Nesting Swan, a photo by TylerIngram on Flickr.
Professor Peter Tyrer, editor of the British Journal of Psychiatry, argues his profession practises 'mental colonialism' on people with long-term, chronic mental illness that's resistant to treatment. His approach is called Nidotherapy -- Nido meaning 'nest' -- focused on changing a person's environment not their personality.
To read transcript or download audio: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/nido-nest-therapy-top-psychiatrist-issues-strong/2960628
