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In dialogue about mental illness

In dialogue about mental illness with Finuala and Sean

I wanted to know why Finuala and Sean decided to use poetry and music to understand and talk about mental illness.

We went on to talk about the insider-outsider view of mental illness, the strange beauty in how the world is viewed from a psychotic state, the role of the imagination, empathy, and the importance of listening closely to the original words spoken by people undergoing mental illness.

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Medicine and the Arts: Humanising Healthcare

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