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Some reports suggest around 24% of Olympians and Paralympians suffer with poor mental health after the Games.
A well-intentioned public health message has had serious negative impacts on the treatment of young people for depression.
Drug manufacturers often shun the use of placebos in clinical trials. But research suggests that placebos could play an important role in the treatment of depression, pain and other maladies.
Previous research on this therapy has been poorly conducted and biased.
In the first published survey of users of the hemp-derived compound, respondents highlight some important therapeutic effects.
The science of stress explains why parenting during the pandemic feels so hard. Here are strategies from psychologists for taking back control when you dread yet another challenging day ahead.
92% of performing artists experienced significant changes to their work during early stages of the pandemic – and at least half experienced depression.
In an era before clinical trials, medical writers drew on the stories of explorers as evidence about the health effects of different foods and drinks.
Almost 10% of people have reported experiencing ‘languishing’ during the pandemic.
Remorse and sorrow from a bad choice can haunt you for years, even decades. But there are evidence-based ways to move past regret.
Two profoundly disruptive events combined to make life even more challenging for UK farmers, and now their mental health is suffering. Here’s what can be done.
Research shows that people with more flow in their lives had a higher sense of well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientists are beginning to explore what happens in the brain during flow.
A growing body of research points to the body’s natural cannabinoid system as the primary driver behind the runner’s high – and the mental health boost and stress relief following exercise.
Ultra-processed foods high in sugar, fat and empty carbs are bad for the mind as well as the body. Lack of micronutrients affects brain function and influences mood and mental health symptoms.
Supermarket employees, still laboring in crisis mode, continue to report significant rises in physical and mental health problems.
One in three people struggle throughout the winter months with seasonal affective disorder.
The evidence is growing that experiencing both systemic and everyday race-based discrimination may lead some Black Americans to become depressed and think about suicide.
Research shows how heat can have negative effects on emotional states, mental health conditions and aggressive behaviours.
Pregnant women and mothers of infants are at a higher risk of experiencing depression because of increased pressures they face economically, in their relationships, with their families, and socially.
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Professor and Personal Chair, Swansea University
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Scientia Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Director School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University
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Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry, UCL
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
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