The Refugee
Leading forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead reflects on her work with survivors of trauma. Here, Dr Adshead works with a widow who finds it impossible to say her husband's name.
Pioneering forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist Dr Gwen Adshead has spent thirty years as a therapist in secure hospitals, prisons and in the community.
In UNSPEAKABLE we witness her work with patients in the aftermath of distressing and traumatic events and see how speech, language and silence can influence recovery after catastrophe.
Dr Adshead was the BBC Reith Lecturer in 2024.
PART ONE – THE REFUGEE
Dr Adshead works with a widow who finds it impossible to say her husband's name.
Read by Gwen Adshead
Written by Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne
Abridged by Eileen Horne
Producer: Gaynor Macfarlane
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