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Award-winning Author, Editor and Academic, Institute of Mental Health, The University of Nottingham www.paulcrawfordauthor.com

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World Mental Health Day 2025 - Cranthorpe Millner For World Mental Health Day, we’re proud to spotlight some of our authors who have championed mental health representation in their work.

What if your brain was not your own and you killed people? Would you deserve to go to prison or a hospital? Find my blog on World Mental Health Day here!
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10.10.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Girl in the Mirror Listen to Girl in the Mirror

Daughter Ruby Aeron’s latest brilliant track! Check it out and pre-save!
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05.10.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A wonderful evening speaking at Clifton Women’s Institute! Readers are the best royalties! @womensinstitute.bsky.social

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26.06.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Empty Pavements Ruby Aeron Β· Single Β· 2025 Β· 2 songs

If you need a brighter day listen to daughter Ruby Aeron’s incredible new single Empty Pavements!!!
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21.06.2025 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We had a lovely afternoon hearing about health humanities, creative practice, and mental health from @paulcrawford.bsky.social. Our members enjoyed a reading from Paul’s new book The Wonders of Doctor Bent and a thoughtful Q&A session. πŸ“šβœπŸΌπŸŒŸ

12.06.2025 06:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing first play of daughter Ruby Aeron's new track Empty Pavements - see at 33:34

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08.06.2025 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One of the joys of writing fiction alongside academic non-fiction is hearing back from my readers!

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29.04.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nottingham author Paul Crawford's new novel explores mental health inspired by Lord Byron's struggles Award-winning author, Professor Paul Crawford tells us about how his latest novel, The Wonders of Doctor Bent, drew on Nottingham locations and explores the impact of extreme mental states of the kind...

Nottingham author Paul Crawford's new novel explores mental health inspired by Lord Byron's struggles

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25.04.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manchester unlocks new novel's secrets.
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22.04.2025 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Wonders of Doctor Bent: Tackling toxic cultures in secure hospitals Award-winning author, Professor Paul Crawford tells us how his latest novel, The Wonders of Doctor Bent, challenges toxic cultures in forensic care settings.

We need to tackle toxic cultures in secure hospitals.
www.nationalworld.com/health/the-w...

10.04.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazing responses from readers! Thank you!!!

06.04.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Aurora Amaryllis at LeftLion interviews me about my novel The Wonders of Doctor Bent.
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04.04.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We all trained for going to Mars during lockdown Professor Paul Crawford asks whether we have learned enough about the mental impact of pandemic lockdowns

Let's give more consideration to the damaging impact of confined, isolated minds. #mentalhealth #lockdown #confinement #prison #Isolation
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04.04.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What matters to any writer is every reader. Thanks to all who have read The Wonders of Doctor Bent, given reviews and spread the word!
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03.04.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My conversation with podcaster Amul Pandya.

You can watch the conversation on X or wherever you get your podcasts (link here: buzzsprout.com/2260359).

You can find out more about Professor Crawford here: paulcrawfordauthor.com

26.03.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Author R&R with Paul Crawford Paul Crawford is a British novelist and multi-genre author, who is also founder and the world's first professor of the field of health humanities, advancing creative wellbeing. He directs the Centre f...

Author R&R with Paul Crawford - 'In Reference to Murder' feature
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26.03.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Killers with severe mental health issues are perceived as monsters - here’s why that’s a terrible failure of academics like me The cases of killers Valdo Calocane and Axel Rudakubana have sparked fierce debate over the place for people with severe mental health issues in wider society.

My new article in The Conversation on killers with severe mental health issues.
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21.03.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What a great neighbour, Richard Osman! Let's hope he reads The Wonders of Doctor Bent!
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19.03.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Wonders of Doctor Bent is in the room! Get your copy anywhere!
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19.03.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Launched today! So good to see my novel The Wonders of Doctor Bent out there!!!

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18.03.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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There's a little robin on the cover of my novel, The Wonders of Doctor Bent. But don't be fooled by prettiness! Thanks for the drawing Lisa!

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17.03.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Three days to go! "The Wonders of Doctor Bent brilliantly draws us in to the suffering of his characters. It poignantly reveals the potential for recovery." Prof Gene Beresin MD @harvard.edu

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15.03.2025 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Author inspired by time as London pub barman Award-winning author, Professor Paul Crawford has spoken of how his dark novel, The Wonders of Doctor Bent, draws on his time working at a London pub.

Author inspired by time as London-based barman. #NewFiction #thriller #Crime

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13.03.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Early copies of The Wonders of Doctor Bent arrived!!! Thanks to all the team at Cranthorpe Millner!

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11.03.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Wonders of Doctor Bent: Tackling toxic cultures in secure hospitals Award-winning author, Professor Paul Crawford tells us how his latest novel, The Wonders of Doctor Bent, challenges toxic cultures in forensic care settings.

Tackling toxic cultures in secure hospitals is needed to regain confidence after Panorama exposure.
www.nationalworld.com/health/the-w...

10.03.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe Wonders of Doctor Bent is a switchback ride of a thriller.” - Ronnie Brown, author of Restless Souls

Available now, dive into this complex tale of murder, revenge and abandonment… waterstones.com/book/the-won....

07.03.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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See my opinion piece on parental abuse. It's not just the smacking that hurts.
@InstituteMH
#Parents #abuse #smack #punishment

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06.03.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New novel out March 18th 2025. Murder, revenge, abandonment and a psychiatrist who sets out to humanise a secure psychiatric hospital. Check out blurb and Pre-order here:
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06.03.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The case of Valdo Calocane: Prime and punishment Professor Paul Crawford at The Institute of Mental Health asks why society abandons black men with serious mental illnesses to fail tragically.

Here is a short opinion piece from me on the tragic case of Valdo Calocane.

www.nationalworld.com/news/opinion...

04.03.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Temporary Love Listen to Temporary Love

Wonderful to see daughter Ruby Aeron’s amazing new single out now! So proud! Her voice! The lyrics! πŸ₯°

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28.02.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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