) - Conclusion Website · YouTube · YouTube
WATCH: https://youtu.be/2UEXDs4mouU Iain McGilchrist is a Consultant Emeritus of the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital, London, a former research Fellow in Neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, a former Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, an Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a former Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Stellenbosch. Some of his many books include "The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World" (2009), The Divided Brain and the Search for Meaning; Why Are We So Unhappy? (2012), and "The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions and the Unmaking of the World" (2021). EPISODE LINKS: - Iain's Website: https://channelmcgilchrist.com/ - Iain's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Iain-McGilchrist/e/B09LD9RHQG%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share - Iain's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrIainMcGilchrist/ - Iain's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dr_mcgilchrist - RSA Animation: https://youtu.be/dFs9WO2B8uI CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:30) - Consciousness (8:06) - The Hard Problem (11:40) - The divided brain (27:47) - Theories of consciousness (30:45) - Relationships as fundamental (36:27) - Embodied & embedded cognition (40:02) - Phenomenology & psychopathology (57:54) - V.S. Ramachandran's "Devil's Advocate" & Daniel Kahneman's "System 1 & 2" (1:05:10) - Ethical, political, moral implications (1:21:13) - Limits of language (1:35:10) - Iain's response to objections to his views (1:41:44) - Religion, spirituality, meaning & purpose (1:51:32) - Iain's author recommendations (1:57:26) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
Willkommen zurück, meine lieben London Enthusiasten und Reisefans! Wir setzen unseren Marsch in die dunkleren Teile Londons mit einem Blick auf das Krankenhaus von Bethlem, besser bekannt als Bedlam, fort. Wir werfen einen Blick auf die Dinge, die man um die Liverpool Street Station erleben kann. Von Dirty Dick's bis zum Spitalfields Market und vielem, vielem mehr.TRIGGERWARNUNG – ich spreche über psychische Gesundheit und werde einige Wörter verwenden, die historisch verwendet wurden, aber heute nicht besonders akzeptiert oder respektiert werden. Sie werden im historischen Kontext und mit Bezug auf Zitate verwendet.Du hast Fragen, Anmerkungen, Wünsche und Kommentare? Dann teile sie gern mit mir auf Instagram, Facebook oder auf meiner Webseite.Instagram @seeyouinldnFacebook @seeyouinldnSende mir eine E-Mail an hello@seeyouin.londonWebsite: https://seeyouin.londonLINKS ZU BEITRÄGEN===================Liverpool Street Station: https://seeyouin.london/7XspT6hk1Dirty Dick's Geschichte: https://seeyouin.london/qhE8uiS1cDie 10 am meisten heimgesuchten Orte Londons:https://seeyouin.london/I7Zp1OVDySupport the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/seeyouinldn)
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What would a post physicalist world look like? So in this episode we're going to evaluate the evidence presented by psychiatrist and author Dr. Iain McGilchrist, from his extensive analysis of split-brain studies, that support a broader understanding of the mind and reality. One that pushes beyond the traditional reductionist materialist worldview, to include the implicit, the context dependent and the consciousness dependent. He's just released an epic two part book to clarify all of this, ‘The matter with things: Our brains, our delusions and the unmaking of the world' in which he asks how we should understand consciousness, space, time and matter, given the apparent over-emphasis on Left hemisphere interpretation of the world. Iain is an associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford; he's a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists; a Consultant Emeritus of the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital, London; a former research Fellow in Neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, in Baltimore. And he now lives on the Isle of Skye, off the coast of North West Scotland. He has published original research as well as original articles in papers and journals, including the British Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Psychology, The BMJ, The Lancet, The Wall Street Journal, The Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Times on topics in literature, medicine, psychiatry and philosophy. He has taken part in many radio and TV programmes and documentaries, including for the BBC, NPR, and ABC and also took part in a Canadian full-length feature film about his work called The Divided Brain. This interview was recorded at the start of last year, so the new book is not covered in so much detail. What we discuss in this episode: 00:00 In communication with the world itself 06:30 Taking the implicit apart and out of context: disembodying it 12:00 John Cutting: noticing consequences of right hemisphere damage 14:40 The differences between the hemispheres shown in many studies 27:00 The Left Brain Interpreter: Denial and invention by the right hemisphere 29:15 Scientism: the belief that science can explain everything 30:48 Imagination and intuition in scientific discovery 33:10 Reason suggests there are immaterial things 37:40 We only know about matter because of consciousness 42:00 Navigating beyond materialism PART 2 55:00 Implications of the Observer Effect and Quantum Entanglement 57:30 The world changes depending on your attention 58:00 Panpsychism on the up in Anglo-American Analytic philosophy: Galen Strawson and Christian De Quincy etc. 01:14:00 Cells have intelligent novel reactions to the environment, genes store the map 01:19:00 Iain's new book “The Matter with Things: Our brains, our delusions and the unmaking of the world 01:22:00 Why the drop in happiness despite a rise in standard of living? References: “The Matter with Things: Our brains, our delusions, and the unmaking of the world” “Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World” Maurice Merleau-Ponty - Philosopher and neurologist John Cutting - psychiatrist Galen Strawson - philosopher Barbara McKintoch - molecular biologist
Welcome to episode 72 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 24 November 2021] of #mhTV. This week Nicky Lambert and David Munday spoke with guests Lucy Colwell, Jamie Komeh and Warren Stewart about social justice. LC - My work has centred around child and adolescent mental health having worked as a mental health nurse at the Bethlem in the mid nineties and then within community CAMHS teams both in Lewisham, South London and in Hastings, East Sussex. My work is influenced by consideration of the therapeutic milieu, group work, family and wider systems with influence from my training in cognitive and behavioural therapies for children and families. I am currently working to systematically research the literature on young peoples perspectives around what what is happening at the intersections of their lives and the contribution that this has towards a culture within which mental health and social justice are held as important. JK is a senior lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at the University of Brighton and he is a Registered Mental Health Nurse. He trained in Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent and has experience of nearly 18 years working in various roles in the National Health (NHS) Service before becoming a lecturer. Jamie has experience working in crisis mental health; adult and older people in-patients and mental health liaison and home treatment teams. He has an interest in people development and as a clinician was at the forefront of teaching learners in the clinical area and in the local universities as well as working in partnership with others to identify the most effective and meaningful forms of support. He promotes innovative and creative way to enhance learning. WS - Historically, I worked as a mental health nurse in the Royal Navy and as a nurse manager in the HMPPS, before becoming a regional practice development nurse for the London prisons cluster. This led to a sequence of joint appointments between health, justice and HEI settings. In this time, I oversaw NVQ training and developed and delivered the FdSc in Offender Care, at London South Bank University. During my time at the University of Brighton supporting nurse training, I have conducted a systematic review on burnout among health care practitioners in secure settings, and an action research study and doctoral thesis, focussing on the development of peer working in care. Some Twitter links to follow are: NL - https://twitter.com/niadla VG - https://twitter.com/davidamunday LC - https://twitter.com/lucycolwell JK - https://twitter.com/jamiekomeh205 WS - https://twitter.com/WarrenStewart10 Credits: Presenter: Nicky Lambert & David Munday Guests: Lucy Colwell, Jamie Komeh and Warren Stewart Theme music: Tony Gillam Production & Editing: David Munday
