The Potential (and Pitfalls) of Yoga and Meditation for Mental Health
If you’ve never received advice to just do yoga and meditate for your mental health, congratulations, because you are probably one of only a handful of people who ...
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Is Mindfulness a Treatment for Depression?
Depression is a classic example of what’s referred to today as an invisible illness. When you’re depressed, you may find yourself expending precious energy just so ...
We Are All So Good At Smiling
McBride, Amber. We Are All So Good At Smiling. New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2023. 320 pp. Ages 12 and up. Once upon a time, a girl named Whimsy meets a boy named Faerry—both patients in a ...
person-centred digital care for mental health-related sick leave
Common mental disorders (CMDs), including depression, anxiety, and stress-related conditions, are major contributors to global disability and sickness absence. In Sweden, ...
Medical diagnosis increases the risk of depression: but who’s most vulnerable?
Major Depressive Disorder is the third largest contributor to life-years lost due to ill health, disability, or early death – and is looking to be ranked first by 2030 ...
Can a Sunny Day Really Boost Your Happiness?
The study also identified group differences. “People who worked outdoors, such as farmers or construction workers, were more affected by sun exposure,” showing stronger associations with both life ...
Why Some Breakups Feel Like Trauma
The researchers also found that “greater hippocampal and amygdala activation was associated with being the person who did not initiate the breakup, feeling betrayed, or still holding positive ...
What Small Daily Habits Improve Mental Health?
The researchers acknowledged limitations. Without a randomised control group, they can’t rule out other explanations for the observed improvements. The self-selected sample skewed highly educated ...
Putting oil on the fire? Effect of experimental inflammation on depression.
Think back to the last time you had the flu or COVID-19. You probably felt exhausted, unmotivated, withdrawn – and maybe even miserable and depressed? These symptoms are ...
Why Should I Go to Therapy? 9 Signs It’s …
It May be Time to Seek a Therapist We all reach ...
a protective factor or a misunderstood measure?
Perinatal mental disorders (PMDs) impact more than 20% of women during pregnancy and postpartum (Howard et al., 2014), including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress ...
GenAI chatbots can treat clinical level mental health symptoms
For some, the title of this blog might look like ‘click-bait’ – and dismissed as a further example of the exaggeration that can surround discussions of Generative ...
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