social cure – A New Vision for Mental Health

Expanding the social cure: a mixed-methods approach exploring the role of online group dance as support for young people (aged 16–24) living with anxiety

Author: Editorial 18th October 2023 0 Comments

This research article has been published by Frontiers. It begins: “There is an increased interest in whether online arts interventions support mental health and social connections. This study explored eight weeks of online group dance as support for young people (aged 16–24)…
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collaborative practice

anxiety, dance, dancing, online arts, social cure, social prescribing, young adults

The New Psychology of Health: Unlocking the Social Cure

Author: Editorial 18th June 2018 0 Comments

The New Psychology of Health was published in May 2018 and is co-authored by Catherine Haslam, Jolanda Jetten, Tegan Cruwys, Genevieve Dingle and Alex Haslam. The publishers say: “Why do people who are more socially connected live longer and have better health than those…
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Key posts

addiction, ageing, books, brain injury, depression, eating behaviour, New Approaches, pain, psychology, social cure, social identity, stress, trauma

Anxiety is an expert strategist

Author: Editorial 15th June 2018 0 Comments

Damian Scarf experienced the debilitating effects of anxiety first hand when, shortly after entering university, he was pushed to cut off his social groups to achieve higher grades. Now it’s the topic of his research, and Damian shows us first…
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a wellbeing society

anxiety, Damian Scarf, resilience, social cure, social groups, social prescribing, videos, wellbeing