Today we are taking the train to a wonderful little building… Actually scratch that… This place was once so crazy( no pun intended) that its nickname became a common word. The definition of the word is "A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails. " The word is Bedlam. The place is Bethlehem Royal Hospital. The hospital is considered the first lunatic asylum. The word "bedlam" is derived from the hospital's nickname. Bedlam is a bastardization of the word bethlem, which in turn was a corruption of the name Bethlehem. Although the hospital became a modern psychiatric facility, historically it was representative of the worst excesses of asylums in the era of lunacy reform. We're gonna get into all that craziness tonight and see what kind of "Bedlam" actually went on there. Bethlem Royal Hospital's origins are unlike any other psychiatric hospital in the western world. As a formal organization, it can be traced to its foundation in 1247, during the reign of King Henry III, as a Roman Catholic Monastery for the Priory of the 'New Order of St Mary of Bethlem' in the city of London proper. It was established by the Italian Bishop of Bethlehem, Goffredo de Prefetti, following a donation of personal property by the London Alderman and former City-Sheriff, the Norman, Simon FitzMary. It bears its name after its primary patron and original overseer. The initial location of the priory was in the parish of Saint Botolph, in Bishopsgate's ward, just beyond London's wall and where the south-east corner of Liverpool Street station now stands. Bethlem was not initially intended as a hospital, much less as a specialist institution for the mentally ill. Rather, its purpose was tied to the function of the English Church; the ostensible purpose of the priory was to function as a centre for the collection of alms to support the Crusaders, and to link England to the Holy Land. Bishop De Prefetti's need to generate income for the Crusaders, and restore the financial fortunes of his apostolic see was occasioned by two misfortunes: his bishopric had suffered significant losses following the destructive conquest of the town of Bethlehem by the Khwarazmian Turks in 1244; and the immediate predecessor to his post had further impoverished his cathedral chapter through the alienation of a considerable amount of its property. The new London priory, obedient to the Church of Bethlehem, would also house the poor, disabled and abandoned; and, if visited, provide hospitality to the Bishop, canons and brothers of Bethlehem. The subordination of the priory's religious order to the bishops of Bethlehem was further underlined in the foundational charter which stipulated that Bethlems's prior, canons and male and female inmates were to wear a star upon their cloaks and capes to symbolize their obedience to the church of Bethlehem. During the 13th and 14th centuries, with its activities underwritten by episcopal and papal indulgences, Bethlem's role as a center for the collection of alms for the poor continued. However, over time, its link to the mendicant Order of Bethlehem increasingly devolved, putting its purpose and patronage in severe doubt. In 1346 the Prior of Bethlem, a position at that time granted to the most senior of London's monastic brethren, applied to the city authorities seeking protection; thereafter metropolitan office-holders claimed power to oversee the appointment of prios, and demanded in return an annual payment of 40 shillings from the coffers of the order. It is doubtful whether the City of London ever provided substantial protection, and much less that the priorship fell within their patronage, but dating from the 1346 petition, it played a role in the management of Bethlem's organization and finances. By this time the crusader bishops of Bethlehem had relocated to Clamecy, France under the surety of the Avignon papacy. This was significant as, throughout the reign of King Edward III (1327–77), the English monarchy had extended its patronage over ecclesiastical positions through the seizure of alien priories, mainly French. These were religious institutions that were under the control of non-English religious houses. As a dependent house of the Order of Saint Bethlehem in Clamecy, Bethlem was vulnerable to seizure by the English crown, and this occurred in the 1370s when Edward III took control of all English hospitals. The purpose of this appropriation was to prevent funds raised by the hospital from enriching the French monarchy, via the papal court, and thus supporting the French war effort. After this event, the Head Masters of the hospital, semi-autonomous figures in charge of its day-to-day management, were crown appointees, and Bethlem became an increasingly secularized institution. The memory of Bethlem's foundation became muddled. In 1381 the royal candidate for the post of master claimed that from its beginnings the hospital had been superintended by an order of knights, and he confused the identity of its founder, Goffredo de Prefetti, with that of the Frankish crusader, Godfrey de Bouillon, the King of Jerusalem. The removal of the last symbolic link to the mendicant order was confirmed in 1403 when it was reported that master and inmates no longer wore the symbol of their order, the star of Bethlehem. This was exclusively a political move on the part of the hospital administrators, as the insane were perceived as unclean or possessed by daemons, and not permitted to reside on consecrated soil. From 1330 Bethlehm was routinely referred to as a "hospital" does not necessarily indicate a change in its primary role from alms collection – the word hospital could as likely have been used to denote a lodging for travellers, equivalent to a hostel, and would have been a perfectly apt term to describe an institution acting as a centre and providing accommodation for Bethlem's peregrinating alms-seekers or questores. It is unknown from what exact date it began to specialise in the care and control of the insane. Despite this fact it has been frequently asserted that Bethlem was first used for the insane from 1377. This rather precise date is derived from the unsubstantiated conjecture of the Reverend Edward Geoffrey O'Donoghue, chaplain to the hospital, who published a monograph on its history in 1914. While it is possible that Bethlem was receiving the insane during the late fourteenth-century, the first definitive record of their presence in the hospital is provided from the details of a visitation of the Charity Commissioners in 1403. This recorded that amongst other patients then in the hospital there were six male inmates who were "mente capti", a Latin term indicating insanity. The report of the 1403 visitation also noted the presence of four pairs of manacles, eleven chains, six locks and two pairs of stocks although it is not clear if any or all of these items were for the restraint of the inmates. Thus, while mechanical restraint and solitary confinement are likely to have been used for those regarded as dangerous, little else is known of the actual treatment of the insane in Bethlem for much of the medieval period. The presence of a small number of insane patients in 1403 marks Bethlem's gradual transition from a diminutive general hospital into a specialist institution for the confinement of the insane; this process was largely completed by 1460. In 1546, the Lord-Mayor of London, Sir John Gresham, petitioned the crown to grant Bethlem to the city properly. This petition was partially successful, and King Henry VIII reluctantly ceded to the City of London "the custody, order and governance" of the hospital and of its "occupants and revenues". This charter came into effect in 1547. Under this formulation, the crown retained possession of the hospital, while its administration fell to the city authorities. Following a brief interval when