Wednesday , 16th March 2022 – 7.00 pm – The Imperial
Man has been ‘mad’ ever since there was man! To this day, one of our greatest fears is that someday we will lose our mind. This short introductory talk will trace the journey of mental illness from antiquity to the present day. Rather than concentrate solely on clinical developments it will also highlight how moral enlightenment, art, literature and war have all played their respective roles charting man’s fight for sanity.
Presentation:
Martin F Ward
Martin’s entire career has been spent working in mental health, as a practitioner, teacher, writer, researcher, politician and manager. He has held advisory posts for the European Union Commission and World health Organisation and was President of the European Association of Psychiatric Nursing. He retired as Head of the Department of Mental Health at the University of Malta in 2015.
Currently he is a Visiting Senior Lecturer at both the Universities of Malta and the European University of Cyprus; Visiting Fellow at Kingston and St George’s University London, Honorary Associate Professor University of Southern Indiana, USA and Mental Health Advisor to the government of the Czech Republic.
Having lived in Malta since 2000 he now spends his time working for a children’s charity and as a writer.
