Mental Health
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ADHD awareness urged
An awareness week is being run across Europe to raise the profile of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Read more
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Twos need tenderness – report
The "terrible twos" should become the "tender twos", according to a major report yesterday calling for a new focus on the emotional welfare of babies. Read more
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Elderly face dementia over-diagnosis – summit
Thousands of elderly people could end up wrongly "labelled" as having dementia because of global drives to develop screening for the condition, experts warn today. Read more
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Psychiatric illnesses world’s biggest problem
Mental illness and substance abuse between them are the biggest cause of chronic illness worldwide, researchers reveal today. Read more
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Volunteering may be healthy
People who do voluntary activities live longer and have better mental health than others, researchers reveal today. Read more
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Psychedelia boost for mental health
Psychedelic drugs such as LSD and magic mushrooms do not seem to trigger mental health problems – and may even prevent them, researchers claimed last night. Read more
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Mental health challenge for disaster relief
Disaster relief agencies should seek to strengthen local mental health services, according to a report published today. Read more
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Hot choc hope for elderly brains
Some elderly people may benefit mentally from drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day, researchers reported last night. Read more
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Autism clue to anorexia
The problem of anorexia in girls may be linked to autism, British researchers reveal today. Read more
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Personality could be key to breast-feeding
Extrovert mothers are most likely to press on with breast-feeding, according to research published today. Read more