History of Psychiatry Podcast Series

About History of Psychiatry Podcast Series

Rab Houston was born in Hamilton, Scotland, lived in India and Ghana and was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and St Andrews University before spending six years at Cambridge University as a research student (Peterhouse) and research fellow (Clare College). He has worked at the University of St Andrews since 1983 and is Professor of Modern History, specialising in British social history. He is a fellow of both the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh (Scotland’s national academy), and a member of the Academia Europaea. He is married to a senior university manager and lives in Edinburgh. In his spare time he likes any form of active meditation. http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/staff/rabhouston.html https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/psychhist/

Publisher

Professor Rab Houston

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Jul 2016

Latest episode

6 Dec 2021

Latest episodes

121 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Dec 2021

   The 1966 Aberfan disaster

   In this podcast, Professor Houston talks about the psychological impact on those affected by the Aberfan disaster of 1966. The podcast expands on an interview Prof Houston gave to BBC Wales as part of a series of podcasts recently produced about the disaster. It is strongly advised that you listen to podcast 7 of the BBC series prior to listening to this podcast. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p09z3n7y Further reading: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/electroencephalogram/ Iain McLean and Martin Johnes, Aberfan: government and disasters (Cardiff: Welsh Academic Press, 2000), especially chapter 5. Morgan, L., Scourfield, J., Williams, D., Jasper, A., & Lewis, G. (2003). The Aberfan disaster: 33-year follow-up of survivors. British Journal of Psychiatry, 182(6), 532-536. doi:10.1192/bjp.182.6.532

2. 

   17 Jun 2021

   Devolved psychiatries - Professor Rab Houston

   Devolved psychiatries - Professor Rab Houston by Professor Rab Houston

3. 

   7 Jan 2020

   Understanding Mental Health: conditions, caring, and contexts - Professor John Crichton

   Prof John Crichton - Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland. What is a forensic psychiatrist? Far from the media stereotypes forensic psychiatrists are not so different to other doctors but working at the most extremes of human experience. Any one of us may have a mental health problem. Very rarely that problem may result in an inability to control ones actions and may lead to direful consequences. Forensic psychiatry is all about helping people recover their lives after such life changing events and by placing the care and treatment of patient at the centre ensuring everyone’s safety.

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