With more than 13.5 million workers having returned to their place of work for at least one day a week, more than four million say that they do not feel entirely safe doing so, reveals new research by Direct Line Life Insurance. Some 5.5 million workers would work from home permanently if given the option […]
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One in seven EU people suffer from tinnitus: New research led by researchers from the University of Nottingham, has found that approximately 65million adults in the EU suffer from tinnitus, and this figure will significantly rise over the next decade. The research, published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, is the first study to look […]
Priory experts share advice on handling job loss, insecurity and career change Unemployment is directly linked to poor mental health 25% of UK adults associate job loss with ‘trauma’ Priory experts discuss the impact of loss, job insecurity and ‘forced’ career changes on stress levels The strain of the COVID-19 pandemic is especially strongly felt […]
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Alexithymia levels decrease when entering young adulthood – consistency is associated with depression and dissociation: Alexithymia refers to difficulty describing feelings. Alexithymia levels are not stable by adolescence, but decrease when entering young adulthood, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows. Alexithymia levels were also found to be associated […]
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Rebecca Wallersteiner looks at The Passions of Richard Dadd Revisited at the Bethlem Museum of the Mind, (the original Bedlam), until 27th November 2021, which examines the disturbing, powerful art of former ‘Bedlam’ patient Richard Dadd, who suffered from a form of paranoid schizophrenia. ‘For artist Richard Dadd, the passions were not merely emotions, preoccupations […]
How sound alters sense of touch: New research suggests our brains process different sensory inputs more like a symphony, combining and harmonising information rather than processing separately. Processing information from our senses is crucial to survival. Seeing a red light tells you to stop at an intersection, while the sound of a pedestrian button informs […]
How to tackle the nursing crisis: For many people the social restrictions experienced during lockdowns will have had long-lasting consequences, increasing feelings of loneliness, stress and depression. But throughout the pandemic those employed in hospitals and care settings have faced the same issues, alongside having to deal with the pressures of working on the front-line. […]
Landmark study links post-natal depression and low income: A longitudinal study of Queensland families has found women on lower incomes are more likely to suffer with pre and post-natal depression. An analysis of the Queensland Family Cohort (QFC) pilot project data, conducted by the University of Queensland’s Professor Brenda Gannon, found women diagnosed with depression […]
Wellbeing program to help young people rebuild their life after cancer: A digital program enhancing physical and mental wellbeing for young people adjusting to life after cancer, will be developed by The University of Queensland in partnership with cancer support organisation Canteen. The project BALANCE has been awarded $1.37 million from the National Health and Medical […]
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Cases of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders have increased by more than 25 per cent worldwide, according to a world-first study of the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. The research, led by researchers from The University of Queensland’s School of Public Health, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (University of Washington) […]
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