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Higher fruit and veg intake associated with better mental health in secondary school pupils

Author: Editorial 4th October 2021 0 Comments

“Nutritious breakfast and lunch linked to emotional wellbeing in pupils across the age spectrum.” Reviewed by Emily Henderson and published by News Medical, this article (reporting research) begins: “Include good nutrition in public health strategies for kids’ mental health, urge researchers….
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BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health, children and adolescents, diet, diet and mental health, Emily Henderson, emotions, food, nutrition, Research, The Norfolk Children and Young People Health and Wellbeing Survey 2017, wellbeing

Psychiatric Drugs may Reduce Social and Emotional Capacities

Author: Editorial 15th September 2021 0 Comments

This article by Jenny Logan has been published on the Mad in America website. It begins: “While deficits in social cognition are often associated with and used to diagnose psychiatric disorders, new research suggests that the medications used to treat psychiatric…
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emotions, Jenny Logan, Mad in America, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, Research, social cognition, University College London, Zoe Haime

Exploring novel approaches to youth mental health

Author: Editorial 26th August 2021 0 Comments

This article by Dr. Lawrence Howells has been published in The Psychologist. It begins: “Three years after qualifying as a clinical psychologist, I found myself facing a significant dilemma. I was asked to speak to college students about youth mental health…
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CBT, children and adolescents, diagnostic labelling, Emotion Regulation CBT (ER-CBT), emotions, Lawrence Howells, New Approaches, The Psychologist

The ERNI Declaration: Making Sense of Distress Without “Disease”

Author: Editorial 8th July 2021 0 Comments

This article was originally published on Mad in America. It begins: “ The ERNI (Emotions aRe Not Illnesses) declaration is based on the idea that distress does not equate to disease, dysfunction, dysregulation, or chemical imbalance. Signatories believe that there needs to be a shift from illness and…
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disease model, emotion-focused therapy, emotional distress, emotions, ERNI Declaration, Mad in America, Mad in the UK, psychiatry

‘They saw me as mad and needing to be medicated’ | Modern Masculinity

Author: Editorial 31st May 2021 0 Comments

This 14 minute video comes from The Guardian. The producers say: “In this episode of Modern Masculinity, journalist Iman Amrani speaks to Chris, who after being diagnosed with schizophrenia spent a long time in the mental health system. They discuss medication,…
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anger, antipsychotics, compassion, emotions, empathy, Iman Amrani, listening, madness, masculinity, psychiatry, psychosis, Rufus May, schizophrenia, The Guardian, videos, warrior archetype, working class

Sometimes Embracing Emotional Distress Is the Best Medicine

Author: Editorial 27th May 2021 0 Comments

This article – subtitled “Avoiding mental discomfort at any cost can be a self-defeating strategy” – has been published in Scientific American and written by Joanna Cheek. As a side note, the avoidance of emotional distress and mental discomfort is one…
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anxiety, emotional distress, emotions, Joanna Cheek, New Approaches, Opposite Action, Scientific American

10 LIES DEPRESSION TELLS YOU (PART 1)

Author: Editorial 17th December 2020 0 Comments

“The problem is the problem, the person is not the problem.”Michael White and David Epston This blog post from psychotherapist Daniel Farb begins: “One important step to take in recovering from depression (or any mental illness, for that matter) is to be…
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Daniel Farb, depression, emotions, wellbeing

Interview: Artist with Anxiety Illustrates Mental Health Tips She Learns in Therapy

Author: Editorial 2nd December 2020 0 Comments

“Making art is helpful on multiple fronts—writing affirmations helps counter my negativity, drawing colorful animals is therapeutic, and helping others is the most effective way I’ve found to break out of fogs of hopelessness.” This interview (with illustrator Kate Allan) is by…
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anxiety, art, emotions, Kate Allan, mental health comic, mindfulness, My Modern Met, Sara Barnes

Emotion-Focused Therapy

Author: Editorial 27th July 2020 0 Comments

For over 40 years, Dr. Leslie Greenberg has researched what works in psychotherapy. Together with colleagues he has developed what is known as Emotion-Focused Therapy. The Counselling Channel has a collection of 12 short videos about different aspects of EFT, all featuring Dr….
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anxiety, Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body, cpcab, depression, emotion-focused therapy, emotions, relationship difficulties, Talking Therapies

Six principles for working with emotions

Author: Editorial 25th May 2020 0 Comments

For over 40 years, Dr. Leslie Greenberg has researched what works in psychotherapy. Together with colleagues he has developed what is known as Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT). In this 3 minute video from The Counselling Channel , he explains the six important principles when…
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counseling, counselling, emotion-focused therapy, emotions, Leslie Greenberg, psychotherapy, Talking Therapies, The Counselling Channel