‘Psychoanalysis is one more way of taking people seriously’
Dr Emma Williams in conversation with Adam Phillips
Research
Making Sense of Mental Health: A Practical Approach Through Lived Experience
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Forward to Dr Emma Farrell’s forthcoming book ‘Making Sense of Mental Health: A Practical Approach Through Lived Experience’ (The Liffey Press, September 2022) by Dr Pat Bracken Independent Consultant Psychiatrist
Well-being in the Irish secondary school: Reflections on a curricular approach
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Schools and centres for education are increasingly positioned as playing a vital role in the promotion of young people’s mental health and well-being. Drawing on the example of Ireland’s reformed Junior Cycle curriculum (ages 12-15), we ask if the curriculum is the best means of nurturing positive mental health and well-being in schools.
The Promise of the University: Reclaiming, Humanity, Humility and Hope.
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Afterword to Dr Áine Mahon’s book ‘The Promise of the University: Reclaiming, Humanity, Humility and Hope’.
Darkness, Wellness and Worldviews
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The university’s role in shaping students’ experiences of mental health and distress.
Chapter in Mahon, A. (2022) The Promise of the University: Reclaiming, Humanity, Humility and Hope. Singapore, Springer.
Understanding student mental health difficulty deflection and darkness
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With a particular focus on the experience of young people in higher education, this paper turns to the philosophical work of Cora Diamond to open up new ways of conceptualising mental health.
