Mental health
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Call for UK gambling reform after ‘generous and caring’ woman takes her own life
A family is calling for wholesale reform of the gambling industry after…
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‘Subtle but powerful form of self-validation’: how to start journaling
Humans have been jotting down their feelings and experiences for millennia. The…
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Peter James rushed to help during the Port Arthur massacre: ‘Some people were falling apart. I would become one of them’
When Martin Bryant drove his yellow Volvo to Port Arthur’s historic site,…
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Four-fifths of UK mental health nurses say their workload is unmanageable
Mental health patients in the UK are routinely coming to harm because…
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Scrolling and worrying: the hidden dangers of DIY diagnosis
Ben* sat across from me, explaining how his low motivation, lethargy and…
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Cosmeticorexia: a worrying obsession with flawless skin or just a new term for an old problem?
Sephora stores are being overrun with tweens pumping product testers. Eight-year-olds film…
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Even without social media, phones have a subtle, damaging effect on our mental health | Devi Sridhar
When I first started teaching at Oxford in 2005, I would offer…
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Suicide-related callouts to fire services triple in England in a decade
Suicide-related callouts to fire and rescue services in England have tripled in…
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Weekly bread rolls and an Irish bender: six readers on gestures that made them feel less lonely
The rise of social media, disappearing third spaces, displeasure with dating apps:…
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Don’t knock small talk. It has the power to mend a world ripped apart by rage | Bidisha
Hi there, how’re you? How’s it going? You alright? All good? As…
