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Psychiatry and psychotherapy: getting better results together

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How will humans, by nature social animals, fare when isolated?

Covid-19 will harm people’s mental health

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Diet and exercise will keep your brain young – depending on your genes

Following a healthy diet or exercising could impact how your brain ages, but the effects on cognitive skills later in life depend on specific gene variants that not everyone has

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Hunt for George Clooney's face explains how stress affects decisions

Being stressed changes the way we make decisions. An experiment that sees people hunt for George Clooney's face while experiencing electric shocks could help explain why

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Coronavirus: How to protect your mental health

Advice on protecting your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Autism isn't a defect – here's why we should embrace neurodiversity

After finding out she was autistic, Siena Castellon sparked a global school movement that celebrates neurodiversity, which now includes nearly half a million students

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The hellish side of handwashing: how coronavirus is affecting people with OCD

For some OCD patients, not washing their hands is part of their treatment. So guidance to do so regularly is reviving their anxieties – and triggering them in others

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How chronic stress changes the brain – and what you can do to reverse the damage

Chemical changes in the brain associated with chronic stress can put our cognition and mood under serious strain.

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How to recover from burnout and chronic work stress – according to a psychologist

Daily recovery can not only relieve burnout – it may also prevent it in the first place.

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Three reasons why the UK might not look like Italy

Boris Johnson's chief scientific adviser says the UK is four weeks behind Italy, What does that mean?

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Exercise and depression: Links, treatment, and more

There is a growing body of research suggesting that exercise could help treat depression. In this article, learn about the possible effects and what the research says.

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Severe childhood deprivation reduces brain size, study finds

Brain scans of Romanian orphans adopted in UK show early neglect left its mark

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A new life: being diagnosed with ADHD in my 40s has given me something quite magical | Jason Wilson

Much of what I had fondly considered to be my personality could be understood as a set of elaborate compensations

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How five short intentions can help people recovering from depression stay on track

How a technique to instil healthy habits can prevent those recovering from depression from relapsing.

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Recent research adds to the evidence that mindfulness practice may enable us to eradicate unhelpful fears — and continue to keep them at bay.

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Study: post-traumatic stress after pregnancy loss

"Miscarriage can lead to 'long-term post-traumatic stress'," reports BBC News.

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Older adults who drink tea are less likely to be depressed

A new study examines the link between drinking tea and lower rates of depression in older Chinese adults, revealing the characteristics of tea drinkers.

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BBC One - Easy Ways to Live Well - Ten simple things you can do to live better

10 of the best health hacks road-tested by Steph McGovern and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.