Introduction of a National Minimum Wage Reduced Depressive Symptoms in Low‐Wage Workers: A Quasi‐Natural Experiment in the UK
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Higher fruit and veg intake associated with better mental health in secondary school pupils
“Nutritious breakfast and lunch linked to emotional wellbeing in pupils across the age spectrum.” Reviewed by Emily Henderson and published by News Medical, this article (reporting research) begins: “Include good nutrition in public health strategies for kids’ mental health, urge researchers….
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Spiritual Depression
“When depression is caused by losing touch with our spiritual sensibility.” This article by Steve Taylor has been published on the website of The Medical & Scientific Network. It begins: “Some people have a simplistic belief that depression is caused by a…
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Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show
Rootbound: Rewilding a Life
The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness
The Kindness Test
The BBC has launched a questionnaire to find out what makes people be kind. The questionnaire has been devised by psychologists at the University of Sussex to explore people’s attitudes towards kindness – and designed to gain new insights to help…
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‘Skin Hunger’ Is Real and It Can Affect You Mentally
“Our longing for human touch is wired into our bodies and without it, the “skin hunger” or touch deprivation can hit us hard.” This article is by Varsha Rani, published in Vice Magazine. It begins: “For a person like me…
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Woodland areas ‘are good for young people’s mental health’
The article from Microsoft News concerns a study published in the journal Nature Sustainability. It begins: “Living near wooded areas is good for the mental health of children and young people, a new study has found. Scientists have discovered kids…
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“Music often works when words don’t – and we should shout about how crucial it can be to wellbeing”