Bethlem was placed under the management of the Governors of Christ's Hospital, from 1557 it was administered by the Governors of the city Bridewell, a prototype House of Correction at Blackfriars. Having been thus one of the few metropolitan hospitals to have survived the dissolution of the monasteries physically intact, this joint administration continued, not without interference by both the crown and city, until Bethlem's incorporation into the National Health Service (NHS) took place in 1948. In 1546, the Lord-Mayor of London, Sir John Gresham, petitioned the crown to grant Bethlem to the city properly. This petition was partially successful, and King Henry VIII reluctantly ceded to the City of London "the custody, order and governance" of the hospital and of its "occupants and revenues". This charter came into effect in 1547. Under this formulation, the crown retained possession of the hospital, while its administration fell to the city authorities. Following a brief interval when Bethlem was placed under the management of the Governors of Christ's Hospital, from 1557 it was administered by the Governors of the city Bridewell, a prototype House of Correction at Blackfriars. Having been thus one of the few metropolitan hospitals to have survived the dissolution of the monasteries physically intact, this joint administration continued, not without interference by both the crown and city, until Bethlem's incorporation into the National Health Service (NHS) took place in 1948. The position of master was a sinecure largely regarded by its occupants as means of profiting at the expense of the poor in their charge. The appointment of the early masters of the hospital, later known as keepers, had lain within the patronage of the crown until 1547. Thereafter, the city, through the Court of Aldermen, took control of these appointments where, as with the King's appointees, the office was used to reward loyal servants and friends. However, compared to the masters placed by the monarch, those who gained the position through the city were of much more modest status. Thus in 1561, the Lord Mayor succeeded in having his former porter, Richard Munnes, a draper by trade, appointed to the position. The sole qualifications of his successor in 1565 appears to have been his occupation as a grocer. The Bridewell Governors largely interpreted the role of keeper as that of a house-manager and this is clearly reflected in the occupations of most appointees during this period as they tended to be inn-keepers, victualers or brewers and the like. When patients were sent to Bethlem by the Governors of the Bridewell the keeper was paid from hospital funds. For the remainder, keepers were paid either by the families and friends of inmates or by the parish authorities. It is possible that keepers negotiated their fees for these latter categories of patients. In 1598 the long-term keeper, Roland Sleford, a London cloth-maker, left his post, apparently of his own volition, after a nineteen-year tenure. Two months later, the Bridewell Governors, who had until then shown little interest in the management of Bethlem beyond the appointment of keepers, conducted an inspection of the hospital and a census of its inhabitants for the first time in over forty years. Their express purpose was to "to view and p[er]use the defaultes and want of rep[ar]ac[i]ons". They found that during the period of Sleford's keepership the hospital buildings had fallen into a deplorable condition with the roof caving in, the kitchen sink blocked up and reported that: "...it is not fitt for anye man to dwell in wch was left by the Keeper for that it is so loathsomly filthely kept not fitt for anye man to come into the sayd howse". The 1598 committee of inspection found twenty-one inmates then resident with only two of these having been admitted during the previous twelve months. Of the remainder, six, at least, had been resident for a minimum of eight years and one inmate had been there for around twenty-five years. Three were from outside London, six were charitable cases paid for out of the hospital's resources, one was supported by a parochial authority, while the rest were provided for by family, friends, benefactors or, in one instance, out of their funds. The precise reason for the Governors' new-found interest in Bethlem is unknown but it may have been connected to the increased scrutiny the hospital was coming under with the passing of poor law legislation in 1598 and to the decision by the Governors to increase hospital revenues by opening it up to general visitors as a spectacle. After this inspection, the Bridewell Governors initiated some repairs and visited the hospital at more frequent intervals. During one such visit in 1607 they ordered the purchase of clothing and eating vessels for the inmates, presumably indicating the lack of such basic items. The year 1634 is typically interpreted as denoting the divide between the mediaeval and early modern administration of Bethlem. Although Bethlem had been enlarged by 1667 to accommodate 59 patients, the Court of Governors of Bethlem and Bridewell observed at the start of 1674 that "the Hospital House of Bethlem is very olde, weake & ruinous and to[o] small and straight for keeping the greater numb[e]r of lunaticks therein att p[re]sent". With the increasing demand for admission and the inadequate and dilapidated state of the building it was decided to rebuild the hospital in Moorfields, just north of the city proper and one of the largest open spaces in London. The architect chosen for the new hospital, which was built rapidly and at great expense between 1675 and 1676, was the natural philosopher and City Surveyor Robert Hooke. He constructed an edifice that was monumental in scale at over 500 feet (150 m) wide and some 40 feet (12 m) deep. The surrounding walls were some 680 feet (210 m) long and 70 feet (21 m) deep while the south face at the rear was effectively screened by a 714-foot (218 m) stretch of London's ancient wall projecting westward from nearby Moorgate. At the rear and containing the courtyards where patients exercised and took the air, the walls rose to 14 feet (4.3 m) high. The front walls were only 8 feet (2.4 m) high but this was deemed sufficient as it was determined that "Lunatikes... are not to [be] permitted to walk in the yard to be situate[d] betweene the said intended new Building and the Wall aforesaid." It was also hoped that by keeping these walls relatively low the splendour of the new building would not be overly obscured. This concern to maximise the building's visibility led to the addition of six gated openings 10 feet (3.0 m) wide which punctuated the front wall at regular intervals, enabling views of the facade. Functioning as both advertisement and warning of what lay within, the stone pillars enclosing the entrance gates were capped by the figures of "Melancholy" and "Raving Madness" carved in Portland stone by the Danish-born sculptor Caius Gabriel Cibber. At the instigation of the Bridewell Governors and to make a grander architectural statement of "charitable munificence", the hospital was designed as a single- rather than double-pile building, accommodating initially 120 patients. Having cells and chambers on only one side of the building facilitated the dimensions of the great galleries, essentially long and capacious corridors, 13 feet (4.0 m) high and 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, which ran the length of both floors to a total span of 1,179 feet (359 m). Such was their scale that Roger L'Estrange remarked in a 1676 text eulogising the new Bethlem that their "Vast Length ... wearies the travelling eyes' of Strangers". The galleries were constructed more for public display than for the care of patients as, at least initially, inmates were prohibited from them lest "such persons that come to see the said Lunatickes may goe in Danger of their Lives" The architectural design of the new Bethlem was primarily intended to project an image of the hospital and its governors consonant with contemporary notions of charity and benevolence. By the end of the 18th century the hospital was in severe disrepair. At this point it was rebuilt again on another site. As the new facility was being built attempts were made to rehouse patients at local hospitals and admissions to Bethlem, sections of which were deemed uninhabitable, were significantly curtailed such that the patient population fell from 266 in 