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Welcome to My Psychosis.

Figgy Fox (b. 1959).

Figgy Fox's artwork is his reaction to admissions to psychiatric hospitals and his battle against addiction to drugs and alcohol and episodes of depression and psychosis. He paints `when the dark thoughts of my illness invade my mind and it then becomes a necessity to put the ideas onto paper in a bid to exorcise my mind'. The paintings draw on his innermost feelings, phobias and paranoia that form recurrent symbols in his work such as moths and scissors, of which he has a strong phobia. His more recent work depicts the isolation and loneliness he has felt following his separation from his second wife and the deaths of close friends. Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder: The Bethlem Art and History Collections Trust, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3BX, with thanks to Colin Gale, Archivist.

We are always looking for interesting and visually appealing images for the cover of the Journal and would welcome suggestions or pictures, which should be sent to Dr Allan Beveridge, British Journal of Psychiatry, 17 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PG, UK or bjp@rcpsych.ac.uk