Solving the global crisis in mental health – Financial Times
Solving the global crisis in mental health Financial Times
Category: Mental Health
Solving the global crisis in mental health Financial Times
I’m not ambivalent about having kids because I’m afraid for their mental health. It’s because I’m afraid for my own One recent afternoon, I went with a friend to pick up her five-year-old from art class. Our progress walking home was slow. Her daughter wanted to examine every leaf. She wanted to say hello to […]
Exclusive: Lawsuit brought by former moderators against parent company Meta and outsourcer Samasource Kenya PTSD, depression and anxiety: why former Facebook moderators in Kenya are taking legal action ‘The work damaged me’: ex-Facebook moderators describe effect of horrific content More than 140 Facebook content moderators have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder caused by […]
Ex-staff at outsourcing company Samasource claim they vetted unspeakably graphic videos in harsh conditions More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of severe PTSD ‘The work damaged me’: ex-Facebook moderators describe effect of horrific content Smashing bricks against the side of your house is not a normal way to wind down after work. […]
‘Protracted withdrawal’ from antidepressant medication is not yet well-understood or recognised – but doctors and patients are looking to change that In 2006, Anna King was involved in family court proceedings that caused severe stress and trauma. When she was prescribed antidepressants to help her cope, she was initially unsure. “I was hesitant about taking […]
Exposure to air pollution linked to increased risk of hospitalisation for mental illness, study finds Irish Examiner
Protecting yourself from the feelings that drive you may give you a sense of control – but it comes at a cost. Working through them allows you to lower your defences Recently I was walking to a session with my psychoanalyst when I realised I had just put my hand in my pocket to take […]
MPs to Examine the State Of Community Mental Health Services in New Inquiry The Carer
At HMP Grendon, psychology professionals aim to ‘re-child’ a group of Britain’s most serious offenders in relatively relaxed conditions. Does the treatment work? As you go through the gates of Grendon prison in Buckinghamshire, past the raised garden – whose intricacy is still discernible in November – towards the main block, there’s a foundation stone […]
Air pollution linked to mental illness University of St Andrews news