Viewpoint

This section is devoted to the views and opinions of people who have experienced mental health problems.

• Superficially well, but still grieving - Alex writes about her feelings of grief shortly after losing her father. Sept 2009. 

• What's it like to have psychosis and what can be done about it?
  A short movie developed through the Psychosis Research Unit at Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, to help reduce stigma and
  prejudice by promoting the understanding and early detection of psychosis.
  

• Mental & physical health - A report from the Highland Users Group about the important links between mental and physical health. 2008

• My Road To Recovery by Graham Morgan of HUG (Highland Users Group). The text of a talk given at the RCPsych Annual Conference, June 2007.

•  Janey Antoniou talks to Dr Raj Persaud about her experience of hearing voices. 

We welcome contributions from readers for this section of the website. Please email articles to the webeditor@rcpsych.ac.uk.

Notes for contributors:

Articles should be less than 3,500 words. They should focus on the experience of being unwell or recovery. Ideally they should contain information that others might find useful. Apart from the Author they should not refer to individuals who could be identified. Not all articles submitted will be published.

If you would like to recommend a book you may prefer to contribute to our book review section (coming soon!).  

Editor