Samrad Ghane
@sam-ghane.bsky.social
Clinical Psychologist/Psychotherapist, anthropologist and researcher | Cultural psychiatry | Global mental health
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Samrad Ghane
@sam-ghane.bsky.social
· Nov 29
Frontiers | Symptom vs context: lessons learned from a large-scale implementation of the Cultural Formulation Interview
Mental health services in multicultural societies require culturally sensitive approaches to reduce health disparities. The Cultural Formulation Interview (C...
www.frontiersin.org
Happy to share our latest publication on the implementation of the Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) in routine clinical practice.
Some key conclusions and recommendations from our study:
shorturl.at/f4qt5
#CulturalPsychiatry #mentalhealth
Some key conclusions and recommendations from our study:
shorturl.at/f4qt5
#CulturalPsychiatry #mentalhealth
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Onze nieuwe documentaire onthult: Israël gebruikt christelijke overtuigingen over het einde der tijden om de steun te verwerven van protestants-christelijke politici overal ter wereld, en hiermee parlementen naar hun hand te zetten.
rightsforum.org/hoe-christen...
rightsforum.org/hoe-christen...
Hoe ChristenUnie en SGP een heilige strijd tegen de Palestijnen voeren - The Rights Forum
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September 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Onze nieuwe documentaire onthult: Israël gebruikt christelijke overtuigingen over het einde der tijden om de steun te verwerven van protestants-christelijke politici overal ter wereld, en hiermee parlementen naar hun hand te zetten.
rightsforum.org/hoe-christen...
rightsforum.org/hoe-christen...
Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a case of imperial boomerang and has very much place in the American democracy. For decades, (right-wing) American politics has led violent coups and assassinations in the Global South, and it shouldn’t be a surprise when the same aggression is turned inwards.
We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.
September 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a case of imperial boomerang and has very much place in the American democracy. For decades, (right-wing) American politics has led violent coups and assassinations in the Global South, and it shouldn’t be a surprise when the same aggression is turned inwards.
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An industry that doesn’t want peace!
The arms industry is raking in millions even as conflicts are killing people
Really pleased to see this @bmj.com series on:
Arms industry as a commercial determinant of health
www.bmj.com/collections/...
The arms industry is raking in millions even as conflicts are killing people
Really pleased to see this @bmj.com series on:
Arms industry as a commercial determinant of health
www.bmj.com/collections/...
September 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
An industry that doesn’t want peace!
The arms industry is raking in millions even as conflicts are killing people
Really pleased to see this @bmj.com series on:
Arms industry as a commercial determinant of health
www.bmj.com/collections/...
The arms industry is raking in millions even as conflicts are killing people
Really pleased to see this @bmj.com series on:
Arms industry as a commercial determinant of health
www.bmj.com/collections/...
You can criticize Putin all you want, but he knows how to negotiate with a bully.
CC: @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
CC: @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
Summit puts Putin back on the global stage and Trump echoes a Kremlin position
In a summit meeting marked by red carpets, handshakes and military flyovers, President Vladimir Putin made his first trip to the United States in a decade and was greeted warmly by President Donald Tr...
apnews.com
August 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
You can criticize Putin all you want, but he knows how to negotiate with a bully.
CC: @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
CC: @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
Never mistake the majority opinion as the right moral position.
Image source: African Archives
Image source: African Archives
August 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Never mistake the majority opinion as the right moral position.
Image source: African Archives
Image source: African Archives
Dear Amsterdam city hall, this is what you get when you mindlessly dismantle sex work in the socially accepted designated areas.
Student rooms used for illegal prostitution. www.folia.nl/en/kort
Folia
www.folia.nl
August 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Dear Amsterdam city hall, this is what you get when you mindlessly dismantle sex work in the socially accepted designated areas.
This is the point: American idiocy didn’t start with #MAGA. It’s been there all along, only white (liberal) America didn’t find it a real problem, until now.
#americanidiot #greenday
#americanidiot #greenday
Happy b’day, “American Idiot” — released as a single 21 years ago today, and written in the wake of the Iraq War.
“The country had gone into a war based on lies,” said Billie Joe Armstrong, “and no one seemed to care. .. It was a song that came from a very honest, pissed-off place.”
“The country had gone into a war based on lies,” said Billie Joe Armstrong, “and no one seemed to care. .. It was a song that came from a very honest, pissed-off place.”
August 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is the point: American idiocy didn’t start with #MAGA. It’s been there all along, only white (liberal) America didn’t find it a real problem, until now.
#americanidiot #greenday
#americanidiot #greenday
What a joke! #starmer
UK to recognise Palestinian statehood in September unless Israel agrees ceasefire and two-state solution, Starmer says – as it happened
UK also demands Hamas release all hostages, disarm, sign up to a ceasefire and accept that they will play no role in the government of Gaza
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
What a joke! #starmer
Dear @who.int, you can’t do victims justice, if you don’t dare to call out their perpetrators. Even within the diplomatic limits, you CAN hold Israel accountable. We’re 20 months into this genocide, and still no mention of Israel in your statement. What have you achieved by this policy so far?
Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the #Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July.
The crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health, and humanitarian aid has cost many lives.
Statement from WHO.
www.who.int/news/item/27...
The crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health, and humanitarian aid has cost many lives.
Statement from WHO.
www.who.int/news/item/27...
Malnutrition rates reach alarming levels in Gaza, WHO warns
Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July. Of 74 malnutrition-related deaths in 2025, 63 occurred in July – including 24 children under five, a c...
www.who.int
July 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Dear @who.int, you can’t do victims justice, if you don’t dare to call out their perpetrators. Even within the diplomatic limits, you CAN hold Israel accountable. We’re 20 months into this genocide, and still no mention of Israel in your statement. What have you achieved by this policy so far?
This is why we can’t be too optimistic about the future: there is literally no institutional resistance against fascism. Even not at Harvard.
Exclusive: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication
As Harvard’s feud with Trump escalated, so did tensions over an ‘education and Palestine’ issue of a prestigious journal. Scholars blame the ‘Palestine exception’ to academic freedom
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This is why we can’t be too optimistic about the future: there is literally no institutional resistance against fascism. Even not at Harvard.
Weak institutions such as @columbiauniversity.bsky.social jeopardize not only the position of their students and staff, but also that of institutes with stronger backbones. What a shame….
By negotiating with the Trump administration, Columbia is giving in to political pressure and failing to resist the current, widespread assault on academic freedom and higher education.
July 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Weak institutions such as @columbiauniversity.bsky.social jeopardize not only the position of their students and staff, but also that of institutes with stronger backbones. What a shame….
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to liberate ourselves from stressful conditions. Imagine how different psychology would have been, if it wasn’t developed within a capitalist-neoliberal framework.
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to chose one thought over another.”
—William James
—William James
July 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to liberate ourselves from stressful conditions. Imagine how different psychology would have been, if it wasn’t developed within a capitalist-neoliberal framework.
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I’m happy to announce that this Handbook will be published this month. Don’t forget to preorder. Along with the other co-editors, we’ve decided to donate all royalties, however small.
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/th...
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/th...
The Sage Handbook of Decolonial Theory
uk.sagepub.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I’m happy to announce that this Handbook will be published this month. Don’t forget to preorder. Along with the other co-editors, we’ve decided to donate all royalties, however small.
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/th...
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/th...
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Tackling social determinants will reduce the global mental health burden: mega-blog by Xiaolin Guo & @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social of current prevention strategies buff.ly/niIxj5p
Summarising a recent review by @kirkbride.bsky.social et al
#SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth #Prevention
🧵 THREAD
Summarising a recent review by @kirkbride.bsky.social et al
#SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth #Prevention
🧵 THREAD
June 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Tackling social determinants will reduce the global mental health burden: mega-blog by Xiaolin Guo & @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social of current prevention strategies buff.ly/niIxj5p
Summarising a recent review by @kirkbride.bsky.social et al
#SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth #Prevention
🧵 THREAD
Summarising a recent review by @kirkbride.bsky.social et al
#SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth #Prevention
🧵 THREAD
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🧵1/ In a new @bmj.com paper, @miriamorcutt.bsky.social & I argue that the erosion of international norms is putting the world’s most vulnerable - migrants, refugees, and stateless people - at unprecedented risk.
miriamorcutt.bsky.social
miriamorcutt.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
🧵1/ In a new @bmj.com paper, @miriamorcutt.bsky.social & I argue that the erosion of international norms is putting the world’s most vulnerable - migrants, refugees, and stateless people - at unprecedented risk.
Very important paper. Cognitive therapy can be a great source of support for victims of racial trauma, when used adequately, and a form of gaslighting when done poorly.
New tCBT paper: Using cognitive therapy for PTSD when racism was part of the traumatic event(s): case illustrations and practical considerations for therapists and supervisors
Full free text at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Full free text at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
June 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Very important paper. Cognitive therapy can be a great source of support for victims of racial trauma, when used adequately, and a form of gaslighting when done poorly.
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We were delighted to host Prof Diana Allan for the Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture on 'Living Archives: Palestinian Displacement in Lebanon'
Warms thanks for a fascinating talk, & showing of the film 'Partition'.
If you missed the lecture, listen now:
Warms thanks for a fascinating talk, & showing of the film 'Partition'.
If you missed the lecture, listen now:
Living Archives: Palestinian Displacement in Lebanon | Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture 2025
Living Archives: Palestinian Displacement in Lebanon | Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture 2025 Professor Diana Allan (McGill University) Wednesday 11 June 2025 ODID, Oxford This talk addresses the conc
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June 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We were delighted to host Prof Diana Allan for the Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture on 'Living Archives: Palestinian Displacement in Lebanon'
Warms thanks for a fascinating talk, & showing of the film 'Partition'.
