By Dr Faith Matcham At the time of writing this, there were 52,564 healthcare and medical apps available to download on the Google Play store. According to a Deloitte report[1], global spending on mental health apps is likely to reach…
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ToyBox: a mental health start-up founded by students
Théoni Fernando is one of our students in the Occupational and Organisational Psychology MSc that we run in collaboration with the University of Sussex Business School. She and her friends Chloe, Diva and Arjin are the founders of ToyBox, a…
Be kind to your mind
By Pattie Gonsalves “Be kind to your mind and your body, especially during these times.” This is one of the encouraging things my yoga teacher says every evening via our Zoom class. While there is a small part of me…
Tagged with: COVID-19, Global Mental Health, Kindness, Mental Health, Wellbeing
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Posted in PhD research
Depression and Cognitive Ageing
By Amber John Depression is a common mental health problem which is experienced by people of all ages. It is estimated that each year around 1 in 5 people in the UK will experience depressive symptoms. Depression encompasses lots of…
Surviving or Thriving? Lifelong mental health in children with chronic physical illness
By Ekin Secinti Chronic physical illness affects large numbers of children and families. Worldwide, 1 in 5 children has a chronic physical illness, including arthritis, asthma, cancer, chronic renal failure, congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis, type-1 diabetes, and epilepsy. With…
What’s in a name? A Call to Abandon the Use of the Term ‘Abnormal Psychology’.
By Cassie Hazell Universities have a duty to provide quality education and training to those who want it, and create a community that reflects all the best parts of society. Consequently, universities and their students have worked hard to stamp…
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