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Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency

Author: Editorial 19th March 2021 0 Comments

From the BBC : “Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency is a deeply personal and candid film following Roman as he explores the mental health and suicide crisis affecting young men in the UK. In August 2020, Roman’s life changed dramatically with the sudden…
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Psychedelic therapy could ‘reset’ depressed brain

Author: Editorial 18th March 2021 0 Comments

Rachel Schraer reports for the BBC: “A powerful hallucinogenic drug known for its part in shamanic rituals is being trialled as a potential cure for depression for the first time. Participants will be given the drug DMT, followed by talking therapy….
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The BBC, Harrow, and a Public Left in the Dark

Author: Editorial 8th March 2021 0 Comments

“Martin Harrow and Thomas Jobe began their study, which was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, in the late 1970s. They enrolled 200 psychotic patients who had been treated conventionally in a mental hospital with antipsychotics and simply…
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The Life Scientific: Richard Bentall on the causes of mental ill health

Author: Editorial 3rd March 2021 0 Comments

As part of BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific series, this 41 minute interview features Prof. Richard Bentall (Professor of Clinical Psychology at Liverpool University). The programme makers say: “For a long time people who heard voices or suffered paranoid delusions were thought…
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Now Norway is offering drug-free treatment to people with psychosis

Author: Editorial 26th February 2021 0 Comments

Lucy Proctor and Linda Pressly report for the BBC: “Most people with psychosis take powerful drugs to keep delusions and hallucinations at bay – but the side-effects can be severe. In Norway, a radical approach is now on offer via the…
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Dr. Chris and Dr Xand Investigate … mental health.

Author: Editorial 8th February 2021 0 Comments

In this 29 minute video report for the BBC: “Dr Chris and Dr Xand Van Tulleken investigate what mental health is and why things can sometimes go wrong. They’ll uncover the science behind some of the most common triggers for mental…
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Social media damages teenagers’ mental health, report says

Author: Editorial 28th January 2021 0 Comments

Cristina Criddle reports for the BBC: “Teenagers’ mental health is being damaged by heavy social media use, a report has found. Research from the Education Policy Institute and The Prince’s Trust said wellbeing and self-esteem were similar in all children of…
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‘Discriminatory’ mental health system overhauled

Author: Editorial 14th January 2021 0 Comments

“Plans have been announced to overhaul the mental health system – with the aim of making it less discriminatory towards black people.” Reporting for the BBC, Michael Buchanan writes : “Ministers say changes to how people are sectioned in England and…
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Anatomy of Touch – Touch Hunger

Author: Editorial 21st October 2020 0 Comments

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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Coronavirus: Will lockdown easing see more of us using rivers?

Author: Editorial 3rd August 2020 0 Comments

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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