1800 to 119 in 1814. The Governors engaged in protracted negotiations with the City for another municipally owned location at St. George's Fields in Southwark, south of the Thames. The deal was concluded in 1810 and provided the Governors with a 12 acres site in a swamp-like, impoverished, highly populated, and industrialised area where the Dog and Duck tavern and St George's Spa had been. A competition was held to design the new hospital at Southwark in which the noted Bethlem patient James Tilly Matthews was an unsuccessful entrant. Completed after three years in 1815, it was constructed during the first wave of county asylum building in England under the County Asylum Act ("Wynn's Act") of 1808. Female patients occupied the west wing and males the east, the cells were located off galleries that traversed each wing. Each gallery contained only one toilet, a sink and cold baths. Incontinent patients were kept on beds of straw in cells in the basement gallery; this space also contained rooms with fireplaces for attendants. A wing for the criminally insane – a legal category newly minted in the wake of the trial of a delusional James Hadfield for attempted regicide – was completed in 1816. Problems with the building were soon noted as the steam heating did not function properly, the basement galleries were damp and the windows of the upper storeys were unglazed "so that the sleeping cells were either exposed to the full blast of cold air or were completely darkened". Faced with increased admissions and overcrowding, new buildings, designed by the architect Sydney Smirke, were added from the 1830s. The wing for criminal lunatics was increased to accommodate a further 30 men while additions to the east and west wings, extending the building's facade, provided space for an additional 166 inmates and a dome was added to the hospital chapel. At the end of this period of expansion Bethlem had a capacity for 364 patients. In 1930, the hospital moved to the suburbs of Croydon,[211] on the site of Monks Orchard House between Eden Park, Beckenham, West Wickham and Shirley. The old hospital and its grounds were bought by Lord Rothermere and presented to the London County Council for use as a park; the central part of the building was retained and became home to the Imperial War Museum in 1936. The hospital was absorbed into the National Health Service in 1948. 1997 the hospital started planning celebrations of its 750th anniversary. The service user's perspective was not to be included, however, and members of the psychiatric survivors movement saw nothing to celebrate in either the original Bedlam or in the current practices of mental health professionals towards those in Mneed of care. A campaign called "Reclaim Bedlam" was launched by Pete Shaughnessy, supported by hundreds of patients and ex-patients and widely reported in the media. A sit-in was held outside the earlier Bedlam site at the Imperial War Museum. The historian Roy Porter called the Bethlem Hospital "a symbol for man's inhumanity to man, for callousness and cruelty." The hospital continues to operate to this day in this location. Ok so with that history out of the way let's drive into what really transpired to give this hospital it reputation and that drove Bedlam to strain it's current meaning in our lexicon. Early on Sanitation was poor and the patients were malnourished. Most of the patients were able to move about freely, but those who were considered dangerous were kept chained to the walls. Patients' families often dumped unwell family members in the asylum and disowned them. We've discussed other asylums and things dealing with them so we won't get into the fact that most of the patients were horribly misdiagnosed due to little to no understanding of mental health until relatively recently. Some of the treatments used ranged from barbaric and esoteric to just plain crazy. One of those crazy ass ones was called rotational therapy. Charles Darwin's grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, began using “rotational therapy”, which involved spinning a patient around and around on a chair or swing for up to an hour. They would sometimes be spun over 100 times per minute. Obviously this would create issues for the patient. Many would get sick and vomit. Most would become very upset and distraught while becoming severely disoriented. The vomiting was seen as a good thing and progress in the treatment. Doctor Joseph Mason Cox was a doctor who actually picked up this type of treatment later on. The time spent spinning, and the speed of the spin, were to be determined by the good doctor. Considering the fact that the common side effect was fear, extreme pallor, vomiting, and voiding the bowels and bladder, the doctor evidently commonly overdid it. Of course he didn't think so at the time. He wrote happily that, “after a few circumvolutions, I have witnessed the soothing lulling effects, when the mind has become tranquillized and the body quiescent.” It's true that after being spun until fluid leaves the body via every available orifice, most people have had the fight taken out of them and are ready for a nap. There is one positive side effect of this kind of rampant torture of the insane. Scientists started noticing that vertigo has visual effects, and used the chairs to study them. These rotating chairs mark the beginning of a lot of visual and mental experiments done on perception. The early 1800s were a particularly grim time, and many patients were chained to the walls naked or almost naked, as the medical director felt that it was necessary to break each person's will. Some of the more barbaric and esoteric treatments included bloodletting, leeches and good old fashioned starvation and beatings. Ice baths would often be used to try and calm down hysterical patients. At the time, bloodletting was believed to be a completely acceptable and normal way to cure a patient of a variety of mental and physical ailments. Doctors thought that they could literally bleed a sickness out of a patient, which not only doesn't work, it extra-double doesn't work on mental illnesses. Many of the patients were forced to undergo treatment with leeches and the induction of blisters, which mostly just sounds unpleasant, but it often proved fatal. Reportedly, the physicians at the time at least understood that everyone needs blood, so only patients who were deemed strong enough to undergo treatment were allowed to have this "cure." Here's another fun one. A doctor named William Black wrote that patients were placed in straitjackets and given laxatives, which was seen at Bethlem as one of the "principal remedies." Hearing voices? Some explosive diarrhea oughta clear that up. Seizures? One diarrhea for you. Diarrhea for everyone! We all know the best thing for someone who may not be in their right mind is to be left alone… in the dark… for long periods of time… Like really long periods of time. Well we may know that's probably NOT the best, but Bedlam never got the message. Some patients were left alone in solitary for days, weeks, even months at a time. Seems very counterproductive. One of the worst ones was the example of the inhumane conditions was that of James Norris. Norris, an American Marine, had been sent to Bethlem on the 1st of February 1800. Her was kept in Bethlem's “incurable wing,” Norris' arms were pinned to his sides by iron bars. He was also kept chained to the wall by his neck. This fifty-five-year-old man had been continuously kept in this position for “more than twelve years.” The apathy of families abandoning their relatives to a hellish existence in Bethlem led to a new form of exploitation. From the 1700s to the 1800s, there was a marked increase in the dissection of bodies to learn more about human anatomy. In the 1790s, Bethlem's chief surgeon was Bryan Crowther, a man who saw opportunity in the search for corpses to study. Crowther would dissect Bethlem's dead patients in the name of medical science, believing that he would be able to find a difference in the brains of his mentally ill patients, compared to “normal” people. Of course, he did these operations without any kind of consent or legal right. One of the best ways to sum up the reasoning behind this torture is to let you know from the man who was behind the worst of it. John Haslam was one of the most sinister figures in the history of Bethlem, and it was while he was the head of management that the institution sunk to a new low