Bill Linnane: If we want to protect kids from gambling the bouncy balls of the Lotto are the least of our worries
Gone are the days of swearing, wayward teens: today we’ve got sanitised games of chance with tickets for…
Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby to enter gambling addiction program
Texas Tech transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby, one of college football’s top returning players, is checking into a residential…
North Huntingdon therapy collective aims to improve mental health counselors’ working conditions amid rising demands
Jeannette therapist Sarah Ludwig is on a mission to improve mental health counselors’ working environment. Ludwig, 36, has…
NHS spent more than £100m on mental health patients forced to stay in hospital due lack of proper housing
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‘This is so taboo’: Kimberley Nixon on the hell of perinatal OCD – and how she survived it | Books
Kimberley Nixon’s memoir, She Seems Fine to Me, is out on 7 May, and she’s quite terrified. This…
Elijah Hollands’ mental health episode during AFL match raises questions for Carlton Blues
Yet an on-field “mental health episode” suffered by Carlton midfielder Elijah Hollands has exposed the limits of these…
Should You Trust Your Gut Feeling—Or Is It Anxiety?
Trust your gut. Listen to your inner voice. Follow your instincts. If you’ve ever faced a big, difficult-to-make…
Body roundness index outperforms BMI in predicting depression risk for dementia patients
New research published in the Journal of Health Psychology suggests that a specific measurement of body shape called…
Coercion isn’t care, and new laws that enforce treatment and confinement are dangerous
The Supreme Court of Canada has described the right to refuse unwanted medical treatment as “fundamental to a…
‘Next to Normal’ in the Next Station to Heaven
[Paula Winicur is a marriage and family therapist licensed in Connecticut and New York, with a private practice…
Treatment-first court model is redefining justice for people with serious mental illnesses
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Inside a Kalamazoo County mental health courtroom, the tone is noticeably different. The judge steps…
Oklahoma expert shares how to manage rising stress and emotional exhaustion
OKLAHOMA CITY – Stress and emotional exhaustion are affecting a majority of Americans, according to research on coping…