Reports and resources
Papers, reports articles from Mind's campaigns and policy work, our journal Openmind and our MindThink project to debate future mental health policy.
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Give people a voice:
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As the twig is bent
Some people never question how they interpret others, says Dorothy Rowe
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Changing the culture?
'Changing the culture' is the latest theme or fad. I hadn't realised that those working within the psychiatric system had any 'culture' to change.
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Coming off medication
If you are stopping taking medication it is advisable to reduce the dose gradually, as it is difficult to predict who will have problems withdrawing.
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Connecting inside and out
In many traditions, especially those outside the western world, spirituality is woven into everyday life and is an integral part of culture.
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Coping with coming off
Since the publication of Mind's research into people's experiences of coming off psychiatric drugs, a number of groups have been set up to try to meet the report's recommendations.
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Counting the cost
There are plenty of 'facts and figures' in the coverage of the financial crisis, but they pay little attention to the costs to mental health and wellbeing that financial difficulties generate.
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Fit for their purpose
In order to operate effectively, psychiatric wards need to know what they are and what they aspire to be.
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How can I help you?
What's the difference between Prince Charles and a psychiatric patient? asks Rachel Perkins
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I can make a difference - in small ways
As a mental health nurse, Paul Reet knows he is working with people who experience the same issues he once did.
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Is critical psychiatry a threat?
In 2001, 'critical' psychiatrist Duncan Double was suspended for six months from his NHS practice. The suspension was political, he tells Adam James
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Nutters on the net
For reasons that aren't immediately clear, mad people seem to be everywhere on the net.
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Should cannabis be restored to class B?
Cannabis has been an illegal class C drug since January 2004, when it was reclassified from class B. The difference between these two classes is in the penalties for dealing and for possession.
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Sibling dearest
Psychologists have tended to overlook sibling relationships, says Dorothy Rowe
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Spiritual psychology
Suman Fernando on the spiritual basis for a multicultural mental health service.
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Who owns the mind?
Provocative alternatives to understanding madness and treatment, based entirely on first-hand experience, are pioneering new ways of thinking, says Gail A. Hornstein