A New Zealand study claims men and women become more satisfied with their bodies over time – bucking the expectations of our youth-obsessed cultureName: Happy retirees.Age: Well, as you know, people retire at different ages, typically from about 60 onw…
After my miscarriages I didn’t need to talk – I needed access to better care | Jennie Agg
Until we shift the culture around baby loss, women will still feel abandoned, no matter how many times we say the taboo is being brokenTaboo is an overused word in the media, isn’t it? Miscarriage, in particular, is often described as one of the “last …
‘No sense of safety’: how the Beirut blast created a mental health crisis
A year on from the devastating explosion, people are struggling to sleep and PTSD is widespread – amid economic chaosRayan Khatoun has been dreading 4 August. She has been constantly on edge as the anniversary of the port explosion in Beirut approached…
アプリで人の性格は変わるのか？ 3カ月にわたる調査の結果
アプリを毎日使うことで、性格を変えることはできるのか──。 1,500人以上を対象に3カ月にわたって実施された研究の結果がこのほど発表された。研究結果によると、どうやらアプリで性格を“変える”ことは可能なようだが、いくつかの制約もある。
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Revery gets $2M to improve mental health with mobile gaming techniques
In “Macbeth,” Shakespeare described sleep as the “chief nourisher in life’s feast.” But like his titular character, many adults aren’t sleeping well. Revery wants to help with an app that combines cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for insomnia with mobile gaming concepts. Founded in March 2021, Revery is currently in beta stealth mode and plans to […]
Therapy via Zoom should make mental healthcare available for all – it hasn’t | Hannah Zeavin
Good quality remote treatment is still proving to be expensive and in short supplyWhether with a private therapist on Zoom, through an app that daily reminds us to log our emotions, or in a back-and-forth with a chatbot, teletherapy is often proffered …
Serious questions raised by solitary confinement in prisons | Letters
Emma Ginn and Annie Viswanathan on the effect of solitary confinement on immigration detainees and Dean Kingham on prisoners abandoned to close supervision centres. Plus, Howard Thomas on steps towards sending fewer people to prisonProlonged solitary c…
Ollie Pope says Ben Stokes decision shows how mentally tough elite sport is
Stokes has withdrawn from India series over mental wellbeingPope: ‘It’s sad but I think it’s a reminder to everyone’Ollie Pope says the withdrawal of Ben Stokes for the Test series against India is a reminder of how mentally tough the demands of playin…
The Observer view on the plight facing children post-Covid | Observer editorial
This is quickly becoming no country for young peopleThe prime minister has touted “levelling up” as the overarching theme of his domestic policy agenda. But in no area is the hollowness of this commitment revealed more than in relation to children and …
オリンピック選手の猛烈なプレッシャーと、自身のメンタルヘルスについて語ることの意味
常にプレッシャーに晒されるスポーツ選手にとって、オリンピックという舞台は特別な意味をもつ。こうしたなか、東京オリンピックでは米国の体操選手のシモーン・バイルスが自身の精神状態を理由に競技を棄権するなど、自身のメンタルヘルスについて明かす事例が出始めている。こうした動きはアスリートのメンタルヘルスに対するわたしたちの考え方や、わたしたち自身の生活におけるメンタルヘルスの考え方にとって重要な転機になるかもしれない。
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