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There is no doubt that having ways to cope with depression and anxiety is important for recovery, but does having good (or bad) ways of coping (i.e. coping mechanisms) at the beginning of therapy help patients improve? Based on my Continue reading Your coping mechanisms are unlikely to matter before your low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Opioids are currently plagued by bad press – either related to the opioid epidemic at large, or the Sackler family themselves, better known as an “evil bunch”, according to one patient. Also, the NHS is currently in crisis, so it’s Continue reading Opioids are one of the most controversial drugs on the market – but what do patients think?
Working remotely during COVID-19 has taught us an important lesson: we don’t need to be in the office to get the work done. Around 60% of us want to work in a hybrid fashion – either from the office or Continue reading Hybrid meetings from researchers’ perspective: two sides of a coin
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Imagine going into a hospital to ask for help, but there are no doctors or nursing staff there. You may think that would be outrageous, but the fact is NHS healthcare workers (HCWs) consistently left their jobs during the COVID-19 Continue reading A Neglected Occupation – Healthcare Research Staff: What happened to their mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic?
As the number of pedestrians increased in autonomous vehicle (AV) dilemmas, the willingness to save the pedestrians increased in British and Chinese cultures. Imagine there is a passenger in a self-driving car travelling down a main road on a Continue reading In an autonomous vehicle dilemma, does the number of pedestrians affect moral judgement in British and Chinese participants?
Remember the relief you felt when COVID-19 restrictions were lifted? Well, picture this: you’re out with your friends, but suddenly you can’t even walk for five minutes without feeling exhausted. Your heart is racing and you are breathing heavily. “my Continue reading Finding COMFORT through Mindfulness: A tool for coping with Long COVID?
Can We Predict Upcoming Stuttering Moments? Imagine that there’s a word you want to say but it just isn’t coming out – this frustrating feeling is similar to what many people who stutter (PWS) experience in daily life. 🗣What is Continue reading Secret Power of the Human Ear: Can We Predict Upcoming Stutters from Preceding Fluent Speech?
What is mental health competence? Do you know what is mental health competence (MHC)? It sounds like the “mental health” we are talking about every day. But MHC is not about emotional burnout, therapy, or Freud… It is a set Continue reading Uncovering mental health competence: the connections with school and mental disorders
Bridging the gap by GAPS: a spoken language measure for young deaf children When it comes to identifying spoken language difficulties in young deaf children, we have been missing a crucial tool. Unlike hearing children who have a plethora of appropriate Continue reading Breaking Stereotypes: Measuring Early Spoken Language Development in Young Deaf Children is More Accurate Than You Think