in depravity. While Bryan Crowther was conducting illegal dissections as chief surgeon, Haslam used various tortures against the patients. He was adamant that the first step to curing the patients was breaking their wills first. So ya… They figured fuck em… Break their will and they'll be fine… Wow. Oftentimes patients would lack even basic amenities for living. That includes proper clothing and food. To make things even worse for the patients, from approximately the early 1600s until 1770, the public was able to go for a wander through Bedlam. Money was collected as entrance fees, and it was hoped that seeing the crazy people would make people feel sufficiently compassionate that they would donate funds to the hospital. Another reason for this is that they hoped it would attract the families of these patients and that they would bring those patients food and clothing and other things they needed so the hospital would not have to provide them. Oh if that's not bad enough, how about the mass graves. Modern-day construction of the London Underground unearthed mass graves on the grounds of Bethlem, created specifically to get rid of the corpses of those who didn't survive the hospital's care. Discovered in 2013, the mass graves dating back to 1569, and there are somewhere close to 20,000 people buried in them. Amazingly, authorities have managed to identify some of the deceased, but many others will likely never get a face and name. Anything about any of these areas being haunted? Yup we got that too. Although the first few sites have long been transformed into other things, the girls that happened there could have left tons of negative juju. We found this cool story. "The Liverpool Street Underground Station was opened in February of 1874 on the site of the original Bedlem Hospital. Former patients haunt this busy section of the London Underground. One compelling sighting happened in the summer of 2000. A Line Controller spotted something strange on the CCTV camera that he was monitoring that showed the Liverpool Station. It was 2:00 am in the morning and the station was closed for the night. This witness saw a figure wearing white overalls in an eastbound tunnel. He became concerned since he knew no contractors worked the station this late at night. He called his Station Supervisor to report what he was seeing on the screen. The Supervisor went to investigate. The Line Controller watched as his Supervisor stood nearby the mysterious figure. So he was confused when his Supervisor called to say he had not seen any figure. The Line Controller told his boss that the figure had stood so close to him that he could have reached out and touched it. Hearing this the Supervisor continued to search for the figure. Again the Line Controller saw the figure walk right passed his boss on his screen, but again his boss did not see the figure. The Supervisor finally giving up went to leave the station but as he did so he spotted white overalls placed on a bench that he had passed before. He stated that they could not have been placed there without him seeing who did it. Even before the Liverpool Station was built the area where the hospital stood was considered haunted. Between 1750 and 1812 many witnesses reported hearing a female voice crying and screaming. It is believed that this is a former patient from Bedlam. Rebecca Griffins was buried in the area. While alive she always frantically clutched a coin in her hand. Witnesses state they hear her asking where her ha' penny is." Fun stuff! The following comes from the old building that was turned into the imperial war museum. It is said that to this day the spectres of those who suffered in Bedlam still roam the hallways and rattle their chains in remembered anguish. During the Second World War, a detachment of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force was stationed inside the Imperial War Museum with barrage balloons. Much of the museum has parts that date back to Bedlam and it isn't hard to imagine them as cells full of the damned inmates. Many of the young girls who were garrisoned inside had never heard of the buildings sordid past, so had no reason to fear it. Yet soon complaints began to flood in as during the night many found they couldn't sleep, kept up by strange moaning and the rattling of chains. The long passed inmates of Bedlam made their displeasure well known. Eventually the complaints became so bad the entire detachment had to be rehoused nearby. Possibly the most famous ghost of Bedlam is the sad spectre of poor Rebecca. At a merchant's house by London Bridge lived a lovely young girl by the name of Rebecca. She fell head over heels in love with a handsome young Indian man who had come to lodge with the family. So besotted was she that when he packed up his bags to return to India she was shocked that he hadn't loved her quite nearly as much as she'd loved him. She helped him to pack his things, hoping all the while that he would change his mind and agree to stay. But all she received was a gold sovereign that he slipped into her hand before leaving forever. The grief of her spurning was too much for her mind to handle and she snapped, soon being admitted to Bedlam Hospital. The golden sovereign he had given her was gripped firmly in her fist for the remainder of her short life, the final token from her lost love, never to be given up. When she finally wasted away into death it didn't go unnoticed by one of the guards who prised the coin from her hand and then buried her without her most prized possession. It was after that the guards, inmates and visitors all began to report a strange sight indeed. A wan and ghostly figure began to roam the halls of Bedlam, searching for her lost love token, her spirit refusing to be put to rest until she had it back in her hand. It is said that she still wanders the halls to this day, looking for that stolen coin to make her whole once more. Well… There you have it, the history and craziness of Bedlam Asylum! British horror movies https://screenrant.com/best-british-horror-movies/ BECOME A P.O.O.P.R.!! http://www.patreon.com/themidnighttrainpodcast Find The Midnight Train Podcast: www.themidnighttrainpodcast.com www.facebook.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.twitter.com/themidnighttrainpc www.instagram.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.discord.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.tiktok.com/themidnighttrainp And wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Subscribe to our official YouTube channel: OUR YOUTUBE Support our sponsors www.themidnighttraintrainpodcast.com/sponsors The Charley Project www.charleyproject.org
In Shakespeare's Henry VI part II, Lord Clifford exclaims, “To Bedlam with him! Is the man grown mad?” That's from Act V Scene 1. This use of the word Bedlam both as a place associated with madness, is because there was a real Bedlam Hospital within steps of The Curtain and Globe theaters where this play was performed in the 16th century and that hospital specialized in the care for the insane. Bedlam Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in early modern London. It was founded in the mid-13th century in service to the Church of Bethlehem, as a house for the poor. By the time Henry VIII gave administrative control of Bedlam to the city of Bethlem in 1547, it had become a hospital for the nation's mentally ill and specifically those who were considered violent or dangerous. Initially, the term “Bedlam” was an informal namebut by the time Shakespeare was writing about Bedlam in Henry VI Part II, the word “bedlam” was part of everyday speech, defined as madness or chaos. In addition to Shakespeare's 8 uses of “bedlam” across his works, Bedlam Hospital itself was staged in many early modern plays including The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster, and Bartholomew Fair by Ben Jonson, among many others during the early 1600s. One potential reason for the popularity of using Bedlam in early modern plays can be attributed to the display of insane people that began in London in 1576 as a way to raise money for the hospital. Bedlam Hospital continues in operation today as a psychiatric hospital, with one of their specialist services including the National Psychosis Unit. Here today to help us understand the history of Bedlam Hospital and what it is important to know when we see Shakespeare referencing this hospital in his plays is our guest, Duncan Salkeld.
