The Dark Side of Borderline Personality Disorder

I have a real ambivalence about this kind of story, appearing on the Guardian website today. Whilst I think finding representations of mental health in popular culture can be a useful way of unlocking some of the social stigma around the issues (by demystifying the often over-medicalised terminology with easily recognisable portrayals) I think there’s [...]

Imitating Life?

I note with curiosity this story about a drop-in scene being filmed for an episode of EastEnders to be broadcast on Friday, after the UK’s general election result is known. With my media v. psychology hat on, I’m interested in the motive for such topical referencing within a fictional TV programme, which otherwise makes very [...]

One Story, Many Issues

The news of a sex therapist whose appeal against his sacking by Relate over a clash between his religious beliefs and his refusal to counsel a gay couple features on both the BBC and Guardian websites today (as many news stories often do). What strikes me in reading both presentations of the story is the [...]