If you missed the lecture, listen now:
Warms thanks for a fascinating talk, & showing of the film 'Partition'.
If you missed the lecture, listen now:
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Pretty excited about our new publication about shared learnings about working with #peer researchers in LMICs. A connected chapter on our learnings specifically related to our #participatory #visual research is also on its way :) dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Lived experience in mental health research in Ghana and Indonesia: What have we learned?
Author summary This paper highlights the experiences of people with lived and living experience of mental health conditions who are engaged in research (also called peer researchers) in two countries ...
dx.plos.org
June 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Pretty excited about our new publication about shared learnings about working with #peer researchers in LMICs. A connected chapter on our learnings specifically related to our #participatory #visual research is also on its way :) dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
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The Sage Handbook of Decolonial Theory I co-edited can now be preordered! Ask your libraries and departments to purchase this book. All royalties, however small, will be donated to Gaza.
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/asi/th...
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/asi/th...
The Sage Handbook of Decolonial Theory
uk.sagepub.com
May 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Sage Handbook of Decolonial Theory I co-edited can now be preordered! Ask your libraries and departments to purchase this book. All royalties, however small, will be donated to Gaza.
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/asi/th...
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/asi/th...
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Hundreds of people in Türkiye, mainly students, are going on trial for protesting the detention of Istanbul’s mayor.
The rushed trials show Türkiye’s restrictions on the right to assembly are arbitrary and incompatible with a democratic society based on the rule of law.
The rushed trials show Türkiye’s restrictions on the right to assembly are arbitrary and incompatible with a democratic society based on the rule of law.
Türkiye: Students, Journalists on Trial for Protest
Türkiye is set to prosecute hundreds of people, mainly students, who protested the detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoglu in hasty, mass trials, scheduled to begin on April 18, 2015, Human Rights ...
www.hrw.org
April 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Hundreds of people in Türkiye, mainly students, are going on trial for protesting the detention of Istanbul’s mayor.
The rushed trials show Türkiye’s restrictions on the right to assembly are arbitrary and incompatible with a democratic society based on the rule of law.
The rushed trials show Türkiye’s restrictions on the right to assembly are arbitrary and incompatible with a democratic society based on the rule of law.
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Support Dr. Abu Safiya for the Nobel Peace Prize!
Dr. Abu Safiya is director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza. He remained with his patients under dire conditions until he was forced to surrender. He is currently being held without trial in various Israeli prisons.
rightsforum.org/petitie/supp...
Dr. Abu Safiya is director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza. He remained with his patients under dire conditions until he was forced to surrender. He is currently being held without trial in various Israeli prisons.
rightsforum.org/petitie/supp...
Support Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya for the Nobel Peace Prize - The Rights Forum
rightsforum.org
April 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Support Dr. Abu Safiya for the Nobel Peace Prize!
Dr. Abu Safiya is director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza. He remained with his patients under dire conditions until he was forced to surrender. He is currently being held without trial in various Israeli prisons.
rightsforum.org/petitie/supp...
Dr. Abu Safiya is director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza. He remained with his patients under dire conditions until he was forced to surrender. He is currently being held without trial in various Israeli prisons.
rightsforum.org/petitie/supp...
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The World Health Organization will slash its budget for 2026-27 by more than a fifth after the US withdrew, and other nations reduced, its funding.
WHO reportedly plans to cut back the scale of its projects and workforce to tackle a funding gap of nearly $600m this year
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
WHO reportedly plans to cut back the scale of its projects and workforce to tackle a funding gap of nearly $600m this year
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
April 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The World Health Organization will slash its budget for 2026-27 by more than a fifth after the US withdrew, and other nations reduced, its funding.
WHO reportedly plans to cut back the scale of its projects and workforce to tackle a funding gap of nearly $600m this year
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
WHO reportedly plans to cut back the scale of its projects and workforce to tackle a funding gap of nearly $600m this year
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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'There is an overrepresentation of black people being detained under the MH act - they are 3.5 times more likely to be detained than white people'. On racialised abuse in psychiatric settings.....👇
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘I had no voice’: black mental health patients on surviving a care system they say is racialised
As a report into mental health care in England finds a sharp increase in people sent for urgent care, two people tell their traumatic stories of being hospitalised
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
'There is an overrepresentation of black people being detained under the MH act - they are 3.5 times more likely to be detained than white people'. On racialised abuse in psychiatric settings.....👇
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Trump’s attacks on women’s health are embedded in a global right wing agenda.
The Trump administration's alternative model of global health multilateralism will damage women's health, writes @profsophieharman.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
The Trump administration's alternative model of global health multilateralism will damage women's health, writes @profsophieharman.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
March 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Trump’s attacks on women’s health are embedded in a global right wing agenda.
The Trump administration's alternative model of global health multilateralism will damage women's health, writes @profsophieharman.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
The Trump administration's alternative model of global health multilateralism will damage women's health, writes @profsophieharman.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...