Share me on…Psychotherapy as a mental health treatment For the vast majority of the 20th century, psychotherapy was viewed as a form of treatment for psychiatric illness. It was considered in very much the same regard as other treatments, such as medication and electroconvulsive therapy. In the United States, the practice of psychoanalysis was limited …
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Mental health and tuberculosis (TB)
Share me on…Mental health and tuberculosis (TB) A recent study set out to Mental illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia are associated with an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB), new research has shown. A recent study set out to understand whether there is a link between mental health and the risk of developing TB. The …
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Relationship problems and mental health
Share me on…Relationship problems and mental health In the May 2021 issue of Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, lead author Dr. Mark Whisman and colleagues explore evidence for a causal link between romantic relationship distress and depression. The authors contend that “the existing body of research evidence supports the claim that relationship distress is a …
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Why Is Homelessness So Stigmatized?
Share me on…Why Is Homelessness So Stigmatized? Though we may never know how many homeless people there are at any given time, estimates suggest there are far more of them than most people realize. According to the 2019 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) released to Congress last year by the Department of Housing and Urban …
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Empathy: cognitive, affective and compassionate
Share me on…Empathy: cognitive, affective and compassionate Putting ourselves into another’s shoes might seem simple to some, but for others it’s no walk in the park. Here, we explore the two ends of the empathy scale Possessing empathy is a significant human capability that allows us to connect with one another, as well as to …
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Late nights and the risk of depression
Share me on…Late nights and the risk of depression If Benjamin Franklin were alive today and read the latest science-based sleep news, he might be inclined to update his “early to bed and early to rise” prescriptive advice from Poor Richard’s Almanac to include “less likely to become clinically depressed.” A new genetic study (Daghlas …
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New Data Hub for Wellbeing Research
Share me on… New Data Hub for Wellbeing Research With mental health being the UK’s leading cause of disability, the new hub will use data science to help speed up research. Scientists from the University of Edinburgh will help create a new data hub for mental health research. The UK-wide hub – called DATAMIND – …
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Time with nature and your mental health
Share me on…Time with nature and your mental health In the UK, where the economic and social cost of mental health has grown in the past decade to almost $168 billion a year, the Mental Health Foundation has now teamed up with the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) to offer a new water-based scheme. “Blue …
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Could technology be good for our mental health?
Share me on…Could technology be good for our mental health? Brendan Street, Professional Head of Emotional Wellbeing, Nuffield Health, explores whether technology can have a positive effect on our mental health While some forms of technology may have made positive changes in the world of work, there is evidence for the negative effects of technology …
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Are friends and family as happy as we think?
Share me on…Are friends and family as happy as we think? Have you ever scrolled through social media in an effort to lift your spirits, only to find yourself feeling worse? One reason for this is that social media tends to paint an unrealistically rosy picture of other people’s lives, which can make ours seem …
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Inflammatory food is a diet for depression
Share me on…Inflammatory food is a diet for depression Feeling gloomy? Look to your diet. When you eat, you feed yourself—but you also feed your gut microbes. There are trillions of them in your gut and they make up a thriving community called the microbiota. Like you, they have their own favorite foods. Amazingly, they …
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Men will do anything to avoid therapy
Share me on…Men will do anything to avoid therapy The pandemic has driven many people into — or back into — therapy. We’ve probably all noticed this — if not because of the experiences of people we know, then from the sheer volume of people tweeting about being in therapy. On our feeds, we’ve seen …
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Mental health memes and distress
Share me on…Mental health memes and distress Richard Dawkins was the first person to float the term ‘meme’. In his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, the controversial evolutionary biologist wrote that a meme was “a unit of cultural transmission – the cultural equivalent of a gene”. In Dawkins’ mind, memes referred to “tunes, ideas, catchphrases, …
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Intuitive eating and mental health
Share me on…Intuitive eating and mental health Psychological scientists have excelled at documenting the more negative or painful parts of the human condition. In the domain of eating, that has meant focusing on eating disorders and related unhealthy behaviors like bingeing, restricting, or obsessive exercise. In recent years, a wave of research has moved away …
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Lockdown improved mental health
Share me on…Lockdown improved mental health LOCKDOWN has had a catastrophic impact on so many aspects of our lives, not least in terms of mental health. For some, depression has been triggered or exacerbated by worries – a study this year by Exeter University and King’s College London found loneliness emerging as a key factor …
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Counselling for long-term mental health
Share me on…Counselling for long-term mental health Experts say this research could help to reverse declining mental health in young people in a post-pandemic era We know this last year has been very difficult for children. They’ve missed out on playtime with their friends, have spent months unable to see relatives and, significantly, have lost …
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The Future of Psychiatric Treatment
Share me on…The Future of Psychiatric Treatment Antidepressants, in addition to treating symptoms of depression, are also effective anti-anxiety agents. Drugs to treat schizophrenia are also helpful in treating individuals with bipolar disorder. Why might this be so? First, some background: The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) provides …
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Will new wellbeing charter have any impact?
Share me on…Will new wellbeing charter have any impact? Wellbeing is a big topic in education right now – understandably so, given the past year and the toll this has taken on staff in all roles in schools and colleges. This is perhaps why the Department for Education chose last week’s Mental Health Awareness Week …
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