“I appreciate life so much more now than before and thank God every day for life because without having dialysis I would already be dead.” Gwen Lewis, quoted above, was diagnosed with double kidney failure following an operation a few years ago. Whilst receiving treatment in hospital for an infection she caught as a result…
“It is known that all illnesses have a psychological impact. The impact of the particular illness on the person depends on the individual’s perception of the illness as well as its severity.” The report Twice as likely- Putting long term conditions and depression on the agenda published last year, highlights that depression is two to…
Drapetomania was the name given to the ‘mental illness’ that numerous enslaved Africans demonstrated by running away from the European slave-masters who were abusing them. As far as white doctors in the 1860’s were concerned, human beings were mentally ill if, when physically abused and tortured, they chose to escape. If this concept is hard…
While people are lining up to lambast the LSE lecturer who stated that black women are rated the least attractive of all races, there is a peculiar silence
A Facebook page entitled: LSE Home of the Racist Academic. Say No; launched following the publication of an article in Psychology Today, by LSE
New government guidelines which will allow white couples to adopt black children have reignited concerns about whether the cultural needs of
“If I get stressed I die quicker, and I’m not prepared to do that.” Multiple Sclerosis (MS) sufferer Lisa Alabaksh, a former head teacher living in North London says this is exactly how she feels about living with MS. She was diagnosed with MS in February 2004 at the age of 35, when her symptoms…