Mental health
- Asia Pacific, Digital media, Health, Health & wellbeing, Internet, Japan, Mental health, Smartphones, Social media, Technology, Young people
‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use
Authorities in Japan are taking action against excessive phone time – but what is it like to restrict scrollin…
- Americas, Cambodia, Colombia, Drugs, Ecuador, Endangered species, Health, Indigenous peoples, Mental health, Plants, South America holidays, Travel, World news
Amazon Indigenous peoples can benefit from ‘ayahuasca tourism’ | Letters
Visitors staying at ‘healing retreats’ bring vital income to the diverse cultures of the region, writes Enrico…
- Health, Mental health, NHS, Psychiatry, Race, Society, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
Suman Fernando obituary
My friend and colleague Suman Fernando, who has died aged 92, had an international reputation in the field of …
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‘When power can define madness’: China accused of using mental health law to lock up critics
More than a decade after China passed a groundbreaking mental health law, victims and activists say that invol…
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In Taiwan and China, young people turn to AI chatbots for ‘cheaper, easier’ therapy
Experts say there is huge potential for AI in the mental health sector, but there are risks of turning to tech…
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‘Life is pretty brutal’: concerns in India over high-pressure corporate jobs
The death of a young chartered accountant has highlighted a work culture of overworked employees and bullying …
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Mental health leave offered to Taiwanese students as youth suicides double
Scheme allows three days off each term as high school stress and depression rates soarTaiwanese high schools w…
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Captain of Thai cave football team took his own life at UK school, coroner rules
Inquest finds death of Duangphet Phromthep, 17, could not have been foreseen or preventedThe captain of the Th…
- Body image, Global development, Health, Health & wellbeing, India, Life and style, Mental health, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
So many Indian women struggle with their body image. We need to talk about why | Pragya Agarwal
It is easy to blame Bollywood and the media for unrealistic expectations of beauty – but there are deeper soci…
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‘This is the most stressed city in India’: the dark side of coaching capital Kota
Suicides throw spotlight on gruelling culture of cramming for entrance exams and great burden placed on studen…
- Artificial intelligence (AI), Children, Computing, Digital media, Global development, Health, India, Media, Mental health, Social media, Society, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news
‘I log into a torture chamber each day’: the strain of moderating social media
As jobs screening US, UK and EU platforms are shifted to India, viewing ‘gore’ to clean up the web has traumat…
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‘There’s a huge problem’: New Zealand searches for new ways to tackle family violence
Mental health apps focusing on personal history part of a wider push to support men and address high rates of …
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The downfall of Kiri Allan: New Zealand wrestles with mental health debate
High-profile minister’s resignation prompts questions about toll of working in parliament and how to talk abou…
- Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Ghana, Global development, Global health, Guyana, Malaysia, Mental health, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, World news
‘It’s a huge sign of progress’: the battle to decriminalise suicide
In at least 17 countries, suicide remains a criminal offence – a ‘huge barrier’ to mental health care. As Ghan…
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A new start after 60: I left Britain and opened a cafe in India. I’ve never been happier
Veena Torchia always felt like an outsider in London, but found peace when she and her husband moved to Rajast…