Responses to the BJPsych Special Article at http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/201/6/430/reply#bjprcpsych_el_53914

A collaboration between academics from the University of Sheffield and local people in the creative and cultural industries at Sheffield 20th to 30th September. Academics from such diverse disciplines as

The recent book in the ISPS series is by Romme and Esher on ‘Psychosis as a Personal Crisis’. The are all available by Routledge. ISPSbooks

The Fourth Qualitative Research on Mental Health (QRMH4) conference programme is now available on their website. QRMH4

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Even before the NHS bill has been passed its effect is being noticed on the ground. Lansley has refusal to release details of the internal risk assessment about the proposed

Dialektikon 2012 is a new entertainment based on a revolutionary ’60’s happening and inspired by today’s Occupy movement and the Arab Spring. It’s a free mix of passionate radical speeches

There are lectures and workshops where members are participating. There are four Psychopolitics lectures on the 15 th , 22 nd and the 29th January. There is also a series

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