Research
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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Psychiatric Drugs may Reduce Social and Emotional Capacities
Psychotherapy Relationships that Work: Volume 1: Evidence-Based Therapist Contributions … 3rd Edition
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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Listening to the Patient Voice: The Antidepressant Withdrawal Experience
“’A total of 97% of respondents were offered a prescription on their initial consultation with a doctor, 5% reported being offered talking therapy, and 0.6% were offered lifestyle advice (with some patients offered more than one option).’According to the researchers,…
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Prophylactic effects or withdrawal reactions? An analysis of time-to-event data from antidepressant relapse prevention trials submitted to the FDA
Time to assume that health research is fraudulent until proven otherwise?
The question posed by this article is highly relevant to the field of mental health, particularly in relation to research concerning the alleged benefits of the psychotropic drugs that are prescribed on a massive scale. The author is Dr. Richard…
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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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