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Woodland areas ‘are good for young people’s mental health’

Author: Editorial 23rd July 2021 0 Comments

The article from Microsoft News concerns a study published in the journal Nature Sustainability. It begins: “Living near wooded areas is good for the mental health of children and young people, a new study has found. Scientists have discovered kids…
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children and adolescents, green spaces, Microsoft News, Nature Sustainability, Research, Trees, woodlands

Dosed: The Medication Generation Grows Up

Author: Editorial 16th July 2021 0 Comments

“Teens must try to figure out whether intense emotions and risk-taking behaviors fall within the spectrum of normal adolescent angst, or whether they represent new symptoms or drug side effects.” This book (2012) has been written by Kaitlin Bell Barnett. The…
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ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, books, children and adolescents, Kaitlin Bell Barnett, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry

The Drugging Of Our Children (Full Length)

Author: Editorial 2nd July 2021 0 Comments

This documentary film from 2005, directed by Manette Loudon and Gary Null, has been made within an American context. The programme makers say: “Excessive talking, fidgeting, or squirming. Often loses things. Difficulty remaining seated, playing quietly, or sustaining attention. Sound like your…
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ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, children and adolescents, pharmaceutical industry, Prozac, ritalin

The impact of a needs-based model of care on accessibility and quality of care within children’s mental health services: A qualitative investigation of the UK i-THRIVE Programme

Author: Editorial 3rd June 2021 0 Comments

THRIVE is a person-centred model of mental health support for children and young people which focuses on the needs and preferences of the clients and their families. This research article – published in Child: Health, Care and Development – comes from Joanna Farr,…
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Anna Moore, Child: Health Care and Development, children and adolescents, Hilary Bruffell, i-THRIVE, Jacqueline Hayes, Joanna Farr, John Rae, Mick Cooper, needs-based model of care, person-centred, Research

Teens, tech and mental health: Oxford study finds no link

Author: Editorial 6th May 2021 0 Comments

Zoe Kleinman reports for the BBC : “There remains ‘little association’ between technology use and mental-health problems, a study of more than 430,000 10 to 15-year-olds suggests. The Oxford Internet Institute compared TV viewing, social-media and device use with feelings of depression, suicidal tendencies…
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Andrew Przybylski, children and adolescents, Clinical Psychological Science, depression, Oxford Internet Institute, Research, social media, suicide, teenagers, wellbeing

Losing Our Minds: What Mental Illness Really Is – and What It Isn’t

Author: Editorial 8th April 2021 0 Comments

This book is from psychologist Lucy Foulkes. The publishers say: “Public awareness of mental illness has been transformed in recent years, but our understanding of what it actually is has yet to catch up. Too often, psychiatric disorders are confused with…
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adolescence, books, children and adolescents, COVID-19, Defining mental illness, diagnostic labelling, Lucy Foulkes, normality, stress

Defining mental illness

Author: Editorial 7th April 2021 0 Comments

This 42 minute podcast is from BBC Radio 4’s Start the Week series, hosted by Andrew Marr. The producers say: “Reports of a mental health epidemic among young people both leading up to and during the pandemic are now widespread. Sally…
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Andrew Marr, audio, BBC, children and adolescents, Defining mental illness, Lucy Foulkes, psychosomatic illness, Radio Four, Sally Holland, Suzanne O’Sullivan

A Straight-talking Introduction to Children’s Mental Health Problems

Author: Editorial 5th April 2021 0 Comments

This book has been written by psychiatrist Dr. Sami Timimi (and edited by Richard Bentall & Pete Sanders). The publishers say: “Rates of diagnosis of psychiatric disorders such as ADHD, and the subsequent prescription of psychiatric drugs in children, have increased…
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ADHD, books, children, children and adolescents, diagnostic labelling, Pete Sanders, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, Richard Bentall, Sami Timimi

Dr. Chris and Dr Xand Investigate … mental health.

Author: Editorial 8th February 2021 0 Comments

In this 29 minute video report for the BBC: “Dr Chris and Dr Xand Van Tulleken investigate what mental health is and why things can sometimes go wrong. They’ll uncover the science behind some of the most common triggers for mental…
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anorexia nervosa, anxiety, BBC, children and adolescents, Chris van Tulleken, cortisol, counselling, depression, diet, exercise, listening, mindfulness, OCD, panic attacks, singing, social exclusion, stress, video, Xand van Tulleken, yoga

Social media damages teenagers’ mental health, report says

Author: Editorial 28th January 2021 0 Comments

Cristina Criddle reports for the BBC: “Teenagers’ mental health is being damaged by heavy social media use, a report has found. Research from the Education Policy Institute and The Prince’s Trust said wellbeing and self-esteem were similar in all children of…
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BBC, children and adolescents, Cristina Criddle, Education Policy Institute, exercise, Family income, maternal health, Millennium Cohort Study, Research, self-esteem, social media