O #Globoplay incorpora a seu catálogo a novela #VeredaTropical, clássico dos anos 1980 assinado por #SilvioDeAbreu e #CarlosLombardi. Nela, #MariaZildaBethlem deu vida à sensual Verônica, uma das filhas do milionário Oliva (#WalmorChagas). Vânia em #GuerraDosSexos, Mariza em #TopModel e Léa em #CarasEBocas foram outros momentos marcantes da carreira da atriz, que o #ValeAPena relembra. Vem com a gente! Mais notícias acesse https://observatoriodatv.uol.com.br SIGA O OBSERVATÓRIO DA TELEVISÃO NAS REDES SOCIAIS! https://observatoriodatv.uol.com.br/ https://www.facebook.com/ObservatorioDaTelevisao https://www.instagram.com/observatoriodatelevisao
PSDB do Rio de Janeiro à deriva, a fritura dos secretários de Claudio Castro, PL quer Romário Senador, mas será que ele quer?, Funcionário comissionado da Prefeitura do Rio exerce outro cargo em Belford Roxo, o verniz de ética de Eduardo Paes derretendo, será que Marcelo Calero continua, a briga pela vaga no TCU, Átila Nunes acordou como líder, a novela de Rodrigo Maia que nem pode ser eleito, PL e PSD ocupando o espaço que era do MDB e do DEM no Rio, Bethlem como coordenador de campanha ao governo de Claudio Castro, o abandono da Escadaria do Selaron
Prospector chats with guitar guru and fitness nut Gary Hoey about his upcoming show at Steel Stacks in Bethlem, PA, auditioning for Ozzy, how he killed time in the pandemic, the greatest riffs ever written, and much more. Miss Prospector's Show? Check out the Prime Cuts Podcast subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Radio from your mobile device.
In Lockdown Chats with Alexandra Wood, Gawain Hewitt talks about our Sound Young Minds project at Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital School and our RPS Awards nomination, his joyous experiences at Headway East London, and the impact music has on mental health. Video version on YouTube: youtu.be/Amtui8AMPy0
Dois atores em movimento! Igor e Diego se reúnem e executam leituras dramáticas de textos sugeridos pelos internautas e de quebra, batem um papo sobre cultura, novidades e mundo artístico! Leituras Dramáticas: 19:32 - Ópera do Malandro - Chico Buarque Live Papo Arte - Todas as Segundas, Quartas e Sextas com os atores @_igorcosta e @diegodellima
Dois atores em movimento! Igor e Diego se reúnem e executam leituras dramáticas de textos sugeridos pelos internautas e de quebra, batem um papo sobre cultura, novidades e mundo artístico! Leituras Dramáticas: 14:15 - Peça: Navalha na Carne Live Papo Arte - Todas as Segundas, Quartas e Sextas com os atores @_igorcosta e @diegodellima
Mary: Mothering During UncertaintyIn honor of Mother's Day, I sought out to create a special motherhood episode. I considered interviewing my grandmothers and mother for the episode, but with the current situation, I wouldn't be able to interview them in person. While I do most interviews remotely, that would be technologically challenging with my grandmas. So, instead, I started thinking about mothers around me, who had a great story to tell that we could learn from? Who would be inspiring to you guys? Not able to come up with the right fit, I prayed for direction. And I realized I wanted to record an episode about Mothers of the Bible. What does the Bible say about a mother? I found scriptures about a mother consoling and comforting, how Sarah waited, Hagar endured, and Rebekah believed. But, I still wasn't finding clear direction for this episode. Once again, I started thinking about mothers around me. I started thinking about my friends and family members that were at different stages of motherhood. Mothers who have just found out they are expecting and are fearful and anxiousExpectant mothers who are not able to celebrate their pregnancies with friends and familyNew Mothers who have had to deliver in less than ideal circumstances, with no family members present in a strange place Mothers of infants that they are trying to protect and keep healthyMothers who are separated from their children and worry about their safety Mothers who are learning to evolve in a new normal Mothers whose older children have missed important milestones in life Mothers who are worried about their children's economic well-being in the future Mothers who have had to release control of their adult children and trust that they will be safeMotherhood is an unnerving process filled with concerns along the way. Each stage brings new concerns and worries. However, in this time of so many unknowns, we mothers find ourselves facing more fears than ever before. And so, I've looked to the life of Mary, Mother of Jesus, for steps that we can take as Mothers.Mary was a very young peasant that gave birth during a census and time of political unrest. Sound familiar? She was told that she had to return to her village of origin (Stay Home orders/Shelter in Place) close to the time of giving birth. She was engaged to Joseph, and her unexpected pregnancy not only interrupted her upcoming wedding celebration plans but nearly cost her the relationship. So, if your child has missed a major life moment such as graduation or a wedding, you can look to Mary and the way she handled her plans being completely wrecked. Luke 1:26-31: When the angel Gabriel appeared before Mary to tell her that she was pregnant, he told this young unwed girl that she was “the Lord was with her, and Do Not Be Afraid.” He also told her that “Nothing is impossible with God.”Luke 1:38 shows us that Mary responded with “Let it be according to your word.” Three things that Mary did in the very beginning that we can strive to do as Mothers today 1. Believe that God can do what he says he can do. 2. Submit to his will 3. See his will fulfilled Much like those of you that are expecting today, Mary had to give birth in a strange place, without being surrounded by friends or family, and it probably didn't look like her ideal birth plan. She could only celebrate with the three shepherds that were there. When King Herod heard news of the birth, she was told her son was in danger and had to flee from Bethlem to Egypt where she, Joseph, and her son had to live in isolation, away from friends and family, and on a tight budget. She did two things here that we can apply to our time of economic uncertainties and social distancing: 1. Mary trusted2. Mary obeyed When Jesus became a man and began ministering and performing miracles, he showed Mary that he was no longer dependent upon her but that he was under the authority of God. She had to release control and allow God to use him as he desired. Through his time of persecution, Mary watched her son be ridiculed, betrayed, deserted, falsely accused, and eventually crucified. She did not interfere with God's plan for his life. Instead, she stood by courageously, even in the final moments. Jesus, following God's will, obeyed his mother as a child, respected his mother as an adult, and took care of her by leaving her in the care of John. We see the complete cycle of motherhood here: Parents: Prov. 22:6 :”train up a child in the way that he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.”Three Key Factors that helped Mary fulfill her purpose as a Mother: She knew what the Bible said She knew who God had created her to be She was faithful through it all Whatever stage of motherhood that we find ourselves in, it is important that we remember that much like Mary, we weren't blessed with this role because we deserved it. God poured his grace out, gifting us with these children that he has known since before we carried them in our womb. And, even in times of uncertainty, God's provisions are abundant, and his plans are perfect.Register forThe Purpose Project Summit
No podcast de hoje eu converso com o Hugo Bethlem. O Hugo foi o primeiro CEO do Hopi-Hari, ex-VP do GPA, da Dicico e hoje é o atual Diretor Geral do Instituto Capitalismo Consciente. Nessa conversa falamos bastante sobre o que é o capitalismo e como ele incentiva a abundância. O podcast foi gravado em vídeo também pra o caso de você querer assistir. Se você não conhece, o nosso canal no Youtube é o Motive Oficial, e o podcast você pode encontrar nas principais plataformas, iTunes Podcast, Spotify e Soundclound.
