anxiety – A New Vision for Mental Health

The definition of mental health has been widened so much that it’s now almost meaningless

Author: Editorial 15th May 2023 0 Comments

This article by Martha Gill has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “The psychiatrist Simon Wessely once said his spirits sank every time there was a mental health awareness week . ‘We don’t need people to be more aware. We can’t deal with the…
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anxiety, Martha Gill, medicalisation, mental health awareness, Mental Health Foundation, stigmatisation, The Guardian, wellbeing

Breathwork May be Accessible Alternative for Anxiety Treatment

Author: Editorial 29th March 2023 0 Comments

“A new review suggests breathwork interventions may be a useful but under-researched non-drug alternative for anxiety treatment.“ This report by Woanjun Lee has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “Breathwork is often seen as a method to alleviate distress…
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anxiety, Blerida Banushi, Brain Sciences, breathwork, Holotropic breathwork, Klein’s false-suffocation theory, Ley’s Hyperventilation theory, Mad in America, panic, Research, Woanjun Lee

‘Thirty years on, I still have symptoms from taking benzodiazepines’

Author: Editorial 20th March 2023 0 Comments

This report by David Cox has been published in The Telegraph. It begins: “In the 1970s and 1980s, vast numbers of people in the UK began taking benzodiazepines, a group of drugs more commonly known as tranquillisers, for stress, anxiety and…
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anxiety, Ativan, benzodiazepines, David Cox, drug dependency, psychiatry, The Telegraph, tranquillisers, Valium, Xanax

First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A new story about anxiety

Author: Editorial 11th January 2023 0 Comments

This book has been written by Sarah Wilson. The publishers say: “If you have anxiety, this book is for you. If you love someone who is anxious, this book is for you.I Quit Sugar founder and New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson…
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Take Your Pills: Xanax

Author: Editorial 2nd December 2022 0 Comments

“Take Your Pills: Xanax” – directed by Emmy winner Blair Foster – is the title of a documentary on Netflix that looks at this widely prescribed anti-anxiety medication. Here is a trailer: You can only watch the entire documentary if you…
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anxiety, Blair Foster, drug withdrawal symptoms, Netflix, psychiatry, videos, Xanax

The hidden epidemic of sexual dysfunction which experts blame on SSRI antidepressants

Author: Editorial 3rd October 2022 0 Comments

Jo Macfarlane reports for the Mail on Sunday: SSRI antidepressants could cause ‘life-changing’ sexual problems experts say1 in 8 people were prescribed antidepressants in the past year according to statsBut they can cause serious side effects like libido drop and numb groin…
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antidepressants, anxiety, Jo Macfarlane, Mail on Sunday, sexual dysfunction, SSRIs

AM I NORMAL?

Author: Editorial 28th July 2022 0 Comments

This book – subtitled “The 200-Year Search for Normal People (and Why They Don’t Exist)” – has been written by Sarah Cheney. The publishers say: “Before the nineteenth century, the term normal was rarely ever associated with human behaviour. Normal was…
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anxiety, books, Culture & Society, history, normality, Sarah Cheney, wellbeing

New study determines psychedelic mushroom microdoses can improve mood, mental health

Author: Editorial 20th July 2022 0 Comments

As reported on the MedicalXpress website, research from the University of British Columbia is … “The latest study to examine how tiny amounts of psychedelics can impact mental health provides further evidence of the therapeutic potential of microdosing. Published in Scientific Reports this…
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anxiety, depression, Joseph Rootman, MedicalXpress, Microdose.me, microdosing, New Approaches, psilocybin, psychomotor ability, Research, Scientific Reports, stress, University of British Columbia, Zach Walsh

Fishing cures PTSD and anxiety, first ever clinical study aims to prove

Author: Editorial 11th July 2022 0 Comments

This report by Danielle Sheridan has been published in The Telegraph. It begins: “ Fishing has long been lauded as a relaxing pastime which can put one’s mind at ease. While it has been claimed anecdotally that fishing can help with post-traumatic…
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anxiety, Danielle Sheridan, depression, fishing, nature-based social prescribing, Nick Cooper, PTSD, Research, social prescribing, The Telegraph, wellbeing

Anxiety – The Inside Story: How Biological Psychiatry Got it Wrong

Author: Editorial 6th July 2022 0 Comments

This book comes from psychiatrist Dr. Nial McLaren: “In Anxiety–The Inside Story, the author takes a critical look at modern psychiatry’s twin notions that all mental disorders are biological in nature, but anxiety is hardly worth worrying about. By the simple process…
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anxiety, Australia, bipolar, books, depression, Niall McLaren, psychiatry