Mental health
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Tunisia attack survivor Colin Bidwell swam out to sea to escape Seifeddine Rezgui’s bullets. He is still being treated for PTSD two years on
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Survey finds 54% of parents with children in mental health hospitals say they have not improved and 24% say they have got worse
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Letters: Doctors expect a lot of themselves, but if demands pile up and become unrelenting, the ability to adapt well has neurobiological limits
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More than 400 people were murdered by partners or ex-partners between 2012 and 2015 in England and Wales. But deaths could be prevented when GPS are taught to spot those at risk
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Breaking the cycle Yes, we jail too many Indigenous Australians – but what happens next is worse
Megan WilliamsEven more worrying than the incarceration rate is the number of people who die within days of being released -
At a suicide prevention service for Aboriginal men in Mount Druitt, sharing a meal or a yarn is just one of the ways of helping those recovering from a stint in prison – and making sure they don’t return
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Research finds distinctive language deficits in people with mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to dementia
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To its critics, it is dangerous pseudoscience. To its supporters, it offers unique insights. What is the future of this controversial psychological test?
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Doctors’ organisation points out that the number of UK mental health beds has decreased by 44% since 2001
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Other lives: aeronautical engineer who turned his interest in psychoanalysis into a second career
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Some compulsions are simply expressions of psychological needs we all feel, writes Sharon Begley
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Therapists can gain a better insight into a patient from a face-to-face meeting
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By exploring negative aspects of masculinity, Manchester By the Sea and Moonlight help us all
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It may be unethical to declare the new US president to be mentally ill, but studying his personality is both legitimate and important
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She was discovered half-naked and dead in a freezing parking lot. What does her drift into homelessness tell us about how Oregon treats its neediest citizens?
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Thinspiration Tumblrs made her start to lose weight and it soon blew up into starvation, bulimia and binge eating
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A moment that changed me A moment that changed me: my psychiatrist told me I could be one too
Linda GaskWhile studying medicine, I suffered from mental health problems that required treatment. My doctor told me they needn’t stop me pursuing my dream
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Unhappily married? You’re not alone
Virginia IronsideAs an agony aunt I’ve heard all sorts about couples. But this doesn’t make it any easier to judge whether Tini Owens’s loneliness should be grounds for divorce -
Schools are reporting an increase in stressed-out pupils. But teachers can give young people the tools to cope
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The Professional Footballers’ Association says the help it gives its former players is of ‘massive benefit’ to those in need but Jeff Astle’s family claim it is too little too late
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Early intervention on mental health and proper social care are vital if the health service is to stop merely lurching from one crisis to the next
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A psychiatric ward in London has been given a makeover, with work donated by artists and workshops for patients
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Working with younger children, we know how important it is to address wellbeing in primary schools and alleviate pressure on struggling NHS services
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Advertising Standards Authority rules Alzheimer’s Research UK Christmas TV campaign was sensitively handled
Professional wrestling saved me from depression. That deserves a hell yeah!