Mental Health Review Journal: Volume 13 Issue 1

Editorial

Society and Mental Health: The Place of Religion

As the consumer culture exerts a growing influence, considerable attention has been paid recently to achieving ‘happiness’ and improving mental health via psychological therapies…

Becoming Conscious in an Unconscious World: New Paradigm for Mental Health and Global Community

Hamlet, Shakespeare's Everyman, is used to describe how paying heed to disturbing emotions can be used as a starting point for ‘healing the soul’. With reference to the events of…

Hamlet, the State of Emotion and the International Crisis of Meaning

Drawing on Shakespeare, and in particular Hamlet's psychological crisis, this paper examines the relationship between emotions and meaning, a key theme in artistic work since…

Images of ‘the Other’: Exploring the Concept in a Case Study of Pharmaceutical Advertising

The ‘other’ is a central concept in much of sociology, psychology and philosophy, and is useful in explaining the social exclusion and stigmatisation of people suffering from…

The Internet: A Place for Different Voices in Health and Medicine? A Case Study of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Lay people might disagree with the ‘formal’ knowledge of medicine produced in medical schools and the internet has provided an opportunity for them to present their ideas…

Opening the Floodgates? The Possible Use of Supervised Community Treatment in England and Wales

The UK government's Mental Health Act 2007 introduces compulsory supervised community treatment (SCT) to England and Wales. Estimates of the possible level of use of SCT are…