Illness: Psychosomatic and Physical
Tom Sutcliffe discusses health and wellbeing with guests Suzanne O'Sullivan, Gavin Francis, Hugh Aldersey-Williams and Charlie Howard.
Tom Sutcliffe explores health and well-being from the musings of a 17th century doctor to the latest research into psychosomatic illness. The GP, Gavin Francis celebrates the marvels of the human body while Hugh Aldersey-Williams looks back at the life of the celebrated and ever-curious doctor Sir Thomas Browne. The consultant neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan accepts that telling a patient 'it's all in your head' is unhelpful, but how do you treat those whose symptoms are medically unexplained, and may well have an emotional cause? Charlie Howard runs a youth mental health charity which takes the health professionals out of the clinic and onto the streets, and involves young people at all levels of diagnosis and treatment.
Producer: Katy Hickman.
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Gavin Francis
is a GP and writer.
Adventures in Human Being is published by Profile Books in association with Wellcome Collection.Hugh Aldersey-Williams
is a writer and curator.
The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century is published by Granta.Suzanne O'Sullivan
is a consultant neurologist.
It’s All in Your Head: True Stories of Imaginary Illness is published by Chatto & Windus.Charlie Howard
is a clinical psychologist.
In 2008 she founded in partnership with a group of young people who’d been affected by gangs.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Sutcliffe |
| Interviewed Guest | Suzanne O'Sullivan |
| Interviewed Guest | Gavin Francis |
| Interviewed Guest | Hugh Aldersey-Williams |
| Interviewed Guest | Charlie Howard |
| Producer | Katy Hickman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 8 Jun 2015 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 8 Jun 2015 21:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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