The Quiet Room

The quiet revolution

Sixty years have passed since Avery, MacLeod and McCarty published their landmark paper revealing DNA as the genetic material, writes Heather Dawes.

Ageism: the quiet epidemic.

Quantifying the quiet epidemic

During the late 20 century numerical rating scales became central to the diagnosis of dementia and helped transform attitudes about its causes and prevalence. Concentrating largely on the development and use of the Blessed Dementia Scale, I argue that rating scales served professional ends during the 1960s and 1970s. They helped old age psychiatrists establish jurisdiction over conditions such ...

Redefining the Poet as Healer: Valerie Gillies's Collaborative Role in the Edinburgh Marie Curie Hospice Quiet Room Project.

This article examines the poetic contribution of Valerie Gillies, Edinburgh Makar (or poet of the city) from 2005-2008, to the Edinburgh Marie Curie Hospice Quiet Room, a new contemplation space for patients, families, and staff. In collaboration with others, Gillies created a transitional space for the Quiet Room, centered on the display of her sonnet, "A Place Apart." This space functions to ...

The Quiet Revolution

Reflections on the progress, prospects and problems of the voluntary service in mental health movement.