Rosa Ritunnano

For new and old Twitter friends interested in #psychosis #phenomenology #delusion #meaning #interdisciplinary mental health: my website has new pages, articles & links. It will hopefully grow more as projects develop - watch this space and keep in touch! rosar.me

The basic notion of the musicality of communication between people and inner experience is well researched. Here, eg, is Paanksep: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

NEW systematic review by @KingsIoPPN researcher Dr Anna Georgiades examines evidence of religiosity and spirituality in the maintenance and recovery of people with psychosis. kcl.ac.uk/news/new-revie…

How is subjective experience used in #mentalhealth research? We’re looking for researchers (esp. neuroscientists, geneticists, big data scientists, and biomedical researchers & non-UK researchers) to take part in a survey, as part of the SUNRISE study. smartsurvey.co.uk/s/774USE/

𝗧𝗼𝗽-𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺-𝘂𝗽 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 nature.com/articles/s4158… Small contribution in piece by @_fernando_rosas and colleagues on how we need both types of research culture

“Making Sense of the 4E Cognition Turn in Mental Health Research” by @MiguelNundePGor and @pablolopezsilva in the latest issue of PPP is currently open access for 2 weeks, along with accompanying commentaries muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

Grateful for this positive review of “Conversations in Critical Psychiatry” in the British Journal of Psychiatry by Tom Harrison.   Aftab “condenses an understanding of psychiatry that everyone working in the field would benefit from”   cambridge.org/core/journals/…

When you were doing an undergrad, you wanted to do a masters. When you did a masters, you wanted to do a PhD. Now you’re doing a PhD, you want to be a cat.

"This paper considers the notion of embodied selfhood through the perspective of dynamic and rhythmic coupling between bodily movements and bodily actions"

This is a difficult paper but a must read, IMO. “Within this framework, psychotherapy can be viewed as an intervention aimed at facilitating the reorganization of the self of the patient through a structured intersubjective relationship…

"writing is not only about reporting results; it also provides a tool to uncover new thoughts and ideas. Writing compels us to think"

Absolutely! There is science in incomplete without philosophy and vice versa. The interdependence is crucial as science specializes and philosophy interconnects. Although I would like to understand what ‘natural’ really means here?

Is it time to bring back 'natural philosophy'? Find out by listening to @danfalk's audio report on the recent @JohnsHopkins workshop on the topic, held in Baltimore in May, organised by Sean Carroll abc.net.au/listen/program…

Our June 2025 issue is currently available online and includes articles on topics such as 4E cognition in mental health research, CBT and stoicism, grief as identity crisis, spatial atmospheres, and the recognition demand. muse.jhu.edu/issue/55105

Karl Jaspers Award is given for the best unpublished paper in the area of philosophy of psychiatry by a trainee in the disciplines of philosophy, psychiatry, or psychology. Deadline for submission for 2025 Karl Jaspers Award is Sunday, December 7, 2025 aapp.press.jhu.edu/jaspers

I joined the ECR panel on advancing #MixedMethods research & championing its value in publication bringing an editorial perspective on behalf of @BMJMentalHealth. Excited to have contributed!

The first 24/7 Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre has opened in East London. People with serious mental illness like schizophrenia or bipolar can walk in anytime for support. No referral needed. No appointments. Just support, close to home. ➡️ england.nhs.uk/2025/07/first-…

“New figures highlight alarming trends in the UK’s clinical academic workforce, underscoring the need for immediate action to reverse these declines and safeguard the future of medical research and education.” That sense of nothing ever changes… medschools.ac.uk/latest/news/ur…

This summer, August 31st, we are hosting an evolutionary psychiatry debate in Cambridge. Experts discussing whether depression is functional and whether evolutionary perspectives are more important in research or the clinic. Audience participation possible. Join us!…

Universities in England at risk of long-term decline, says British Academy: “England’s higher education system risks long-term decline unless ministers overhaul their “confused, if not incoherent” approach to universities” on.ft.com/44D8jIg

On “the very specific work involved in infusing your writing with energy and life” — C. Thi Nguyen shares his thoughts about the creative craft of writing philosophy… dailynous.com/2025/07/15/bey…