Student minds committee opportunity
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The Institute of Mental Health
What is student minds? Student Minds is the UK’s student mental health charity. We empower students with the knowledge, confidence and skills to look after their own mental health and support others through our national network of university groups. One conversation at a time, we will transform the state of student mental health. How can I get invo
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IMH Research day is coming!
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The Institute of Mental Health
[caption id="attachment_1364" align="alignnone" width="2880"] House for a Gordian Knot, Ekkehard Altenburger  Tomorrow (Tuesday, May 9th) the IMH will be hosting its Annual Research Day to highlight the work of the Institute’s doctoral candidates, Managed Innovation Networks (MINs), and all early-career researchers (including research assistan
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Professor Mike Slade introduces Refocus on Recovery 2017
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The Institute of Mental Health
Refocus on Recovery 2017 is an exciting international scientific conference which is coming to the Institute of Mental Health. It is the largest regular scientific conference on recovery in the world, and will take place on 18-20 September 2017. This is the first time the conference has been held outside London, and we know Nottingham will do us pr
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New book deal for IMH staff! Positive psychotherapy for psychosis
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The Institute of Mental Health
We are pleased to announce the publication of a new book called Positive Psychotherapy for Psychosis, by Mike Slade, Tamsin Brownell, Tayyab Rashid and Beate Schrank. The book describes a new psychological intervention, which for the first time applies emerging research from the field of positive psychology specifically to psychosis. It is a guide
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Cafe Connect: A night of findings. Join us, 23rd July
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The Institute of Mental Health
We are holding a free event at Nottingham Contemporary on 23rd July 6-8.30 pm where we will be discussing innovative work that the Self-Harm Research Group (University of Nottingham) have being doing with Harmless and young people on finding new ways to talk about self-harm and eating issues. You will hear from a range of people about the project a
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A day in the life of Joy Rooney, Peer Support Worker
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The Institute of Mental Health
I work for two days a week as an intentional peer support worker (PSW, 07:00 – 15:00, Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust) in a recovery unit offering:  facilitated training group work, along with spending time with people on a one to one basis (1:1s), practical and emotional support.  People with longer term stays can develop their interests
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Clare Knighton - Fostering hope on an acute psychiatric ward through Peer Support
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The Institute of Mental Health
Hope. It’s a word often used in day to day conversation; I hope I win the lottery, I hope my partner has put the washing on when I get home. When we use the word hope in conversation, we are usually expecting something good or positive to happen but often it’s used without any action or thought to make the intended outcome a reality.Well I’m going
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New publication: Wellbeing, Recovery and Mental Health
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The Institute of Mental Health
We are delighted to announce the publication of a new book called Wellbeing, Recovery and Mental Health, edited by Mike Slade from IMH, Lindsay Oades from Australia and Aaron Jarden from New Zealand. The book brings together two bodies of knowledge – wellbeing and recovery. Wellbeing and ‘positive’ approaches are increasingly influencing many areas
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First INDUCT School was a success!
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The Institute of Mental Health
In January 2017 the INDUCT (Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Using Current Technology) team got together in Maastricht, a city in the south of the Netherlands, for the first INDUCT school. It was a great opportunity to finally meet, in person, all of our fellow PhDs on the programme. We were only able to meet each other virtually before, one
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Anne Goodwin: Fictionalising the mentally disordered offender
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The Institute of Mental Health
As a former clinical psychologist who now writes fiction, I’m not particularly drawn to crime on the page. So it was almost as much a surprise to me as to anyone that my forthcoming second novel, Underneath, is about a man who keeps a woman captive in a cellar. But, as you might expect from my mental health background, what attracts me to this topi
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New Publication: Mental Health Uncertainty and Inevitability - Rejuvenating the Relationship between Social Science and Psychiatry
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The Institute of Mental Health
We are delighted to announce the publication of a new book titled Mental Health Uncertainty and Inevitability: Rejuvenating the Relationship between Social Science and Psychiatry, edited by Dr Hugh Middleton and Dr Melanie Jordan. The book celebrates the interdisciplinary doctoral work and supervision of scholars from the School of Sociology and So
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Introducing the Bridge Network from the School of Health Sciences
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The Institute of Mental Health
SummaryIn partnership with the Institute of Mental Health Peer Support Education Team, students and staff at the University of Nottingham’s School of Health Sciences are launching a brand new initiative to support the mental health and wellbeing of students studying within the school.In recognition of the specific challenges faced by people studyin
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Call for content
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The Institute of Mental Health
So far this year the blog has had over 5,850 views from 69 countries and we have you to thank! We would also like to thank our wonderful contributors who have allowed us to cover diverse topics such as prejudice in mental health, mental health & disclosure, social care since the mental health act,  brain stimulation,  academic/creative writing,
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Emma Nielsen - “Me too”: Mental health and disclosure as an Early Career Researcher
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The Institute of Mental Health
When I’m not PhD-ing I’m often covered in paint. Recently, I gifted two paintings to the ‘crisis house’ that helped me and held me together earlier this year. Today, I received the most unexpected of thank you cards from the house. It was one of those game changing, reflective moments and I very nearly tweeted about it. Why? Because I work in self-
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Book review by Eugene Egan: Narratives of recovery from mental illness, the role of peer support
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The Institute of Mental Health
  Narratives of recovery from mental illness: The role of peer supportMike Watts and Agnes HigginsRoutledge (2017)ISBN: 978-1-13-884799-6158 pages It’s not often that I come across a book that has resonated with me on such a profound scale but this is one of them. Narratives of recovery from mental illness: The role of peer support is part of
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Prof Tom Dening: Dementia research - it's not all drug trials
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The Institute of Mental Health
When people consider dementia research, they often think of trials of drugs to treat or slow the disease. However, understanding and combating the many and varied negative effects of dementia requires more than just drug trials. In my research at the Centre for Dementia at the University of Nottingham’s Institute of Mental Health, we’re looking at
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Miguel Granja Espirito Santo -Does it work, or does it not? What to look for when considering ‘alternative’ therapies.
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The Institute of Mental Health
Typically, my point of view on the matter of alternative medicine or treatments, is pretty simple. If it has a prefix before medicine, it is not medicine. Medicine, is a science, and as a science it should be susceptible to intense scrutiny and review, open to change, and open for criticism. Many of the prefixed ‘Medicines’ do not pass this standar
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The Institute of Mental Health
Every year, over 800,000 people die from suicide; this roughly corresponds to one death every 40 seconds. This is shockingly high and something which we can all help to change. Three words lie at the heart of suicide prevention : connect, communicate and care; find out more about this and world suicide prevention day  by clicking here.  
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Blog news
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The Institute of Mental Health
This year the blog has had over 6,830 views from 47 countries and we have you to thank! We would also like to thank our wonderful contributors who have allowed us to cover diverse topics such as prejudice in mental health, brain stimulation,  academic/creative writing, peer support, schizophrenia and the media , creative practise and many others.We
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Happy Holidays
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The Institute of Mental Health
Dear reader, As we come to the end of another fantastic year for the blog we would like to thank you for all your support. We've had some fantastic content this year and as always its been great to have so many people sharing their experiences, research, views and opinions. We hope you have a brilliant festive season and look forward to sharing som
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