Citation

Conlan L. Adv. Psychiatr. Treat. 2014; 20(3): 214-216.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Royal College of Psychiatrists)

DOI

10.1192/apt.bp.111.009597

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes premiered in 1945 and has since enjoyed lasting popular and critical acclaim. Its central character is a fisherman driven to suicide by circumstances beyond his control. It has a wide political and social resonance and is a testament to the damaging psychological effects of exclusion and stigma.

Language: en

Keywords

human; student; suicide; identity; stigma; jurisprudence; shame; article; homosexuality; mental disease; dehydration; mental patient; accidental death; neglect; alienation; social exclusion; meditation; fisherman; social acceptance; self identity