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Mark R Bol
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London Prison Psychiatrist
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To what extent should childhood abuse be taken into account in sentencing for murder of the abuser? The Menendez brothers' case is dealing with exactly that question: www.thefp.com/p/the-menend...
Were the Menendez Murders Justified?
Increasingly, judges are giving lighter sentences to criminals who suffered abuse during childhood. That could be good news for the Menendez brothers.
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April 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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hellishchildren.bsky.social
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'Insane': America's 3 Largest Psychiatric Facilities Are Jails
Alisa Roth's new book suggests U.S. jails and prisons have become warehouses for the mentally ill. They often get sicker in these facilities, Roth says, because they don't get appropriate treatment.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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I hate the idea of British prison officers carrying stun guns – but it may be our only option | Alex South
I hate the idea of British prison officers carrying stun guns – but it may be our only option | Alex South
There’s little chance of rehabilitation in the UK’s dangerously depleted prison system. These weapons might at least keep staff and inmates safe, says former prison officer Alex South
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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psychunseen.bsky.social
My copy of The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Delusion by @emas-b.bsky.social with chapters by @rritunnano.bsky.social @lisabortolotti.bsky.social @philcorlett.bsky.social @psychunseen.bsky.social (me) & others has arrived!

30 years ago I loved reading books like this; now I helped write one!
April 2, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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The Antipsychiatry Movement’s Long Shadow www.compactmag.com/article/the-...

Part of an increasingly critical approach to the 'academic mental health consensus' that's been bubbling for a while.
The Antipsychiatry Movement’s Long Shadow
It was the sort of grisly serendipity book publicists may only take covert satisfaction in.
www.compactmag.com
December 10, 2024 at 7:23 AM
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vaughanbell.bsky.social
The stories of Daniel Dennett aeon.co/essays/as-re... Fantastic tribute and retrospective on the work on Daniel Dennett from philosopher Tim Bayne
‘As real as it ever gets’: Dennett’s conception of the mind | Aeon Essays
Often metaphorical and allusive, the philosopher’s work will long be remembered for how it grappled with everyday thought
aeon.co
December 17, 2024 at 10:58 AM
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philcorlett.bsky.social
@melissajsharpe.bsky.social this might be of interest. We chatted about it in Tahoe!
March 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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kingsioppn.bsky.social
In 2016, TV reporter James Longman met with IoPPN researchers Profs @cathrynlewis.bsky.social & Roland Zahn on BBC Two to understand how #depression can run in families.

His new memoir #TheInheritedMind documents his personal investigation into mental illness.

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
The Inherited Mind by James Longman review – a moving memoir of mental illness in the family
The TV reporter’s struggles with depression and the suicide of his father, whose own father killed himself, prompt this incisive, highly personal investigation
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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kingsioppn.bsky.social
Do you want to understand more about the history, medications and public awareness of #ADHD? Join our ADHD: Past, Present and Future panel discussion on Thursday 20 March from 17.30-18.30. #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek

Register 👉 bit.ly/4hLVPU1
ADHD: Past, Present and Future
An insightful conversation on the past, present and future of ADHD.
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March 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM