Beware rumination: it interferes with our ability to feel empathy for others
To the Bone: creating eating disorder awareness or doing harm?
Unhelpful stereotypes that disguise the true extent of eating disorders are present in the Netflix series
How the decision to delay school is causing anguish for parents
The incidence of parents delaying the start to school has doubled. Why are they making this choice?
Do we inherit masculine and feminine behaviours?
Is evolution making the inheritance of gendered traits obsolete? A new paper suggests so
The concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end – here’s why
Some mental health professionals believe that 'psychosis spectrum disorder' is a better description of a problem that has for too long been written off as untreatable
Can stress during pregnancy harm my baby?
There are a number of ways to reduce levels of tension and make way for a smoother postnatal experience
Evidence is clear on the benefits of legalising same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage leads to a host of social and even public health benefits - and the benefits accrue to all of society
How building your child’s spoken word bank can boost their capacity to read
Hearing a word makes reading it later easier, eye-tracking research has shown
The brain and the gut talk to each other: fixing one could help the other
Talk therapy can help those with chronic gastrointestinal conditions
Smartphone apps help those with brain injuries, and everyone else’s memory too
Research suggests apps simply free our minds to focus on other things - rather than making our memories lazier
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- Are personality tests like Myers-Briggs just corporate astrology?The Age
- WHO classifies ‘gaming disorder’ as a mental health conditionBig Think
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