” … my take home message is, ‘think about it, is there something you hate doing that fills you with dread and could you pay somebody else to do that for you?’ If so, then science says that’s a pretty…
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BBC Radio 4 has produced an excellent series of twelve episodes about what, a long time ago, used to be called ‘melancholy’ and is now generally called depression. Eight of these programmes (each around 13 minutes long) are available for listening now,…
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The BBC report (April 2019) that: “Police in Berkshire have stopped more than 150 mental health patients from being sectioned or detained unnecessarily in cells over the past year. Officers credit an initiative where mental health nurses join them on duty for…
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“Coronavirus has plunged the world into uncertainty and the constant news about the pandemic can feel relentless. All of this is taking its toll on people’s mental health, particularly those already living with conditions like anxiety and OCD. So how…
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“The Wave Project takes children aged eight to 18 with programmes designed to build confidence, self-esteem and resilience “ The BBC reports: “Children in the greater Bristol area who suffer from poor mental health will be able to try surf…
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Are GPs prescribing them too often, or are we getting better at acknowledging depression? This is a 13 minute podcast (2014) from the BBC’s Woman’s Hour radio programme.
