Sonja and Vincenzo talk about the different meanings that alcohol use can have for men and women across cultures. How does society's way of understanding these issues shape the way we address them?

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Steve and Sam join Vincenzo to discuss their experience of meeting as nurse and patient and then teaching together and co-producing their work in this respect. Among other things, we talk about the importance of the patient's perspective in care and the significant impact that lack of communication or trust can have on treatment, especially in terms of medication

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The concepts of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy differ in the UK and Italy. In this episode Vincenzo discusses what background should be required to train in Psychotherapy and how different ways of framing these concepts can affect patients. Sorry if this episode is posted late, the next one should be published two Thursdays from now as usual.

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What does building therapeutic relations look like? Vincenzo travels to Trieste to talk to two service users, Marilena and Marco, about their experience of a "youth group" within the Trieste mental health system.

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Is Trieste the ideal mental health system? Should we aim to re-create the "Trieste model"? Not really. In this episode we look at problems with this perspective and why it will paradoxically never get us to the Trieste results.

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In this episode Vincenzo reviews a highly influential book in the history of current mental health care in the uk.

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Owen Spalding, a mental health nurse with experience of inpatient settings, joins Vincenzo in debating whether psychiatric hospitals should be reformed or destroyed.
Let us know what you think!

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Today Vincenzo discusses the concept of mental illness. Does it exist? What are the implications of our evaluation?

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The failings of the current mental health system have real consequences for people's lives. What Melanie has to say is relevant to all of us.
There was no podcast episode due to come out today but we need to get as many people as possible to sign this petition below before Tuesday at midnight:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/255823

Other links you may find useful:

http://www.curementalhealth.co.uk/

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Matt and Vincenzo look into the reasons that are frequently brought up to justify why the "Trieste model", which is in itself a problematic definition, cannot be applied in the UK. Spoiler alert: they are not very convincing... let us know if you agree or not!

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