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Mark Salter

Consultant psychiatrist specialising in risk, untowardness and media portrayals of mental distress

Mark Salter is a consultant psychiatrist based in London’s East End, specialising in risk, untowardness and media portrayals of mental distress.

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Mark Salter is a consultant psychiatrist based in London’s East End, specialising in risk, untowardness and media portrayals of mental distress.

Mark Salter Videos

A person wearing a white animal mask stands in a forest, surrounded by vibrant pink smoke, creating an ethereal and mysterious atmosphere.
Mark Salter,Helen Lederer,Jacques Peretti,James Mahon

Lies and Beauty

Is lying somehow essential to our lives?
A colorful portrait of a woman’s silhouette, blending with vibrant autumn leaves and a tree, symbolizing nature and transformation.
Mark Salter

Mental health reimagined

Why we should value the awful
A person in a white blouse and red skirt holds an ornate golden picture frame in front of their face, standing in a grassy field under a cloudy sky.
Mark Salter,Helen Croydon,Richard K. Morgan,John Cottingham

The Story of I

Where does the narrative of the self come from?
Mark Salter,Joanna Kavenna,Lucy Johnstone,Sarah Garfinkel

Heaven is other people

Is mental wellbeing a purely social issue?

A sagittal MRI scan of the human brain, showcasing detailed anatomical structures including the cerebral cortex and brainstem.
Mark Salter,Nayef Al-Rodhan,Philip Ball,Kristina Musholt

Fate, Freedom, and Neuroscience

The science of free will

Mark Salter Articles

A shadowy figure presses against a frosted glass surface, hands outstretched, creating an eerie and mysterious atmosphere.
Mark Salter

Psychiatry After Postmodernism
Two pencils, one black and one white, intersect at the center of a black and white checkerboard pattern.
Mark Salter

The Bipolar Construct
A close-up view of a chessboard featuring black and white pieces, with a focus on a white king and pawn. The background is dark, emphasizing the game.
Mark Salter

An Irreconcilable Conflict

More Videos

A surreal black and white image depicting a distressed man with multiple hands grasping his face, conveying a sense of chaos and inner turmoil.
Mark Salter

Madness: What's in a word?

The language behind it

A historical hospital setting features several empty beds, emphasizing the theme of medical errors, with a person seated on a bed in the background.
Mark Salter,Diane Abbott,Roger Bolton,David Healy,Natalie Bennett

Are Hospitals Bad For Us?

Social justice impacts our health more than medicine
A businessman in a suit holds two masks, one depicting a frowning face and the other a smiling face, symbolizing contrasting emotions.
Mark Salter

Are We All Bipolar Now?

The boundaries of mental health

An older person with short, gray hair and wearing a floral-patterned blazer, sitting near a microphone with an attentive expression.
Jonathan Derbyshire,Mary Warnock,Hilary Lawson,Mark Salter,Robert Rowland Smith

Sensuality and Deception
Aerial view of a spiral staircase with ornate railings, leading down to a circular area with people and a sculpture at the bottom.
Don Cupitt,Yasmin Alibhai-Brown,Mark Salter,Juliet Gardiner

Outrageous Fortune

Fate in modern society
A panel discussion featuring three individuals, one holding a ukulele, seated in front of a projector display. Audience partially visible in the foreground.
Rana Mitter,Molly Meacher,Richard Bentall,Mark Salter

Taking Over the Asylum
A couple embraces in an ornate, golden landscape, surrounded by vibrant flowers, depicted in Gustav Klimt's iconic Art Nouveau style, symbolizing love and intimacy.
Catherine Hakim,Julian Baggini,Mark Salter,Richard Coles

Love Incorporated

Can we measure our emotions?
A transparent human head filled with colorful pills and capsules, with a spoonful of medication positioned near the mouth, symbolizing health or substance use.
Mark Salter

A Checklist for Sanity

The limits to our understanding of mental illness
Illustration of Santa Claus carrying a sack, featuring a white beard, red suit, and a cheerful expression, with a snowy background.
Mark Salter,Mark Rowlands,Doon Mackichan,Afua Hirsch,Meg Rosoff

Mummy's Little Secret

Should we lie to children?
A stethoscope resting on a laptop keyboard, symbolizing the intersection of healthcare and technology.
Ben Hammersley,Mark Salter,Victoria Lambert,Matt Jameson Evans

Trust Me, I'm Google

Medicine in a digital age
A stylized illustration of a human head profile with layered lines, depicting a staircase leading to a starry night sky inside the head, set against a purple background.
Mark Salter

Making Sense Of Mental Health

An Interview with Mark Salter
Mark Salter,Joanna Kavenna,Lucy Johnstone,Sarah Garfinkel

Heaven is other people

Is mental wellbeing a purely social issue?

A colorful portrait of a woman’s silhouette, blending with vibrant autumn leaves and a tree, symbolizing nature and transformation.
Mark Salter

Mental health reimagined

Why we should value the awful
A woman shelters a child with a large shield while reading a book, surrounded by arrows in a dramatic sunset landscape.
Mark Salter,Helen-Ann Hartley,Phillip Blond

Why Love is the most Dangerous thing in the World

The emotion worth dying, and killing, for
A chaotic arrangement of numerous orange prescription medication bottles scattered on a surface, some caps off and labels partially visible.
Mark Salter

Life without labels

Problems with modern mental health
Rana Mitter,Mark Salter,David Nutt,Caroline Hickman

The age of anxiety

COVID-19 legacy will be psychiatric