ARE PSYCHIATRISTS DEMONISED IN FICTION?
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Release Date: 09/02/2014
Can you do therapy with no money?
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Psychiatrist Sean Baumann explains to Dr Raj Persaud how he looks after the most seriously mentally ill in a part of South Africa where the mental health system is almost as impoverished as the patients in a riveting account on tring to treat some of the most extreme behaviours on earth.
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Do we have free will?
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Professor Christian List discusses his new book 'Why Free Will is Real' with Psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud in this free audio download podcast - are we free to make our own decisions or is free will an illusion and we are just along for the ride while our brains make all the real choices for us?
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How to Keep an Open Mind
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Philosophy Professor Richard Bett discusses his new book with psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud - overwhelmed with information, what should you believe? Ancient philosopher Sextus Empiricus addresses this; what if the pressure to form beliefs is itself a major source of distress and turmoil in our lives? ...how to achieve a more tranquil life by suspending judgment and keeping an open mind. Free audio download podcast.
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The Psychology Behind The Movie The Shawshank Redemption
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I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying. – Andy, The Shawshank Redemption - Dr Mark Sinyor Associate Professor of Psychiatry University of Toronto analyses the psychology of The Shawshank Redemption with Dr Raj Persaud
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Associate Professor at Suicide Research Unit discusses Meghan Markle Interview
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Thomas Niederkrotenthaler is associate professor at the Suicide Research Unit at the Institute of Social Medicine, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna. He is the co-chair of the International Association for Suicide Prevention's Media and Suicide Special Interest Group. He discusses with Psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud the Mental Health Implications of that interview. Free Audio Download Podcast
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Is Life A Miracle Beyond The Ability Of Physics To Explain It?
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Is Life A Miracle Beyond The Ability Of Physics To Explain It?
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Are You Ignorant About The Pandemic?
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Are you ignorant about the pandemic?
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How To Think Like Shakespeare - Scott Newstok discusses his new book
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Scott Newstok talks to Psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud about his new book 'How To Think Like Shakespeare' and discusses how thinking like Shakespeare might help you think your way through a pandemic.
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Can your intellect save you in a pandemic? Zena Hitz on her new book 'Lost in Thought'
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Can your intellect save you from the pandemic? Zena Hitz talks about her new book, 'Lost in Thought', with psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud, investigating the lost pleasures and essentials of the intellectual life, which are available to everyone, not just those who went to a top college. Free audio download podcast.
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Did Governments Not Grasp Basic Maths When It Comes to Understanding Covid-19?
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Did Governments Not Understand Basic Maths When It Comes to Understanding Covid-19? Professor Chris Bauch discusses the key numbers behind the pandemic with Psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud.
info_outlineARE PSYCHIATRISTS DEMONISED IN FICTION? Raj Persaud in conversation with Jacqueline Hopson - literary scholar investigating portrayal of psychiatrists in fiction
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.
If you are viewing this podcast from inside the free mobile phone app 'Raj Persaud in Conversation' you can click on the 'gift box' icon which might be on the top right hand corner of your screen to download bonus content - the original paper by Jacqueline Hopson published in 'The Psychiatrist' entitled 'The demonisation of psychiatrists in fiction (and why real psychiatrists might want to do something about it)' You can also find this bonus content in the initial main menu screen that comes up when you open the app on the top right hand corner of the screen under a menu icon that reveals 'extras' - click on extras to see the bonus content.