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Psychedelic drug trip improves symptoms of depression for six months, breakthrough study finds
Toxic workplaces increase risk of depression by 300%, researchers find
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This report come from Rory Sullivan, writing for The Independent. It begins: “Staff who work for organisations that disregard their employees ’ wellbeing are three times more likely than their peers to have depression , according to a new study. Researchers at the University of South Australia…
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I’ve experimented with psychedelic drugs to improve my mental health – don’t call me a ‘waster’
Sravya Attaluri: The activist of colour who is shaking up mental health and feminism through art
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Peony Hirwani reports for The Independent: “For years Sravya Attaluri, a third culture child, struggled to fit in and understand her place in the diverse foreign countries where she grew up. Today this 25-year-old artist and woman of colour, with…
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Taking MDMA could help to treat alcoholism, study suggests
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Chiara Giordano reports for The Independent: “Taking MDMA could help treat alcohol addiction , according to a new study. During an eight-week trial in Bristol, 14 people with alcohol problems were given a controlled amount of the party drug, also known as ecstasy , during…
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As a teenager, I believe our mental health is harmed by this dehumanising education system
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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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