Category:Mental Health

Share me on…Is mental illness the new normal? I used to teach a course in “abnormal psychology,” and students were often amazed by the high rates of mental illness. The best studies at that time (around 2015) were based on large, randomly selected cross-sections of the population. The study designs were retrospective —literally “looking backward”—as …
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Share me on…Tech is supporting children’s wellbeing If there’s one thing we’ve learnt in the pandemic, it’s that technology has the power to connect, support and improve people’s lives when they’re at their lowest ebb. Face-to-face mental health services came to a standstill last year, at a time when the world, particularly children and young …
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Share me on…Why Women Experience Addiction Differently When it comes to addiction, gender matters. Women often get addicted for different reasons than men, they go into treatment for different reasons, and they get and stay sober for different reasons. The good news about all that is that the addiction treatment women receive is evolving to …
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Share me on…Nature, mental health and wellbeing Do you need a breather? Take time to go offline and connect with nature this week. Your mental health will feel better for it Over the last year, many of us have come to rely on our gardens and local green spaces more than ever. After periods of …
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Share me on…In fact, research from April 2020 conducted by leading mental health charity, Mental Health Foundation revealed that 60% of the studies’ recipients … Read More

Share me on…Autism and long-term health conditions A new study has indicated that people with autism display a higher likelihood of developing long-term health conditions than others. The investigation, conducted by researchers from the University of Cambridge, signifies that people with autism have a higher probability of developing severe health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, …
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Share me on…National wellbeing projects for 2021 To mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, we celebrate 20 people who, in diverse ways, are making a difference to the wellbeing of millions. Discover their projects, and see which may be helpful to you Previous generations would have struggled to imagine it: whether on TV, social media …
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Share me on…Others were unable to physically travel to the appointment centre, and some explained that mental health conditions made it hard to get to the injection … Read More

Share me on…I realised then that the only way to overcome the Taboo surrounding cannabis and psychoactive compounds was with the very best science, as our … Read More

Share me on…… child mental health experts who advocate for the practice. The dwindling support for corporal punishment comes from a growing body of research … Read More

Share me on…Professor and Research Director Michael Eriksen Benrós from the Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen, the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus … Read More

Share me on…Previous research suggests this increased risk may be the result of … have a significant impact on their children’s mental health, this study emphasizes … Read More

Share me on…“Setting and working towards goals, like studying a new subject, is a key tool for managing our day-to-day mental health,” says Catherine Seymour, … Read More

Share me on…A formal separation of science and politics seems just as important. … On the other hand, political behavior is all about how certain narratives and … with mental health, gun violence, climate change, communicable diseases, racism … Read More