• The Punishers Brain

    20 October 2014

    A new book 'The Punishers Brain' authored by US Trial Judge Morris Hoffman, forms the basis of this podcast discussion on the latest neuroscience and psychology research about telling right ...

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  • Vicarious Kinks - S/M in the Socio-Legal Imaginary

    07 October 2014

    Professor Khan explores the position of S/M and other sexual practices regarded as 'perverse' in the DSM - the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual which in the USA defines mental disorders. ...

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  • The psychology of Alan Turing

    16 September 2014

    Michael Ferguson has written a fascinating book review of two recent biographies on the famous mathematician and cryptographer Alan Turing

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  • Bibliotherapy

    01 September 2014

    Dr Raj Persaud talks to Jennifer Strickland and Julie Walker about Bibliotherapy - a therapy which involves using a wide range of material in the form of books, quotes, readings, ...

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  • The Helplines Partnership

    26 August 2014

    Dr Howard Ryland, Associate Editor of the RCPsych eNewsletter is joined by Theodore Spyrou, CEO of the Helplines Partnership. Here, they discuss the role of the Helplines Partnership in supporting ...

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  • Demonisation of psychiatrists in fiction

    04 August 2014

    Jacqueline Hopson explores the demonisation of psychiatrists in fiction with Raj Persaud.

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  • How does the brain 'hear voices'?

    17 July 2014

    Professor Peter Woodruff and Raj Persaud discuss the latest neuroscience research on hearing voices or auditory hallucinations. The conversation was recorded at the Annual Congress of the Royal College of ...

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  • The psychology and psychiatry of sleep problems

    06 July 2014

    Raj Persaud in conversation with Dr Jeremy Beider

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  • Mood Disorders

    01 July 2014

    Professor Mary Phillips, Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh, talks to Raj Persaud about latest research investigating whether we can predict who is going ...

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  • Victoria's road to recovery

    23 June 2014

    Raj Persaud interviews Victoria, (not her real name) a victim of a serious sexual assault who developed mental health problems, yet has made a good recovery. She has been successfully ...

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