Happiness seems to be most abundant a long way from the equator. At least according to the new World Happiness Report 2015...
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Health & Wellbeing
Living life in the third person
Cognitive scientists discover clues in the brain to an extraordinary memory glitch in healthy, high functioning people...
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Online discussion forums good for well-being, study shows
A new study has found that internet discussion forums have positive links to well-being and are even associated with increased community engagement offline, contrary to a common perception of them being outdated and prone to trolling...
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Beyond the Boundary Principle
When you think you know your therapist, think again...
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Mindfulness and antidepressants offer ‘similar level of protection’ against depression
The largest trial yet of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy finds that this treatment works about as well as antidepressants for reducing depressive relapses...
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The Muddied Meaning of ‘Mindfulness’
If the word seems like a badge for the self-satisfied set, that’s because its true meaning has become obscured...
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Does going to psychotherapy mean you are crazy?
This article debunks the myth that only crazy people see psychotherapists, and sheds some light on what psychotherapy really is...
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Children with ADHD ‘learn better when fidgeting’
A new study suggests that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder perform better at tasks that challenge their working memory if they are moving more...
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Emotional problems in schoolgirls rose dramatically over past 5 years
Emotional problems in girls aged 11-13 in England increased by 55% between 2009 and 2014, finds new research from UCL and the Anna Freud Centre...
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Facebook users’ wishful thinking: Cyberbullying, depression won’t happen to me
Facebook users with so-called optimistic bias think they're less likely than other users to experience cyberbullying, depression and other negative social and psychological effects from using the site, a Dartmouth-Cornell study finds...
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