SO SORRY for having the sniffles during this podcast (and others). But, being true to my original format, I don't edit (except for whole podcasts deemed worthless). In this episode, I talk about the Bethlehem Candle, the second candle of Advent, and why it is sometimes referred to as the Bethlehem Candle. Bethlem is associated with faith in that the people were patiently waiting for the coming Messiah, prophesied to be born in the City of David.
1 Earth has many a noble city; Bethlem, thou dost all excel: Out of thee the Lord from heaven Came to rule His Israel. 2 Fairer than the sun at morning Was the star that told His birth, To the world its God announcing Seen in fleshly form on earth. 3 Eastern sages at His cradle Make oblations rich and rare; See them give in deep devotion Gold and frankincense and myrrh. 4 Sacred gifts of mystic meaning: Incense doth their God disclose, Gold the King of kings proclaimeth, Myrrh His sepulchre foreshows. 5 Jesus, whom the Gentiles worshipped At Thy glad epiphany, Unto Thee with God the Father And the Spirit glory be.
1 To shepherds as they watched by night Appeared a host of angels bright; Behold the tender babe, they said, In yonder lowly manger laid. 2 He lies in Bethlem, David's town, As Micah did of old make known; 'Tis Jesus Christ, your Lord and King, Who doth to all salvation bring. 3 Rejoice ye, then, that through His Son God is with sinners now at one; Made like yourselves of flesh and blood, Your brother is the eternal God. 4 What harm can sin and death then do? The true God now abides with you. Let hell and Satan rage and chafe, Christ is your brother: you are safe. 5 Not one He will or can forsake Who Him his confidence doth make. Though all their wiles your foes may try, You can their utmost powers defy. 6 You shall, you must, at last prevail; God's own you are, and cannot fail. To God for ever sing your praise With joy and patience all your days.
Our participation team chats about our spring projects and how we're using the repertoire and themes of our Absolute Bird series (London, May 2019) to create shared musical experiences in wellbeing and education settings. Featuring Fiona Lambert (Director of Participation), Fiona Johnstone (Participation Projects Manager) and Natasha Allery (Marketing and Audiences Officer). Recorded on 11 March 2019 at the CLS Office.
Een poosje geleden waren we te gast bij Janneke. Janneke is al jaren bevriend met Alex en Hanneke en staat beter bekend onder de naam De Pastinaak. Ze woont samen in Deventer met haar man Albert, hij zit ook aan tafel in deze aflevering. Hun twee dochters: Lena van 10 en Ilja van 6 jaar slapen al. We hebben het gehad over de vriendschap (Zuchtend Vriendschap) tussen Alex en Janneke, over de ziekte van Albert en de Cito-stress op school bij Lena en Ilja.
Clinical psychologist Professor Daniel Freeman continues his exploration of delusions, looking at both historic and contemporary case studies. In this programme he hears a case from 1892, of a patient at the Victorian psychiatric hospital Bethlem in London who believed that people were telephoning into her ears. And he meets a man who experienced delusions of being dead and under attack as a consequence of being in a hospital intensive care unit. Produced by Victoria Shepherd and Eve Streeter A Greenpoint Production for BBC Radio 4
Clinical psychologist Daniel Freeman explores cases of delusion from the archives and speaks to people who have experienced them first-hand. In this programme, Daniel examines the most common type of delusion – paranoia. The incorrect belief that others are observing you and may be trying to harm you. Occasionally in the archives, cases emerge that allow us to see what such a delusion might have meant on an existential level for a person suffering from it. One of them is the case of James Tilly Matthews. A London tea broker who was committed to Bethlem psychiatric hospital in 1797, Tilly Matthews became convinced of an elaborate conspiracy involving the British establishment and a mind-controlling machine called the Air Loom. He is considered to be the first fully documented case of paranoid schizophrenia. Developing the understanding and treatment of paranoia has been the focus of Daniel's work as a clinical psychologist at the University of Oxford. Deciding whether to trust or mistrust is a vital aspect of human cognition, but accurate judgment of others' intentions is often challenging. At a cultural level, a fear of others is variably connected to the political and social climate. At the heart of the severest paranoia - persecutory delusions - is the unfounded belief in an ongoing threat from others. In people seen in clinical services with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, the fears can also be provoked by hearing negative voices (auditory hallucinations). Daniel meets Toby, who volunteered to share his own experience of a paranoid delusion, and the isolation that takes hold as a consequence. Produced by Victoria Shepherd and Eve Streeter A Greenpoint production for BBC Radio 4
"Music-making is a shared experience." In this podcast, Fiona and Zak (members of the CLS team) discuss their experiences of music-making with CLS musicians in wellbeing settings, as well as the impact our projects in hospitals, hospital schools and care homes have on participants and our musicians. We're also joined by Sound Artist Gawain Hewitt who talks about our three-year residency at Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital School and our recent creative music-making with music technology at Headway East London. Join us in our 2018-19 Season (from September) to celebrate our Participation programme's 30th year.
