SciBar: April

The sixth SciBar of the 2017/18 series is with Dr. Anna Bergqvist

April's topic is: Language and Mental Health

How does it feel to be you acting in the world through the use of language or actively entertaining your own cognitions? And what happens when such a feeling is disrupted, ascribed to you by someone else or conferred upon something else? This talk examines the theme of lost self-hood from a number of disciplinary perspectives, with a particular focus upon the significance of these debates for people with mental health conditions. My approach is partly motivated by the BPS (British Psychological Society) Division of Clinical Psychology revised 2015 Guidelines on Language in Relation to Functional Psychiatric Diagnosis, which urge public affirmation of the large and growing emerging evidence that experiences described in functional diagnostic terms may be better understood in psychosocial terms.

This event will take place on Monday 30th April from 5:30pm onwards. The talk will last around 45 mins, with a quick break before a question and answer session and the chance for further discussion while enjoying a few drinks in the cosy settings of the Lass O’Gowrie pub. No scientific background needed, just turn up and join in!