My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 7, 2023

There are go-to songs I want to play when I’m excited, when I’m anxious, when I’m sad and when I’m depressed. Music has been beneficial for my mental health for a long time and today, I want to share the benefits it can have for everyone’s mental health. We see them being human.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The theme for Children’s Mental Health Week (5 to 11 February 2024) this year, the campaign’s 10 th year, is ‘My Voice Matters’. Autonomy can positively benefit mental health and lack of independence can, for adults, increase symptoms of depression. Childhood doesn’t usually involve much autonomy.

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MARCH 4, 2024

World Book Day also encourages young children to dress up as fictional characters, which may also turn out to be potentially good for mental health. Whatever time of year, is reading good for mental wellness? But just like a smile to a stranger , can reading be helpful to improve mental health?

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MARCH 4, 2024

World Book Day also encourages young children to dress up as fictional characters, which may also turn out to be potentially good for mental health. Whatever time of year, is reading good for mental wellness? But just like a smile to a stranger , can reading be helpful to improve mental health?

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Psychological Health Care

JANUARY 8, 2024

Self-care or self-love plays an important role in supporting your mental health. Loving yourself is important because it affects many areas of your life, including your physical health, mental health and relationships with others. Understanding and managing emotions are essential components of mental well-being.

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MQ Mental Health

MARCH 7, 2024

Dr Teresa Tavassoli (UK) in 2017 shed light on the relationship between sensory differences and mental health symptoms in autistic children. In 2018, Dr Rachel Hillier (UK) used data to map and better understand the mental health needs of young people growing up in care.

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Lawson Psychology

MARCH 5, 2024

Can running improve my mental health? Yes, running can improve your mental health and general wellbeing. Running has been shown to improve mood, and reduce stress and anxiety symptoms both alone, and in combination with psychological treatments for mood disorders. Copyright © 2024 Lawson Clinical Psychology.

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Psychological Health Care

MAY 7, 2023

Being a mother can be a wonderful and fulfilling experience, but it can also come with mental health challenges. Whether you’re a new mum, or dealing with toddler tantrums, managing fast growing teens or preparing to farewell adult children, each stage of motherhood is a joy and blessing, but can also impact your mental health.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This week (5-11 February 2024) is Children’s Mental Health Week. The UK government recently published guidance from the department of health and social care into improving the mental health of babies, children and young people. Early years are formulative, and can set the course for mental health in later life.

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This week (5-11 February 2024) is Children’s Mental Health Week. The UK government recently published guidance from the department of health and social care into improving the mental health of babies, children and young people. Early years are formulative, and can set the course for mental health in later life.

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Feeling loved and feeling love for others has a positive effect on mental health and those who feel loved and love others experience fewer depressive symptoms than those who do not. And while relationships are clearly important to mental well-being they do not have to be romantic.

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Relias

JANUARY 23, 2024

On January 23, we recognize Maternal Health Awareness Day , an initiative by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) to increase awareness and action related to maternal mortality and morbidity in the U.S. It affects not only the mother, but also their children, their families, and their communities.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

DECEMBER 9, 2023

The benefits of cultivating compassion have been described for thousands of years and, over the last two decades, an increasing number of therapeutic approaches have been promoting its use in addressing mental health difficulties. 49) on depressive symptoms.

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The theme for Children’s Mental Health Week (5 to 11 February 2024) this year, the campaign’s 10 th year, is ‘My Voice Matters’. Autonomy can positively benefit mental health and lack of independence can, for adults, increase symptoms of depression. Childhood doesn’t usually involve much autonomy.

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MQ Mental Health

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Amidst the wishes of peace and good will there are many challenges to our mental health. It’s not uncommon for mental illnesses to be exacerbated at this time of year. If you struggle with your mental health at this time of year, you are not alone and help is available. Rumination is {also} a predictor.

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MARCH 16, 2023

Recently, a systematic review and meta-analysis was published in The British Medical Journal , which looked at mental health symptoms before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. It says that at a population level in these countries, there was little change in the prevalence of mental ill-health.

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Social Work With Adults

MAY 16, 2023

Anxious for more progress It’s Mental Health Awareness Week , which this year takes a theme we can all relate to: anxiety (#ToHelpMyAnxiety). This wonderful social movement’s continuing mission is to challenge and one day end the stigma and discrimination faced by those of us who experience mental health problems.

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 14, 2023

I thought it was another version of not liking yourself, another catchy mental health term that just means we think we’re awful. ” American Psychological Association Stigma is a mark of disgrace, of shame. ” American Psychological Association Stigma is a mark of disgrace, of shame.

