Mental Health
What is mental health?
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The four humours and mental health | In Our Time
The four humours and mental health | In Our Time
Professor David Wootton describes the four humours and how they relate to mental health
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The four humours in nature | In Our Time
The four humours in nature | In Our Time
Noga Arikha explains how the four humours links to seasons, aging and constellations.
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Diagnosing mental illness | The Trap
Diagnosing mental illness | The Trap
An introduction to the diagnosis of mental illness with links to the development of the DSM and the subjectivity found in Rosenhan's st...
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Historical treatments for mental health | Mental: A History of the Madhouse
Historical treatments for mental health | Mental: A History of the Madhouse
A comparison of ECT and Lobotomy and acknowledgement of the inhumane treatment within asylums
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Humane treatments for mental health | Mental: A History of the Madhouse
Humane treatments for mental health | Mental: A History of the Madhouse
The development of a more humane approach to mental health treatment including drug treatment.
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The difficulty of diagnosis | Horizon
The difficulty of diagnosis | Horizon
Mental health professionals are trying to distinguish sane from the insane and highlights the complexity of diagnosis.
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Using the DSM to diagnose | D for Diagnosis
Using the DSM to diagnose | D for Diagnosis
The use of the DSM to diagnose mental illness with reference to issues of validity and comorbidity.
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Racial bias of diagnosing schizophrenia | Black Britain
Racial bias of diagnosing schizophrenia | Black Britain
Explanation of potential factors that lead to the racial differences seen in the diagnosis of schizophrenia
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Cultural bias of mental illness | Being Black, Going Crazy?
Cultural bias of mental illness | Being Black, Going Crazy?
Psychologist, Malcolm Phillips explains the most common issues regarding diagnosis of mental illness for black pe...
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Symptoms of depression | Head Case: Treat Yourself to Better Mental Health
Symptoms of depression | Head Case: Treat Yourself to Better Mental Health
Young people talking about their symptoms and experiences of living with depression. Disclaimer: s...
The medical model
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The file drawer effect | All in the Mind
The file drawer effect | All in the Mind
Medical doctors discuss the problem with many drug trials and the issue of the file drawer effect of not publishing negative trials.
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Dopamine and schizophrenia | Horizon
Dopamine and schizophrenia | Horizon
Research suggests that high levels of dopamine can lead to psychosis in schizophrenia.
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Anti-psychotic medication | Horizon
Anti-psychotic medication | Horizon
The main treatment for schizophrenia is anti-psychotic medication which reduces symptoms of psychosis.
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Inner speech and schizophrenia | Horizon
Inner speech and schizophrenia | Horizon
Professor Charles Fernyhough explains the role of inner speech and how it is linked to the dopamine hypothesis.
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Migration and schizophrenia | Horizon
Migration and schizophrenia | Horizon
Explanation of the theory that migration is the main cause of the observed racial bias in the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
Alternatives to the medical model
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Little Albert | Mind Changers
Little Albert | Mind Changers
Listen to an overview of the Little Albert experiment
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Systematic desensitisation | Mind Changers
Systematic desensitisation | Mind Changers
An overview of how to treat phobias with the use of Systematic Desensitisation
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John Watson and Little Albert | The Brain: A Secret History
John Watson and Little Albert | The Brain: A Secret History
Dr Michael Mosley discusses how John Watson performed one of the most famous and controversial experiments in psy...
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Treating phobias | The Brain: A Secret History
Treating phobias | The Brain: A Secret History
Dr Michael Mosley revisits a patient who underwent systematic desensitisation for his phobia of dogs.
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Little Albert | Mind Changers
Little Albert | Mind Changers
Listen to an overview of the Little Albert experiment
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Systematic desensitisation | Mind Changers
Systematic desensitisation | Mind Changers
An overview of how to treat phobias with the use of Systematic Desensitisation
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John Watson and Little Albert | The Brain: A Secret History
John Watson and Little Albert | The Brain: A Secret History
Dr Michael Mosley discusses how John Watson performed one of the most famous and controversial experiments in psy...
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Treating phobias | The Brain: A Secret History
Treating phobias | The Brain: A Secret History
Dr Michael Mosley revisits a patient who underwent systematic desensitisation for his phobia of dogs.
Modern approaches to mental health
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Chatbots for mental health support | Science Cafe
Chatbots for mental health support | Science Cafe
Dr Mabrouka Abuhmida discusses how chatbots and AI can be used for mental health support, but how can they model the empath...
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Psychologists vs psychiatrists | Health Matters
Psychologists vs psychiatrists | Health Matters
Listen to professionals explain the difference between their roles of psychologists and psychiatrists in the treatment of men...
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Food and wellbeing | The Truth About...
Food and wellbeing | The Truth About...
The role of food and psychobiotics for improving wellbeing.
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Exercise and wellbeing | The Truth About...
Exercise and wellbeing | The Truth About...
How exercise can increase mood and improve cognitive stimulation.
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Social media and wellbeing | The Truth About...
Social media and wellbeing | The Truth About...
The positive and negative impact of social media use on mental health and wellbeing.
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Mental health first aid | Happy Man
Mental health first aid | Happy Man
The importance of having mental health first aid trained people in our communities with a spotlight on a project involving trained barber...
Full programmes
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Mental: A History of the Madhouse
Mental: A History of the Madhouse
Documentary telling the story of the closure of Britain's mental asylums and what it says about society's changing attitudes to mental illn...
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How Mad Are You? Part 1 | Horizon
How Mad Are You? Part 1 | Horizon
Ten volunteers have come together for an extraordinary test. Five are 'normal' and the other five have been officially diagnosed as mentall...
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How Mad Are You? Part 2 | Horizon
How Mad Are You? Part 2 | Horizon
With five 'normal' volunteers and five who have been officially diagnosed as mentally ill, Horizon asks if you can tell who is who.
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Why Did I Go Mad? | Horizon
Why Did I Go Mad? | Horizon
Following three people living with voices, hallucinations and paranoia to explore what causes them, examining the impact of social, biological an...
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Broken Brains | The Brain: A Secret History
Broken Brains | The Brain: A Secret History
Michael Mosley ends his look at the history of experimental psychology by exploring how experiments on abnormal brains can reveal...
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Emotions | The Brain: A Secret History
Emotions | The Brain: A Secret History
Dr Michael Mosley investigates how scientists have struggled to understand that most irrational and deeply complex part of our minds -...
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Mind Control | The Brain: A Secret History
Mind Control | The Brain: A Secret History
Michael Mosley traces the sinister ways science has been used to try to control our minds, finding that its pursuit has led to som...
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Improving Your Mental Health | The Truth About...
Improving Your Mental Health | The Truth About...
Professor Tanya Byron and Alex Scott uncover the latest science on how to improve your mental health and wellbeing - and re...