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Image description: An illustration of a man in a therapist's office, peering out of a window and gazing at the surrounding nature. Illustration by Andy Carter

9 Dec 2022 3 minute read

What if…we decolonized mental health services?

Husna Ara rethinks our collective response to distress.

16 Apr 2020 3 minute read

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What if we got our attention back?

Vanessa Baird makes the case for being true to our brains.

4 Apr 2019 1 minute read

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The depth of a scar: Kashmir’s PTSD crisis

A photo story by Faisal Magray explores the psychological toll of Kashmir’s decades-long conflict.

Women inside the fenced yard of the Svyatoshinsky psychiatric institution, Ukraine

22 Aug 2018 6 minute read

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Locked away forever

Inside Ukraine’s psychiatric institutions: Madeline Roache reports.

29 Jul 2018 5 minute read

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The interveners

In India, Sophie Cousins spends time with women activists who are slowly shifting the stigma around mental...

19 Jan 2018 3 minute read

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Laughing and crying online

Social media use is correlated with mental health problems. But is it simply cause and effect? Marcus Gilroy-Ware...

15 Sep 2017 3 minute read

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A society beyond consumerism

Consumerism thrives on discontentment: Tim Jackson previews his talk at the Resurgence Festival of Wellbeing...

4 May 2016 4 minute read

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The Castle Builder

A new performance by Vic Llewellyn and Kid Carpet.

1 Nov 2014 5 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

A deeper pain

The daily reality of life in Gaza creates unseen psychological scars, writes psychiatrist Samah Jabr.

1 May 2014 5 minute read

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Beyond burnout

Post-traumatic stress disorder is an occupational hazard for activists on the frontline, says Amy Hall.

7 Mar 2014 8 minute read

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Looking East: could meditation help cure the West's addiction to antidepressants?

Mischa Wilmers asks whether mindfulness meditation could offer a safer, more effective alternative to...

17 Feb 2014 3 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

A creative shift for Vietnam

Art is being used to help disadvantaged children find their place in society. Yan Zhi Lai reports.

24 Sep 2013 5 minute read

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‘To my dear mother’: living with dementia

Noreen Sadik bears witness to the terrible decline of a loved one with Alzheimer’s.

Corporates cashing in on mental-health diagnosis

21 May 2013 2 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

Corporates cashing in on mental-health diagnosis

Some of the experts who put together a popular psychiatry manual have fingers in Big Pharma pies, reports Adam...

Canada’s PM only has time for one colour of suicide

26 Apr 2013 2 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

Canada’s PM only has time for one colour of suicide

Stephen Harper has played into the hands of a biased media as he fails to tackle the issues faced by young First Nations...

1 May 2012 9 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

A healthy mind in a healthy society

Mental health shouldn’t just be about individuals, we need strong communities too. Dinyar Godrej makes the...

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