Discussing her new book with psychiatrist Raj Persaud, Elizabeth Lunbeck explains ‘The Americanization of Narcissism’ published by Harvard University Press. This is an important tome because it critically tackles the way the modern age thinks of itself. Lunbeck identifies some key moments in the notion that this is a particularly narcissistic age. One seems to […]
Archives for September, 2014
DOWNLOADABLE PODCAST Raj Persaud in conversation with Lisa Bortolotti – Professor of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham – discussing her latest book on delusions and irrationality Lisa Bortolotti is Professor of Philosophy at Birmingham University and her main research area is the philosophy of cognitive science. In her work she has focused so far […]
Katherine Keyes is Associate Professor of Epidemiology Columbia University and with serveral colleagues had published a study in the American Journal of Psychiatry investigating what happens when people suffer one of the worst stresses of all – the unexpected death of a loved one. The Burden of Loss: Unexpected Death of a Loved One and […]
Pride comes before a fall – are Scots too proud? Why excessive national pride is bad for everyone. Raj Persaud and Peter Bruggen Whatever the outcome of the vote on Scottish independence, the campaign has been marked by a surge of Scottish pride and nationalism. Both sides of the debate have united over the idea […]
Jeremy Holmes is a psychiatrist and Professor of psychotherapy at the University of Exeter. He is best known for his work in Attachment Theory and its applications to psychotherapy and psychiatry. He also has written extensively on the relationship between literature and psychiatry, most recently in his book The Therapeutic Imagination: Using literature to deepen […]
Dr Jeremy Beider talks to Raj Persaud about the psychology of sleep on this downloadable audio podcast – click the link below. Problems sleeping are one of the commonest difficulties that doctors in the UK deal with – possibly leading to massive over-prescribing of hypnotic drugs which can be highly addictive. What are the […]
Can psychology explain what happened between Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp? Raj Persaud and Peter Bruggen Although there has been a verdict in the Oscar Pistorius trial, will this satisfy global curiosity as to what happened on the night that Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead by Oscar Pistorius? The judgement appears to hinge […]
Does the US Tennis Open, and Rory Mcllroy, prove marriage ruins male competitiveness? Raj Persaud and Adrian Furnham The US Open Tennis final is contested by a set of new young tennis players, who appear to be finally unseating the ‘old guard’, including Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. This is how a series […]
Aaron Reeves is a post-doctoral researcher and an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford. He is also a post-doctoral research fellow at Nuffield College and his research interests include: political economy of health, social protection, social and cultural exclusion, and quantitative sociology. He is currently working with Dr. […]
Does the US Tennis Open, and Rory Mcllroy, prove marriage ruins male competitiveness? Raj Persaud and Adrian Furnham The US Open Tennis final is contested by a set of new young tennis players, who appear to be finally unseating the ‘old guard’, including Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. This is how a series […]
IN THIS PODCAST AVAILABLE BELOW Professor Heidi Feldman discusses her recent paper in the New England Journal of Medicine on ADHD Attention Deficit–Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents Heidi M. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., and Michael I. Reiff, M.D. N Engl J Med 2014; 370:838-846February 27, 2014 ADHD is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, or a […]
Despite playing the role of grumpy old man and attempting to discourage them from entering the field – do these young enthusiastic psychiatrists take the bait and run? Or do they argue with Raj that psychiatry has a lot going for it as a career choice for a young doctor? Check out this episode!
Nick describes an all too familiar battle that carers have of getting NHS psychiatry services to take the concerns of carers and relatives seriously. As a result of being ignored when they tried to inform services, the son became seriously unwell and a series of tragic events unfolded. Nick talks frankly and openly about his […]
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS WEBSITE: Who decides where “normal” stops and “perverse” begins? In Vicarious Kinks, Ummni Khan looks at the mass of claims that film, feminism, the human sciences, and law make about sadomasochism and its practitioners, and the way those claims become the basis for the legal regulation of sadomasochist pornography and […]
Annalin describes how it feels to get severe depression despite what is supposed to be one of highlights of any woman’s life – the birth of her first child. She discusses with psychiatrist Raj Persaud possible causes of post natal depression and how recovery is possible. Check out this episode!
Jacqueling Hopson is a PhD student at the University of Sheffield and has just published a paper on the demonization of psychiatrists in fiction in The Psychiatric Bulletin – Raj Persaud discusses with her why her research leads her to believe that psychiatry is treated badly by novelists Check out this episode!
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