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If the doors and windows are locked, try the keyhole

HG therapist Martin Dunne describes his work with a young woman with anorexia ...

Anxiety

How to stop worrying

Learn practical strategies to help you stop worrying ...

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A review of The Pill That Steals Lives by Katinka Blackford Newman

~ From campaigner and retired HG therapist, Marion Brown

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Eating disorders: an empowering new perspective

Martin Dunne explains how the organising idea of caetextia aids understanding and treatment of anorexia and atypical forms of it.

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No-fault divorce: it’s about time

HG tutor and therapist, Jennifer Broadley, explores what the new "no-fault divorce" will mean for couples ...

Depression

A memory trick to help beat depression

Researchers come up with a novel way to help people with depression to recall positive, self-affirming memories ...

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Meaningful Patterns

Recognising underlying patterns in things may contribute to a sense of meaningfulness in life, suggest psychologists from the University of Missouri ...

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"To sleep ... perchance"

To help insomniacs improve their sleep, it may be more effective to expend most effort on "arousal-related behaviours" rather than on other aspects of "sleep hygiene" ...

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Working creatively with psychosis

Martin had been resident for nearly two years in a medium-security ward (a Norwegian facility for people exhibiting psychotic symptoms and violent behaviour). As a result, staff had lost heart.

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Happier after a nap

Having a 90-minute nap around lunchtime reduces sensitivity to negative emotions in the afternoon and, it seems, increases sensitivity to positive ones.

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