Mental Health and Social Inclusion: Volume 27 Issue 1

Editorial

Jerome Carson

A tale of two Peters: an analysis of the life of Peter Green using collaborative/community autoethnography and digital team ethnography

Patrick Hopkinson, Peter Bryngelsson, Andrew Voyce, Mats Niklasson, Jerome Carson

The purpose of this study is to mirror the late guitarist Peter Green’s life experiences through insights from Andrew Voyce, who recovered from mental illness, and expertise from…

Wellbeing and pedagogical role of higher education academics in the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematized review

Melissa Husbands, Julie Prescott

The purpose of this study resolved to evidence worldwide studies addressing the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic on higher education (HE) academic staff. Particularly in…

Humour and mental health: a case study of Arthur Asa Berger

Arthur Asa Berger, Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky

This paper aims to elicit insight on how humour may support mental health from Arthur Asa Berger, Professor Emeritus at San Francisco State University, author of more than 150…

Reductive mechanisms for unwanted intrusive thoughts: exploring affectivity in clinical and non-clinical samples

Jesse Omoregie, Jerome Carson

Unwanted intrusive thoughts (UITs) are a major public health concern (Nock et al., 2008; Bentum et al., 2017), and they are key to the development of a variety of dysregulated…

Explorations on the use of lived experiences by psychiatrists: facilitators and barriers

Simona Karbouniaris, Marjolein Boomsma-van Holten, Antoinet Oostindiër, Pascal Raats, Cecil C. Prins-Aardema, Alie Weerman, Jean Pierre Wilken, Tineke A. Abma

This study aims to explore the perspectives of psychiatrists with lived experiences and what their considerations are upon integrating the personal into the professional realm.

Loneliness and community mental health

Melvin Bradley

In this paper I will discuss loneliness in the community.

What happens after psychosis? The support I have received

Paul Makin

The aim of the paper is to describe Paul Makin’s psychiatric treatment after he developed a psychosis.

Writing happy memories to soothe a troubled mind

Kirsty Lilley

The purpose of this paper is to explore how revisiting happy and pleasant memories might bring some peace to the minds of those who struggle with the ongoing impact of early life…

Remarkable lives – Ella Vadasz in conversation with Robert Hurst

Ella Vadasz, Robert Hurst

The purpose of this paper is to share Ella Vadasz’s story.