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Carmen Callil is the author of Bad Faith, a book about the “Eichman of France”, Louis Darquier and about his daughter, Carmen’s own psychiatrist, Anne Darquier. In her book, Carmen strongly criticises the late Dr Robert Hobson, a psychotherapist who wrote about the case history of his patient, Anne Darquier, in his book, Forms of Feeling. Although Dr Hobson changed Anne’s name, Carmen contends that not only was the content of his case history unfair, he also failed to protect Anne’s identity.
In a forthcoming book review in the British Journal of Psychiatry, Gerald Russell, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry from the Institute of Psychiatry, speaks in defence of his former colleague, Dr Hobson. He says that Carmen Callil is mistaken in accusing Dr Hobson of breaking rules and that her criticisms will make it harder for practitioners to publish case histories about their patients.
Professor Russell fears that since the 1995 British Journal of Psychiatry new guidelines - requiring that before patients’ written case histories could be submitted for publication, written consent had to be obtained and key personal details changed so that they could not be identified - it has been virtually impossible to get case histories into the Journal.
To discuss the importance of writing about and publishing patient case histories, Professor Raj Persaud is joined by Professor Gerald Russell, Carmen Callil, Peter Tyrer, Editor of the British Journal of Psychiatry and Dr Chris Mace, Chair of the Faculty of Psychotherapy of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
POLONIUM-210
In the midst of last November’s radiation poisoning from Polonium-210 of the Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, it was easy to forget that scores of people in the capital could also have been victims and that the potential for mass panic was present.
In the past week, one of the key agencies involved in managing this unique public health hazard, held a conference in London to examine the whole incident. Dr James Rubin reveals the findings of new research investigating the psychological reaction of the public, as well as those directly touched by the incident. He also talks about his latest follow-up study into the psychological impact of the July 7th 2005 terrorist bombings on Londoners. | | | | Additional information | | | Gerald Russell, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry from the Institute of Psychiatry
Carmen Callil, Author and founder of the Virago Press
Bad Faith: A Forgotten History of Family and Fatherland
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN-10: 0099498286
ISBN-13: 978-0099498285
Forms of Feeling: The Heart of Psychotherapy by Dr Robert Hobson
Publisher: Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd
ISBN-10: 0415043247
ISBN-13: 978-0415043243
Peter Tyrer, Editor of the British Journal of Psychiatry and Professor of Community Psychiatry, Division of Neurosciences and Mental Health at Imperial College London
Dr Chris Mace, Chair of the Faculty of Psychotherapy of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Dr James Rubin, Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, specialises in psychological medicine
Enduring consequences of terrorism: A seven month follow-up survey of reactions to the bombings in London on 7 July 2005
Rubin GJ, Brewin CR, Greenberg N, Hacker Hughes J, Simpson J & Wessely S
(In Press) British Journal of Psychiatry
(published by The Royal College of Psychiatrists)
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