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Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Wh at is Mental Health? Mental health reflects “our emotional, psychological, & social well-being.”. Mental health can affect, how we think, feel, & act. You can have both good or bad mental health. . You can have both good or bad mental health. . Mood disorders ex.

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MQ Mental Health

MARCH 14, 2022

People without jobs or with less secure housing have poorer outcomes when treated for depression with talking therapy or antidepressants, compared to more socially advantaged peers, study finds. They found that after three to four months of treatment, unemployed patients had 28% worse depression symptoms than those who were employed.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

MAY 4, 2022

If you’ve ever felt concerned about your mental health, you’re not alone. Mental health is an increasingly important issue in our society. Roughly 1 in 5 adults report experiencing mental health problems each year. Our individual experiences are what shape our mental and emotional health.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Monteiro, LCSW The past two years were filled with fear and uncertainty, exacerbating a mental health crisis with an increase in anxiety, depression, suicide rates, and substance abuse. Storytelling can be part of the healing process in one’s mental health journey. By Carla B. My concern is not unwarranted.

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MQ Mental Health

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The Mental Health Foundation found in a 2020 survey that 63% of UK adults say their mental health is improved by kindness shown to them. The same survey found 63% say their mental health is improved by being kind to others. On World Kindness Day we explore exactly why kindness really counts.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

New MQ Funded research, led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, has found that depression and the risk of depression are linked to different inflammatory proteins in boys and girls.

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Psychological Health Care

APRIL 25, 2022

If you suffer from a chronic illness, you will know how it affects your physical health. But did you know that it can also affect your mental health? Illness can affect your mental health in many ways. For example, it may cause you to feel depressed or anxious. Mental disorders (such as depression).

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Society of Clinical Psychology

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

As depression, anxiety and eating disorders are highly comorbid illnesses that share a multitude of risk factors (McGrath et al., As depression, anxiety and eating disorders are highly comorbid illnesses that share a multitude of risk factors (McGrath et al., Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Target Article.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

JANUARY 19, 2022

Therapists and counselors have extensive training in mental health techniques, mental health issues and what interventions to employ based on goals that are determined collaboratively with the client and counselor or therapist. . There are several types of mental health providers and therapies.

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Psychological Health Care

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Mental Health Week and World Mental Health Day are marked in October each year. It’s a good time to reflect on the importance of looking after your mental health and a reminder of how your actions, experiences, and the world around you can shape your wellbeing. What is Good Mental Health?

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Social Work Blog

MAY 6, 2022

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) wishes to bring attention to the importance of mental health as it affects millions of people in the United States. Animal-Assisted Therapy for Depression. Help for Mental Illnesses. African American: 17.3%.

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MQ Mental Health

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This blog was written by Dr Zuzanna Zajkowska, a postdoctoral researcher from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London and the Assistant Editor of InSPire the Mind. We also know that prolonged and severe experience of childhood trauma increases the likelihood of developing depression later in life.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Research has shone a fascinating light onto the power costume can have on our mental health. Clothing and Psychology The power of costume is apparent in all of our lives. Researchers began using the term “ enclothed cognition ”, to refer to the way clothing influences people’s psychological processes.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Psychological science has advanced knowledge on sexual minority (e.g., gay, bisexual) men’s health, finding that: Sexual minority men experience higher rates of depression, anxiety, substance use disorders , and HIV acquisition than heterosexual men. Depression symptoms. Psychological distress. Anxiety symptoms.

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MQ Mental Health

JUNE 14, 2023

Young people’s mental health is in a difficult period with multiple sources of strain worldwide. The times we are living through are widely acknowledged as a ‘crisis’ for young people’s mental well-being, no matter where they live. Understand 12 statistics about children's mental well-being here. With this in mind, U.S.

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Psychological Health Care

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Read on to learn more about loneliness, how it can impact your mental health and strategies to overcome feeling lonely. Mental health issues. Mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder, can also contribute to feelings of loneliness. What is Loneliness?

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Psychological Health Care

JULY 23, 2022

As such, studies have found that LGBTIQA+ people are twice as likely to be diagnosed and treated for mental health conditions than the general population. While many LGBTIQA+ people live happy and rewarding lives, with growing acceptance, studies show a disproportionate number also experience distress, anxiety disorders and depression.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

MAY 26, 2022

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The Stop Abuse Campaign persists in its efforts to raise awareness and reduce the stigma associated with mental health issues. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “depression is a common illness worldwide, with an estimated 3.8% What is depression?

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AUGUST 10, 2021

MQ-funded researcher Dr Jean-Baptiste Pingault, and his team have been trying to better understand bullying and mental health since 2017. Jean Baptiste’s study found that children with pre-existing risk factors for conditions such as ADHD and depression are more likely to be bullied than their peers.

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