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12Jun

Why Are More Men Coming to Therapy?

Lyn Reed

men, mensmentalhealth, society, suicide, therapy

Therapists

For Men's Mental Health Awareness Week therapist Lyn Reed explores the reasons why she is seeing more and more men in therapy
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05Jun

Have You Decided Who You Will Vote For?

Louise Chunn

politics, psychology, society, therapy

Mind

The General Election is on Thursday, but many are still undecided how to vote. Louise Chunn looks at how we make decisions, and asks how politics enters the therapy room
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31May

What Does Stealthing Say About Consent?

Terri Apter

men, sex, society, women

Relationships

Stealthing is the term given to the secret removal of a condom during sex. It raises many questions about how we view sex and consent posts Dr Terri Apter
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23May

How to Help Children Cope with the Manchester Attack

Lyn Reed

children, society, teenagers, trauma

Therapists

Many of the victims of the Manchester attack were children and young people. Lyn Reed posts on the effect of such traumatic events and how we can support those affected
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19May

Does Social Media Harm Teens' Mental Health?

Alice McGurran

anxiety, bodyimage, loneliness, parenting, socialmedia, society, technology, teenagers

Mind

Instagram and Snapchat have been identified as most harmful of the social media platforms in a survey of teens released by the Royal Society for Public Health
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16May

How Music Therapy can Treat the ‘Untreatable'

Dr Stella Compton

brain, creativity, musictherapy, neuroscience, society, therapy, violence

Mind

Music therapy has been shown to be effective with people who have been deemed untreatable in the past, posts music therapist, author and academic Dr Stella Compton
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13May

End of Life Care: Why it Should be Everyone’s Concern

Michelle Brown

bereavement, death, family, illness, mortality, palliativecare, society

Relationships

To mark Dying Matters Awareness Week (May 8-14), Michelle Brown, Deputy Head of Department for Healthcare Practice, explains why everyone – young or old – should make sure they know what end of life care planning involves
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08May

Steps Forward in Mental Health Awareness

Welldoing

anxiety, campaign, depression, mindfulness, society

Mind

All too often we hear discouraging news and statistics around mental health; here we celebrate the positive steps forward from the last year, and the people who have helped them happen
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04May

Aaron Lennon and the Fight for Mental Health

Alice McGurran

anxiety, depression, men, society, sport, stress

Mind

Footballer Aaron Lennon is currently being treated for a stress-related condition. Growing numbers of footballers are seeking support for anxiety, depression and stress. We explore why
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25Apr

Keeping the Political Peace with Friends and Family

Karen Pollock

family, friendship, politics, society

Therapists

Therapist Karen Pollock has advice for people who worry that the General Election will, like Brexit, cause ruptures in their family and social lives
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