Mental health
- Afghanistan, Fitness, Health, Human rights, Law, Mental health, Sharia law, South and Central Asia, Sport, Taliban, Women, World news
‘We buried our sportswear’: Afghan women fear fight is over for martial arts
Female taekwondo and karate trainers are forced to practise in secret since the Taliban takeover and fear they…
- Afghanistan, British army, Health, Mental health, Military, Society, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
British veterans of Afghanistan war will feel vulnerable, says minister
James Heappey, armed forces minister, says it is important to let veterans know their service was not in vainB…
- Afghanistan, British army, Health, Mental health, Military, Society, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
British troops ‘metres away’ from Kabul bomb blast given therapy
Officers say soldiers encouraged to ‘share feelings and open up’ after trauma of Afghan evacuationBritish sold…
- Asia Pacific, China, Health & wellbeing, Human rights, Life and style, Mental health, Protest, Society, Work & careers
The low-desire life: why people in China are rejecting high-pressure jobs in favour of ‘lying flat’
It’s been dubbed ‘tangping’ – shunning tough careers to chill out instead. But how is the Communist party taki…
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‘We have more in common than what separates us’: refugee stories, told by refugees
In One Thousand Dreams, award-winning photographer Robin Hammond hands the camera to refugees. Often reduced b…
- Asia Pacific, Celebrity, China, Digital media, Media, Mental health, Social media, World news, Young people
China to crack down on online fanclubs over bullying concerns
Operation launches to target fanclub culture that ‘adversely affects mental health of minors’, says watchdogCh…
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Quarter of women and girls have been abused by a partner, says WHO
Largest such study finds domestic violence experienced by one-in-four teenage girls with worst levels faced by…
- Capital punishment, Global development, Health, Human rights, Law, Mental health, Pakistan, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Pakistan ends death penalty for prisoners with severe mental health problems
Supreme court ruling welcomed by rights activists who say it opens the way to broader prison reformsIn a landm…
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Coronavirus is an existential crisis that comes from an awareness of your own freedoms | Dr Sarb Johal
Book extract: A lot of things will change as a result of this pandemic and it’s clear the recovery won’t be ma…
- Asia Pacific, Death and dying, Dementia, Health, Japan, Mental health, Older people, Society, World news
Concern in Japan over high number of ‘lonely deaths’ while living with others
Dementia linked to many instances of people dying at home among family but remaining undiscovered for daysOffi…
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New Zealand mental health crisis as Covid stretches a struggling system
Health workers and older people among those bearing brunt of added pressure brought by coronavirusCoronavirus …
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‘They travel hours to see a doctor for a minute’: India’s mental health crisis
With fewer than two psychiatrists for every 100,000 people, experts are seeking innovative solutions to addres…
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The psychiatrist helping mentally ill people left to wander India’s streets | Anne Pinto-Rodrigues
Dr Vatwani has spent three decades reuniting patients with mental health problems with their familiesTo the ho…