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28Oct

Sally Brampton Inquest: the Help that Never Came

Welldoing

depression, society, suicide

Mind

The Hastings coroner agreed that Sally Brampton, author of Shoot the Damned Dog, took her own life. Could our health services have done more to help?
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15Oct

I Can't Read the News Anymore

Leanne Brookes

anxiety, self, society

Mind

Leanne Brookes' anxiety symptoms are magnified by reading about violent and threatening stories in the news, so she has disconnected from current affairs to preserve her mental health
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11Oct

Why Peer-Support is Key to Mental Health

Alice McGurran

health, men, society, therapy, women

Mind

Talk for Health is a free programme that teaches peer-support groups the basics of therapeutic talk to improve emotional and mental health in the individual and the community
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04Oct

Drink Dependency is Everyone’s Concern

Lyn Reed

addiction, alcohol, health, men, society, women

Therapists

Drink dependency is not chronic alcoholism, but it's not too far off. Lyn Reed outlines the danger signals and suggests where you can find help to change your drinking patterns
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30Sep

Susie Orbach: "Young Women Face a Mental Health Crisis"

Louise Chunn

anxiety, depression, health, men, society, women

Mind

NHS Digital's National Survey of Health and Wellbeing shows the majority of mental health problems are on the rise, with young women most at risk. Louise Chunn asked Susie Orbach for her response
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21Sep

How Anti-Depressants Stole a Year of My Life

Katinka Blackford Newman

depression, health, identity, psychosis, society, suicide

Mind

Katinka Newman believes that the drugs prescribed to help her through a mental breakdown were a large part of the problem. She has now written a book to highlight this problem
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16Sep

Clarke Carlisle and the Reality of Mental Health Care in England

Welldoing

campaign, men, society, women

Mind

Welldoing went to learn about the strategy for mental health care in England over the next five years, hearing from charities Mind and YoungMinds and Clarke Carlisle
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10Sep

What Research Tells Us about Anxiety in the Modern World

Clare Simmonds

anxiety, society, therapy

Therapists

To deal with feelings of anxiety, we need to be able to understand why it is being triggered in us writes psychodynamic psychotherapist Clare Simmonds
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20Aug

Why Do I Have Low Self-Esteem?

Sophia Hilsley

childhood, confidence, selfesteem, socialmedia, society

Therapists

Our self-esteem starts in childhood, and with the additional stresses of modern life and social media, it can be especially hard to protect. Therapist Sophia Hilsley explores this issue and how therapy can help.
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15Aug

The 5 Stages of Brexit Grief

hilda burke

Brexit, grief, relationships, society

Therapists

Denial, anger, bargaining, sadness and finally, acceptance - therapist Hilda Burke explores how many of her clients have been working through a traditional model of grieving post-Brexit
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