Psychiatry and the Arts in 19th century Britain

Q. What is the future of Creative Health research? A. Creative Planetary Health Prof Helen Chatterjee, Prof of Human & Ecological Health, UCL / Research Programme Director for Health Inequalities, AHRC Wed 21 May, 2 to 3.30 pm, Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial building. Creative Health can be defined as creative approaches and activities which have benefits for our health and wellbeing. Activities can include visual and performing arts to literature, crafts, and creative activities in nature like gardening. Creative health might also involve a creative approach to tackling complex problems within public health and health systems. Creative health research has typically encompassed arts and health, medical / health humanities, arts therapies, as well as a raft of wider inter-, trans- and multi-disciplinary perspectives, data and methods. This talk will explore past and current research, policy and practice developments in the field of creative health. Further it will explore novel paradigms regarding the links between human health and the health of the environment, arguing for the development of a new field of study: Creative Planetary Health.