Depression
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Bruce Springsteen: black dog of depression 'still jumps up and bites me'Award-winning US singer describes how he handles illness during interview for BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs -
Individual athletes more prone to depression, researchers findStudy by German sports psychologists finds individual athletes score higher on depression scale than those in team sports -
Happiness depends on health and friends, not money, says new studyLandmark research says tackling mental health issues more effective than reducing poverty for increasing happiness rates
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Can urban greenspace have an effect on children's behaviour?In increasingly urbanised environments, there’s some evidence to suggest that dedicated greenspace might have a beneficial impact on childhood aggression and depression
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Coroner says health services 'missed opportunities' before journalist's suicideDaily Mail advice columnist Sally Brampton died in May after apparently walking into the sea at St Leonards, East Sussex
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The health secretary recognises that the inadequacy of Camhs is leading to tragedies – and yet he refuses to fund it properly
So child mental health services are failing. Why’s that then, Jeremy? -
Jeremy Hunt says child mental health services are NHS's biggest failingHealth secretary pledges to improve diagnosis and treatment of childhood psychiatric conditions and put specialists in schools
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Women taking pill more likely to be treated for depression, study findsDanish research finds that women on combined contraceptive pill are 23% more likely to be prescribed antidepressants
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Tom Wills grave restoration project reveals football's heart, soul and historyA quest to restore the grave of Australia’s first cricket great and the father of Aussie Rules has brought a Melbourne teacher personal salvation
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Facing my fear: to conquer depression, I had to embrace itI didn’t think accepting my symptoms would be helpful. But slowly, it became clear that meditation works for me
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Shaun Tan completes graphic novel after author Mel Tregonning's suicide: ‘Her absence made me try even harder'Mel Tregonning’s Small Things tells of a lonely boy, struggling with worry. But the author also had mental health issues, and died before it was finished
Private lives My son is depressed but won’t seek help