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How We Are: news, views and information
Postnatal depression • trauma in everyday life • ‘hypnosis’ versus ‘relaxation’ • paranoia • avoiding damage from stroke • corporal punishment • explanations for psychosis • drugs and developmental delay • humane doctors and the arts • misdiagnosed anorexia • mistaken beliefs about sleep • adults and ADHD • obese women • suicidal students • how writing can help older people when depressed

Research is not enough
Pat Williams says sometimes the ‘script’ doesn’t tally with reality

ADHD: the medicalisation of naughty boys
Dr Sami Timimi argues that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a cultural construct, not a diagnosable disorder

“It’s what’s right with you that fixes what’s wrong”
Chris Dyas teaches troubled children the understanding and skills to sort out their own problems

Some thoughts on the art of our time
The human givens approach can explain why modern art has become empty, and how it can become meaningful again, says Alan Manktelow

The moral mess we’re in
Julia Neuberger talks with Ivan Tyrrell about society’s lack of genuine care for those most in need of it

They came in the night
Rose Ashton successfully adapted the rewind technique for use with a traumatised toddler

Uncommon therapy
The best therapy can sometimes be done well outside of the therapy room, says Helen Card

Abuse by another name? The tragic tale of one learning disabled adult
Parents may unintentionally deny important emotional needs of learning disabled adults, and professionals may collude. By Ellen Harburn

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