Breaking boundaries: A contribution  for Professor Peter Huxley’s Festschrift

Ben Hannigan

doi:10.1921/swssr.v25i1.2294

Authors

Ben Hannigan Cardiff University, School of Healthcare Sciences https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2512-6721

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v25i1.2294

Keywords:

access to mental health care, biosocial model, interdisciplinarity, quality of life, social inclusion

Abstract

This paper begins with an overview of Peter Huxley’s work across four areas: access to mental health care; understanding mental health and illness through a biosocial lens; social inclusion; and quality of life. Interconnected themes revealed in this body of research are then addressed, focusing particularly on: the commitment to interdisciplinarity; the value of conducting investigations which have demonstrable real-world application; measurement; and collegiality. The paper then moves to a personal reflection on Peter Huxley’s rock-solid support for growing a programme of mental health services research in Wales, before concluding with a forward-looking account of the lasting impact of his contribution

Author Biography

Ben Hannigan, Cardiff University, School of Healthcare Sciences

Professor Ben Hannigan studies mental health systems. He is a past chair of Mental Health Nurse Academics UK, and has a practitioner background working in community mental health services.

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