Mental Health in the Digital Age with Professor Simon Wessely - S1E2

Everybody has mental health, just as we all have physical health, but the ways in which we perceive mental wellbeing in the modern age are ever-evolving.

The pace at which this is happening owes itself to a number of factors, some less apparent than others, and Professor Simon Wessely’s expertise in the area provides remarkable insight in this episode of King’s Conversations.

We hear from Simon as he discusses the intriguing link between films’ representation of PTSD and our experiences of it, how social media really affects our mental health, and the devaluation of common terms like OCD and bipolar.

This episode of King’s Conversations covers:

The historically perceived stigma around the psychiatry field

Social media’s impact on mental health compared to other stimuli

Whether trigger warnings and avoiding conversations is effective

The role of therapy and counselling after crisis events

Fascinating links between PTSD and how flashbacks are represented in visual media