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Mobile Phone apps for hearing Voices?
There is an interesting article on Mobile phone and therapy by Michelle Trudeau here Here is a small excerpt on Hearing voices from it ” One of the most intractable mental illness afflicting one percent of the population is schizophrenia. It’s for these patients that University of Pennsylvania researcher Dimitri Perivoliotis is developing innovative mobile… Read more
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David Rosenhans Experiment
Wikipedia site states that David Ronsehan conducted this experiment in 1973, where he sent volunteers into Psychiatric hospitals , to prove that the diagnostic and treatment regime was no good. it says this Rosenhan himself and eight mentally healthy associates, called “pseudopatients”, attempted to gain admission to psychiatric hospitals by calling for an appointment and feigning auditory… Read more
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How Mad Are You? On Documentary Channel.
I saw the advert for this briefly the other night. I am sure I caught a glimpse of Richard Bentall there? It looks very interesting. Here is an excerpt for the program from the Documentary Channels website ‘In 1973, Dr David Rosenhan conducted a seminal experiment (Being Sane in Insane Places) in the USA, during… Read more
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Jacqui Dillon Interview on Radio New Zealand with Kathryn Ryan
As many of you are already aware , the Hearing Voices Network Aotearoa NZ is lucky to have Jacqui Dillon in New Zealand at the moment. Jacqui Dillon is the chairperson for the Hearing Voices Network in UK ( where they have well over 150 support groups.) She is here for the Building Bridges Conference… Read more
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Emma Thompson says work saved her from ‘going under’ in her battle with depression
This article was in the New Zealand Herald today. I found it online at the Telegraph website here I posted this article as I think it is important to see that people from all walks of life can have these experiences. She also talks of the Voices in Her head. It does not say if… Read more
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What the Bleep do we know? And Down the Rabbit hole.
These movies are so great. They really open up your mind to the possibilities of the Universe, consciousness, and what is reality. A documentary combining science – quantum physics with spiritual concepts and consciousness. I know they are oldies- have been put for some time. But they are still goodies, so decided they should be… Read more
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Out Of our Heads- NZ Herald 13th May 2010
There is a great article today in the New Zealand Herald today written by Chris Barton, an interview with Rufus May who is here , and running a workshop for us next week. Here is an edited excerpt – – To read the whole article- see it here “Former psychiatric patient-turned-psychologist Rufus May has been… Read more
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Early cannabis users 3 x more likely to have psychotic symptoms
New research from the University Queensland shows the links between cannabis and psychosis. See the original article online here on the University Of Queensland website Researchers at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute and School of Population Health have found young adults who use cannabis from an early age are three times more likely to suffer from… Read more
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UNDERSTANDING VOICES AND WORKING TO RECOVERY- A WORKSHOP WITH RUFUS MAY
HEARING VOICES NETWORK AOTEAROA NZ Te Reo Orooro Are hosting a 1 day workshop “Understanding Voices and working towards Recovery” With RUFUS MAY www.rufusmay.com Rufus May is a clinical psychologist from the UK. He has written articles and teaches widely on psychotic experiences and recovery processes. His approach is also influenced by his experience… Read more
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