Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - How The Disorder Affects The Brain
In this video Janet Treasure looks at how the brain of someone suffering with an eating disorder is affected. The brain uses a large amount of energy to function and when food to supply this energy is limited it can reduce a persons...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Speak In A Soft Gentle Way
In this video Janet Treasure discusses how sometimes people suffering with eating disorders can get to a point where they are forced to enter hospital against their will under the mental health act.
Global Health with Greg Martin
Access to Medicines (part IV). How to get a job!
In this video the panel continue the discussion on Access to Medicines and focus on "who is doing what" (and where a person might be able to find work in this space).
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Kate Pickett - The Consequences of Inequality and Wealth Distribution
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 7: The Consequences of Inequality and Wealth Distribution
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Altering Negative Mindsets
In this video Janet Treasure looks at how when treating eating disorders patients are encouraged to alter negative behaviours to help change their mindsets.
Weird History
Walter Jackson Freeman II The Champion of the Lobotomy
Walter Jackson Freeman II was an evangelical neurosurgeon, vocal about his beliefs and touting a procedure of his own creation from the 1940s through the 1960s. It was called a lobotomy, an operation that involved inserting a sharp metal...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Introduction To The Series
In this video Janet Treasure introduces the Octopus TV series on eating disorders.
The Wall Street Journal
Managing the Modern Workforce
CIOs are leading employees who are adapting to big changes in technology, needed skills, demographics, and culture. Will the new era of pandemic-induced "remote everything" change what we thought we knew about managing the modern workforce?
Barcroft Media
Father Finds Happiness After Suicide Attempt
A MAN who tried to take his own life has finally found recovery after battling depression for years without a diagnosis, beginning his own mental health charity in the process. For Pat Lawson, growing up with depression wasn’t something...
The Art Assignment
The Myth of the Tortured Artist
Are artists really more tortured than the rest of us? Let's consider this myth and the studies that assess whether there might be a link between creativity and mental illness.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - How To Deal With Insensitive Comments
In this interview Jenny Langley discusses how to deal with insensitive comments around the issue of eating disorders.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - The OARs Technique For Carers
In this video Janet Treasure discusses OARs (open questions, affirmations and reflections) a technique that helps people to approach the topic of eating disorders with patients.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - 'LESS is more' Technique For Carers
In this video Jenny Langley discusses how she helps carers of people dealing with eating disorders. LESS is more is an acronym used to help remind carers of important behaviours to adopt to improve interactions with patients; the...
Healthcare Triage
Ketamine Can Be a Fast-Acting Antidepressant
A recent study looked into ketamine, noted animal sedative and party depressant, as a short-term treatment for severe, emergency room level depression. While it can help people who are suffering from suicidal ideation, it is a short term...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Boys Get Anorexia Too
In this video Jenny Langley discusses her book 'boys get anorexia too'. Jenny Langley eldest son developed anorexia around the age of 12, after his recovery Jenny Langley decided to write a book about the experience, challenges and...
Curated Video
Mass Media: Conflict
The stories we share as a society come packaged inside our movies, video games, novels, and other media. These stories provide a shared experience, and bring different groups together. This is a positive effect of mass media, but not all...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Starvation And It's Effects
In this video Janet Treasure discusses some of the physical impacts of starvation and how these apply to people suffering with eating disorders.
Global Health with Greg Martin
Global Health Journalism - the Pulitzer Center
This week we return to bring you en episode on the importance of journalism in Global Health, featuring discussion with Emily Baumgaertner of the Pulitzer Center, and a talk with esteemed reporter and health-related journalist, Joanne...
Curated Video
The Discovery and Uses of Fluorine: A Highly Reactive Element
This video provides an overview of the element fluorine, its properties, and its uses. Despite its reactivity, fluorine is used in dental care and pharmaceuticals due to its beneficial effects on teeth and its stable carbon-fluorine...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Literature
In this video Janet Treasure discusses books that discuss the topic of eating disorders designed to help sufferer themselves and carers in dealing with the conditions.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Neuoplasticity
In this video Janet Treasure discusses neuroplasticity; how the brain wires new infomation to allow for new ideas, skills and behaviours.
History Hit
Henry VIII, Statesman Or Tyrant: The Statesman
How did he change the medical field? How was the royal navy created? What was his impact on English culture? Henry VIII, Statesman Or Tyrant, Part 2
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Kristin Bernard - Early Adversity in Child Development
Kristin Bernard, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology at Stoney Brook University. Her current research Interests are: Child maltreatment; Neurobiological consequences of early life adversity; Parent-child relationships;...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Creating Experiments
In this video Janet Treasure looks how facing new situations can increase learning compared to routine which can often encourage people to function on autopilot. This technique is often applied to patients dealing with eating disorders...