Social illness
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Doctors working in paediatrics and anaesthetics at higher risk of suicidality, according to Australian survey
The recent COVID-19 pandemic exposed the stark reality of some of the challenges faced by individuals working within healthcare, and…
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The economic cost of OCD in the UK: who pays?
As an Elf Economist, research on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) doesn’t often catch my attention. As the authors of a recent…
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How effective are antipsychotics at preventing relapse in the real world compared to randomised controlled trials?
For people who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia (and the related diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder) we know that they are…
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Can Sleep Cure Mental Illness?
This World Sleep Day (15 March 2024), we consider the powerful effects sleep and sleep quality can have on mental…
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LGBTQ+ wellbeing inequalities in early to middle adolescence
LGBTQ+ adolescents are more likely than their heterosexual and cisgender peers to experience common mental health difficulties (Amos et al.,…
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Tackling Shy Bladder Syndrome: Understanding and Managing Paruresis
Understanding Paruresis Does the thought of using a public restroom fill you with dread? Shy bladder syndrome, or paruresis, is…
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Natasha Tracy’s New Book Is Coming Soon – Bipolar Burble Blog
I’m extremely excited to announce that I’m releasing my second book. For those of you who don’t know, I released…
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How My Depression Changed Over Time – My Brain’s Not Broken
You know, it’s funny. You would think, after ten years of living with depression, of experiencing it on and off,…
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Can Eating Disorders Change?
Some people might think a mental illness gets diagnosed and then remains one condition for a person’s life. However mental…
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Is Reading Good For Mental Health?
At certain times of year, we might have a bit more time to sit down with a good book. World…
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