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Writing in The Independent , Romy McCarthy says: “On GCSE results day this week, I couldn’t help but cast my mind back to the daunting day last year as I walked through the school gates with my parents, trying my best to…
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The Guardian newspaper reports: “Seeing the glass as half full may mean a longer life, according to research suggesting that optimists not only live longer in general, but have a better chance of reaching 85 or older. It is not…
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This 18 minute video features Elisabeth Wiklander, speaking at a TEDxGöteborg event. The preamble says: “What do you think about, when you hear the word, ‘autism’? No diagnostic manual can truly explain the multifaceted experience of autism. It’s a neurological…
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Traci Pedersen, writing on the PsychCentral website , reports that: “A growing body of research has shown the significant benefits of natural settings on human cognition and mental health. But until now, it has been difficult to quantify these benefits in a useful manner for…
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In this 40 minute podcast , Prof. Laurence Simon discusses an article – “It’s Not Just a Chemical Imbalance” – written by Kelli Maria Korducki in the New York Times. The podcast comes from his The Stories We Live By series, which is subtitled “Retelling our own life stories that are creative…
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This article by Nicola Slawson inThe Guardian newspaper begins: “ Arts and Minds , a leading arts and mental health charity, has been running weekly art workshops for people experiencing depression, stress or anxiety in Cambridgeshire for the past seven years. Led by an…
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The links between loneliness and mental ill-health are well-established. In 2018 the BBC conducted a “Loneliness Experiment”, concerning which there are three radio broadcast episodes : Episode 1 : 55,000 people completed the BBC Loneliness Experiment. Claudia Hammond reveals the results and…
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