Dr John Ivens talks to ACAMH Publications Manager and Deputy CEO, Prabha Choubina, about the role of schools in mental health provision, the Government's green paper on children and young people's mental health, and assessing students' experiences of happiness in schools in order to develop personalised approaches. Dr John Ivens is Headteacher at the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital School, an educational psychologist and an advisor to Place2Be.
Welcome to our first podcast of 2018! In this episode, you’ll hear from Creative Director and Leader Alexandra Wood, who recaps on last year’s Modern Mystics series in London and chats about what’s coming up this year. You’ll also hear from some of our team about what they’re looking forward to in 2018, and excerpts from some of our recent projects and performances. This podcast features Alexandra Wood, musicians and members of the CLS team, live footage from our Modern Mystics trilogy, and beautiful new sounds created with people from Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital School. We're looking forward to lots of fantastic music-making in the year ahead! What are you looking forward to?
This podcast carries on from last week’s, asking: Were Bethlem’s staff negligent and cruel? Did it do little to cure its inmates? The conclusion is that Bethlem was for centuries a troubled institution dominated by recurring scandals. It was a Bedlam in all senses of the word, potentially ‘brutal, cold, dark, and dirty’. Yet this needs to be balanced with a strong imperative to help sufferers and a more recent history, since the mid-nineteenth century, which was a model of good psychiatric practice. Image of the week: William Norris, 1815 Full Bibliographic Record: Wellcome Library Catalogue L0011319 Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This is the first of two podcasts about the only public lunatic asylum in England for centuries: St Mary of Bethlehem Hospital in London, usually known as Bethlem. It symbolises the history of psychiatry. I want to look at the sort of image this institution had (and still has in the modern mind) and to assess if it is justified. I’ll explore what was special about Bethlem, whether it was typical of developing institutional provision, and what it really tells us about the way insanity was cared for in the past. This podcast asks: Was Bethlem a freak show? Was its administration chronically corrupt? Image of the week: Cibber’s statues at Bethlem Hospital, 1680 Full Bibliographic Record: Wellcome Library Catalogue L0011832 Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Join Butch, Frankie, Tai, Zito , Brady Quinn ,Capt John and world famous Dr. Chris as they review the fights of the last two weeks and as they look forward to the fights if the upcoming week. They will especally visit the Edner Cherry Bomb Cherrry fight in Bethlem and the Keith Thurman fight in New York this next week.. Have any questions please call the guys at 1 347 202 0832.
Dr Jane Hamlett Department of History, Royal Holloway, University of London) Dr Alastair Owens (School of Geography, Queen Mary University of London) Abstracts Dr Jane Hamlett Institutional Things: Material Culture and Patient Experience at Bethlem, 1870-1910 This paper draws on research for the ESRC At Home in the Institution Project -- a cross-institutional study of space and material culture in lunatic asylums (as they were known to contemporaries), schools and lodging houses in Victorian and Edwardian England. Built en masse in the nineteenth century, institutions created new material worlds that their inmates had to try and negotiate. The paper will examine interior decoration, furnishing and provision of goods within asylums. Taking Bethlem Hospital, then based in Lambeth, as a case study, I will explore the efforts made to domesticate this establishment through home-like décor. However, the main focus will be patients' responses to and engagement with material culture. The paper will draw on a unique collection of hundreds of letters preserved in Bethlem's case books, which offer an unparalleled record of inmates' reactions to their environments and the things they thought were most important. In a highly controlled material world, small goods, the portable and peripheral, became vital to patients as they attempted to maintain identity and agency within institutional walls. Dr Alastair Owens People and things on the move: domestic material culture, poverty and mobility in Victorian London The development of what Alan Mayne and Susan Lawrence (1999) termed ‘ethnographic’ approaches to studying nineteenth-century households and urban communities has gathered momentum in recent years. Building on critiques of such approaches, this paper examines the material culture of poor households in Victorian London. Drawing upon a study of Victorian archaeological remains excavated from a site in Limehouse in London’s East End, and inspired by the theoretical insights provided by the ‘new mobilities paradigm’, it aims to place ‘mobility’ as a central and enabling intellectual framework for understanding the relationships between people, place and poverty. While historians and archaeologists have tended to regard mobility as an obstacle to understanding the lives of the poor, here I want to show how by examining the temporal routines and geographical movements of people and things across a variety of time frames and spatial scales, we can perhaps better grasp the struggles and uncertainties of life in Victorian London’s most socially deprived communities. I conclude that as historians of material culture, we need to be more open to the restlessness and dynamism of people and objects.
Paul Jansen ontdekte dat bepaalde overgangen in methanol zeer geschikt zijn om te gebruiken in experimenten die testen of de natuurconstanten, fysische waarden die niet veranderen, echt wel zo constant zijn. Het methanolmolecuul bestaat uit een methylgroep (CH3) en een alcoholgroep (OH). Deze twee groepen draaien ten opzichte van elkaar terwijl het molecuul als geheel ook ronddraait. Jansen ontdekte dat overgangen waarbij de rotatie van een zo'n groep wordt omgezet in rotatie van het methanolmolecuul als geheel, een ideaal systeem zijn om veranderingen van natuurconstanten te detecteren. Spreker: P. Jansen. Promotor: prof.dr. W.M.G. Ubachs, dr. H.L. Bethlem. Faculteit: Faculteit der Exacte Wetenschappen. Datum: 01-07-2013
Paul Jansen ontdekte dat bepaalde overgangen in methanol zeer geschikt zijn om te gebruiken in experimenten die testen of de natuurconstanten, fysische waarden die niet veranderen, echt wel zo constant zijn. Het methanolmolecuul bestaat uit een methylgroep (CH3) en een alcoholgroep (OH). Deze twee groepen draaien ten opzichte van elkaar terwijl het molecuul als geheel ook ronddraait. Jansen ontdekte dat overgangen waarbij de rotatie van een zo’n groep wordt omgezet in rotatie van het methanolmolecuul als geheel, een ideaal systeem zijn om veranderingen van natuurconstanten te detecteren. Spreker: P. Jansen. Promotor: prof.dr. W.M.G. Ubachs, dr. H.L. Bethlem. Faculteit: Faculteit der Exacte Wetenschappen. Datum: 01-07-2013
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