The physical sense of touch – especially touch between people – is rarely discussed in relation to mental health and wellbeing. In the first of five podcast episodes , the BBC’s Radio 4 reports on the world’s largest study on touch. The programme makers say: “What does…
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Claire Marshall, reporting for the BBC: “Figures suggest that more people than ever are heading to Britain’s rivers with the easing of lockdown – renewing calls for better public rights of access. It comes as MPs are to consider proposals…
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” … my take home message is, ‘think about it, is there something you hate doing that fills you with dread and could you pay somebody else to do that for you?’ If so, then science says that’s a pretty…
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“The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to treat depression should be immediately suspended, a study says” Mark Easton reports for the BBC: “ECT involves passing electric currents through a patient’s brain to cause seizures or fits. Dr John Read, of the…
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BBC Radio 4 has produced an excellent series of twelve episodes about what, a long time ago, used to be called ‘melancholy’ and is now generally called depression. Eight of these programmes (each around 13 minutes long) are available for listening now,…
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The BBC (February, 2019) report : “City of London Police set up a new scheme to improve how officers respond to mental health incidents.” You can watch a short video about this from here .
The BBC report (April 2019) that: “Police in Berkshire have stopped more than 150 mental health patients from being sectioned or detained unnecessarily in cells over the past year. Officers credit an initiative where mental health nurses join them on duty for…
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“Coronavirus has plunged the world into uncertainty and the constant news about the pandemic can feel relentless. All of this is taking its toll on people’s mental health, particularly those already living with conditions like anxiety and OCD. So how…
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“The Wave Project takes children aged eight to 18 with programmes designed to build confidence, self-esteem and resilience “ The BBC reports: “Children in the greater Bristol area who suffer from poor mental health will be able to try surf…
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Are GPs prescribing them too often, or are we getting better at acknowledging depression? This is a 13 minute podcast (2014) from the BBC’s Woman’s Hour radio programme.