Mental

Share on PinterestWhat affects the mental health of men, and why do they find it hard to seek help? We investigate.In high-income countries, three times as many men as women die by suicide, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report from 2018.The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention also cite 2018 data, noting that in…

By Dan Jones The psychiatry department of a hospital in San Sebastian, SpainAgefotostock, Alamy Diagnoses of psychiatric conditions can guide a person’s treatment and are useful for mental health research. But a study that followed more than 1000 people for four decades suggests that psychiatry’s over-reliance on specific diagnoses may be misguided, and that many…

April 23, 2020The panic spirals up from somewhere in Connor Langan’s midsection, and so quickly that his face changes; wild in the eyes, his upper lip trembling, he sometimes punches a wall in frustration. Such episodes resulted in Connor, 17, being placed on leave from high school late last year, and in early March he…

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