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Game Helps Schizophrenia Patients Soothe Voices
Researchers have created a video game that calms the part of the brain linked to verbal hallucinations Researchers from King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience and the University of Roehampton have developed a game that helps schizophrenia [https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/schizophrenia/] patients who…
5 Pieces of Tech For a Kinder World
The innovators creating a kinder, more sustainable future In the 18th century, we had the industrial revolution. The 1950s began the digital revolution, as we moved away from analogue and mechanics. And now, we’re at the dawn of a new technological age. In the past 20 years, we’ve…
What Is Vaguebooking?
Social media gives round the clock updates on people’s lives. So what happens when someone posts something concerning? Of the 360 people I have on Facebook, I’d only call 34 friends. That’s less than 10%. The remaining 90% is a club whose members I picked up on…
Are Mental Health Apps The Future?
There are an array of apps out there for everything – from calculating how high you can throw your phone to how quickly you can milk a cow – but what are they doing for mental health? Over in Australia, a pioneering trial to find out if mental health apps work among…
Head Talks: The mental health advocate's answer to TED Talks
The website dedicated to sharing people's experiences with mental illness At the age of 27, Oliver Chittenden hit rock bottom. Having suffered with anxiety [https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/our-services/anxiety-information/] and depression [https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/d/depression] throughout his 20s, a passing comment made…
What is Image Crafting?
We seem to be obsessed with crafting our social media profiles with gorgeous, sun-filtered moments of perfection. But we are fooling ourselves. The sooner we embrace our imperfections, the greater and happier our lives will become Do you strike 20 different poses before posting your favourite? Do you take 10…
What is the Attention Economy?
Silicon Valley treats your attention span like a valuable commodity. In other words, the more you engage with their products, the more powerfully they control your life. That’s why you can’t turn off your social media accounts – because they’ve got you hooked This Is Only The Beginning…
Instagram Can Diagnose Depression "Better Than Doctors"
Research suggests the way we use social media can predict the decline of wellbeing in young people…