Knots and black holes: why we’re all prone to madness and what we can do about it

Kinderman, Peter ORCID: 0000-0001-8972-8548 (2016) Knots and black holes: why we’re all prone to madness and what we can do about it. Palgrave Communications, 2 (1). p. 16074.

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Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>People from all walks of life can suffer from mental health problems such as low mood, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive problems, even hearing voices. In extreme circumstances, people can begin to fear that other people are plotting to harm them, and some of us even take our own lives. While it is overwhelmingly true that traumatic experiences or on-going deprivation or abuse are possible factors that contribute to psychological problems, there remains an apparent capriciousness to mental health problems. Some people seem to rise above trauma; other people are plagued by great misery without obvious external causes. There is a tendency to explain these differences as reflecting personal, even biological, vulnerabilities. This article is published as part of a collection entitled “On balance: lifestyle, mental health and wellbeing”.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Source info: Palgrave Communications, Vol. 2, 2016
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Mental Health, Basic Behavioral and Social Science, Mind and Body, Behavioral and Social Science, Clinical Research, Brain Disorders, 7.1 Individual care needs, 2 Aetiology, 7 Management of diseases and conditions, 2.3 Psychological, social and economic factors, Mental health, 3 Good Health and Well Being
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	20 Jun 2017 06:37
Last Modified:	16 Mar 2024 13:49
DOI:	10.1057/palcomms.2016.74
Open Access URL:	http://www.palgrave-journals.com/articles/palcomms...
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3007723