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Is Psychiatry Working?

As the numbers of people seeking treatment for mental health disorders rises globally, what do we know about the treatments on offer?

Radio 4,12 episodes

Episodes

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Jade and postpartum psychosis
How can we best treat postpartum psychosis?
16 Jul 2024,28 mins
Rai and schizophrenia
How can we better understand and live with voice hearing?
09 Jul 2024,28 mins
Depression and Emily
How can we combat treatment resistant depression?
02 Jul 2024,28 mins
OCD and Dom
How can we best treat obsessive-compulsive disorder?
25 Jun 2024,28 mins
Live from Hay Festival
A special edition of the series from Hay Festival.
12 Sep 2023,28 mins
Anxiety
Anxiety: why do we have it, and how can we control it?
15 May 2023,28 mins
Healing and Recovery
Healing and recovery: the ways forward.
24 Feb 2023,28 mins
Therapy
The different forms and aims of therapy.
17 Feb 2023,30 mins
Medication
Medication: What do we know about psychiatric drugs?
10 Feb 2023,30 mins
Diagnosis
What is the role and place of diagnosis in psychiatry?
03 Feb 2023,30 mins
Detention
Is the system for detention in psychiatric care working?
27 Jan 2023,28 mins
Crisis
Is emergency care in psychiatry working?
20 Jan 2023,28 mins