Mental Health
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Psychosis: is cannabis good or bad for mental health?
In Depth Heaviest users of cannabis around four times as likely to develop schizophrenia than non-users
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What is behind Japan’s soaring youth suicide rate?
Speed Read The number of children and teenagers taking their own lives has reached a 30-year-high
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Are you a bully? Six red flags
In Depth Bullies often lack a sense of understanding for how those affected might feel
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How to tell if a child has depression
In Depth Government announces plans for dedicated mental health teams in schools across the country
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What’s behind China’s school knife attacks?
In Depth At least 40 schoolchildren have been killed in stabbing massacres since 2010, but experts and the government are at odds over the cause
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How many people die from drug misuse in the UK?
In Depth Death rate has increased dramatically over past decade
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Is Britain experiencing an ‘empathy crisis’?
Speed Read YouGov survey finds 51% of people think we are losing ability to understand and sympathise with others
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How long should kids spend on social media?
Speed Read Safe time limit guidelines to be drawn up to counter concern about impact on mental health
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How dangerous is cocaine?
In Depth New statistics show that UK deaths from the drug are at record high
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Why anxiety might be good for you
Speed Read Research suggests people with higher stress levels may be better at processing bad news
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Why do so many more prisoners die in custody?
Speed Read Police Commissions says 23 people died in English and Welsh prisons last year, the highest for a decade
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Petition to scrap ‘fat shaming’ Netflix series Insatiable reaches 100,000 signatures
In Depth Trailer for the show was branded ‘irresponsible and dangerous' by health experts
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Teenager's notes on bridge help save six lives in Sunderland
In Depth Paige Hunter wrote more than 40 heartfelt notes and attached them to railings of the Wearmouth Bridge
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How virtual reality can cure phobias
Speed Read Study finds confronting fears in VR alongside avatar therapist helps people overcome fear of heights
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