Putting a name to a mental health condition can allow faster access to public services and supportive patient groups – but these diagnostic labels are of limited use to clinicians…Read More >
Tag: mental health
Tackling teenage depression
Depression is now the world’s leading health problem, causing more disability than any other disease according to the World Health Organisation. Reading neuroscientist Dr Ciara McCabe tells us about her…Read More >
Creativity, Spirituality and Mental Health
The University Chaplaincy’s next Café Théologique will be held on Monday 4th June, 7.30pm-9pm, Zero Degrees Bar, Bridge Street. The speaker is Revd Dr Joanna Collicutt, Karl Jaspers Lecturer in…Read More >
Improving anxiety for people with Autism
Many autistic children perceive the sensory world around us differently. Some autistic children for example are overwhelmed by sounds or touch. This can make everyday situations such as visiting a busy supermarket a…Read More >
People with depression use language differently – here’s how to spot it
The ‘language of depression’ can be spotted using computer analysis which looks for patterns of words used by those who are suffering from the disorder, explains PhD researcher Mohammed Al-Mosaiwi in…Read More >