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Encounterism: the Neglected Joys of Being in Person
The definition of mental health has been widened so much that it’s now almost meaningless
This article by Martha Gill has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “The psychiatrist Simon Wessely once said his spirits sank every time there was a mental health awareness week . ‘We don’t need people to be more aware. We can’t deal with the…
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Why have we stopped talking to strangers?
Forget regret! How to have a happy life – according to the world’s leading expert
Prescribing nature: the restorative power of a simple dose of outdoors
The Medicalization of Childhood Behaviors Does More Harm than Good
This article by Samantha Lilly has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “In a new article for a leading Brazilian sociology journal, Fernando Freitas and Luciana Jaramillo Caruso de Azevedo argue that psychiatry and psychology are medicalizing the normal parts of…
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Why ‘green’ prescriptions for gardening and walking in the woods could soon be common for the NHS
Tom Bawden reports for inews: “Gardening, walking in the woods, or some other dose of nature, could soon be commonly prescribed as a treatment on the NHS after a major study found that “green prescriptions” can work wonders for our mental and physical health. Green…
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From therapeutic landscape to therapeutic ‘sensescape’ experiences with nature? A scoping review
This scoping review has been published in Wellbeing, Space and Society. The abstract says: “The therapeutic landscapes literature has evolved considerably since the concept was first proposed to understand how experiences of health and wellbeing unfold and develop through physical, social and…
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Rethinking healthy eating in light of the gut microbiome
