Quiet and stimulation at the end of life
The Psycho-Social Review from ipp-shr in Australia (they haven’t picked up the new idea of spinning logos and acronyms from British new Labour and called themselves something like ’socialpod’; it’s a research unit in Queensland) has an interesting piece on the therapeutic value of urban public space. Actually you can download a podcast about it; this goes too far for me, I’d sooner have it in writing. Anyway apparently people like peace and quiet for contemplation but also enjoy busy urbam spaces because they’re stimulating.
Applied to hospital wards and hospices, I wonder if we do not focus too much on peace and quite and not enough on stimulation. Even while you’re dying and being ill, you’re still entitled to be interested in the goings-on around you.