Dan Degerman

New paper: Argues that depressive rumination can involve a breakdown in a basic ability: the capacity for inner silence. Losing this capacity makes rumination feel inescapable – and helps explain why practices like meditation can help. doi.org/10.1080/002017…

I'm talking about the medicalisation of silence at a philosophy workshop at @SwanseaUni on Friday. Very much looking forward the seaside air and to talks by the other speakers, including @daisyldixon! Hope you can make it (in person or online): philevents.org/event/show/134…

Check out my latest paper "Explanatory essentialism and cryptic species." I examine how concrete biological research challenges one of the most promising arguments for biological essentialism. #Philosophy #biology #essentialism #newpaper link.springer.com/article/10.100…

How can we help people with depression who can't find anything to say? Through 'undemanding silence', argues my colleague Jae Ryeong Sul in this newly published article. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Is silence always harmful in mental illness? My new article challenges this assumption. For those experiencing mania, reclaiming silence can be a powerful act of epistemic agency—enabling them to acquire, maintain, and share knowledge on their own terms. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

On #WorldMentalHealthDay2024 #projectEPIC team members are sharing insights and accessible resources from their work on epistemic injustice in healthcare. Watch this space!

On #WorldMentalHealthDay2024 we share a message from Dan Degerman, #projectEPIC researcher who argues that it might not always be good to talk about one's mental health. Read the article Dan wrote for the Conversation: theconversation.com/mental-health-… @BristolUni @ddegerman

One for your diaries! Knowing patients: Emotion, silence and loneliness in illness. Panel discussion with @ellieabyrne, @ddegerman, @LedermanZohar and me. 18th of October, 10.30/5.30 (UK/Hong Kong). britishcouncil.hk/en/programmes/…

Fantastic intro by @LJSpencer11 and colleagues to a special issue @JournalPHP on phenomenological psychopathology! (I'm very fortunate to have an article on silence in depression included in the issue: tandfonline.com/doi/metrics/10…)

If you've heard people talk about epistemic injustice but aren't sure what they mean harissultann & @ddegerman explain it beautifully in this Patient Partnership Week webinar. #HealthcareJustice buff.ly/3XeZNLR

@SaraTurle @harissultann @rachelpower222 Thank you, Sara! I'm glad you found it interesting!

@ddegerman @harissultann @rachelpower222 Fascinating Dan. Thank you!

I had a great discussion about epistemic injustice in healthcare today with @harissultann and @rachelpower222. I hope everyone who took part and listened learned as much from it as I did!

@rachelpower222 @harissultann Any time!

@ddegerman @harissultann I learnt so much again today and still have more questions. Thank you so much @ddegerman and @harissultann for such an amazing conversation- we need to do it again (please)

@myfacialpain @harissultann @rachelpower222 Thanks, Felicia. And I can imagine the power imbalance must be extremely difficult to navigate. If you've not come across it, you might be interested in the work of my colleagues Havi and Ian: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

@ddegerman @harissultann @rachelpower222 These moments of epistemic injustice are well described here. To say, though, as a patient, when a doctor downplays your reality in the way you describe, it can feel frightening and is impossible to intercept because of the huge power imbalance that exists btw a doctor & patient.

@PatientsAssoc @harissultann @rachelpower222 Thank you for inviting me to take part!

@ddegerman @harissultann @rachelpower222 It was a fabulous discussion, with great engagement from the audience. Thank you so much for sharing your time and insights. 🙏

So thrilled to have Jodie join us! ☺️

Our Autumn event series features (amongst others): @kate_manne @annefabpeter @ParekhSerena @vcwills @Alex_A_Guerrero @JulesHolroyd @benjamin_ware @m_j_hannon @EliseWoodard20 @SchlawinerKreis @newsphilosophy, Sara Ahmed, Paul Ritter, Havi Carel, Simon Critchley & more!

How should therapists think about silence in their practice? Caroline Greenwood Dower explores this question in the latest post on the 'Beyond Voice' blog. Read it here: beyondvoice.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2024/07/31/spa…

@SameiHuda @EdinburghUP Thanks, Samei!

My first book 'Political Agency and the Medicalisation of Negative Emotions' is now available in paperback! You can get for just £14.70 from @EdinburghUP sing the code PAPER30: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-political…

@matthewrbroome @EdinburghUP Thanks very much, Matthew!