Making Meaning of the Voices (2014 Event)

People with severe mental health issues are often stigmatized by
society. From drugs to psychiatry, solutions are complex and
expensive. Eleanor Longden, a voice hearer and a qualified
psychologist joins James Ley, a playwright who explores his
bi-polar disorder in his writing, and Robin Murray, professor of
psychiatric research at King's College London, to discuss how
hearing voices can be a creative and ingenious psychological
survival strategy. Chaired by Dr Angela Woods, a lecturer in
Medical Humanities. This event, recorded live at the 2014
Edinburgh International Book Festival, was part of the Festival’s
Conversations with Ourselves series of events presented in
association with the University of Durham and with the support of
the Wellcome Trust.