Mental health

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Cambridge researchers are advancing understanding of mental illness and wellbeing – and putting this into practice.

Unhappy families: Nine out ten adults estranged from family find Christmas difficult

10 Dec 2015

A new report looking at the experiences of people who are estranged from family members and the challenges they face has highlighted the particular...

Mindfulness study to look at benefits in helping build resilience to stress among university students

29 Sep 2015

Students at the University of Cambridge are to be offered free, eight-week mindfulness training to help build resilience against stress as part of a...

Exploring mental health through Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics

01 May 2015

Kendrick Lamar’s major-label debut album good kid m.A.A.d. city , released in October 2012, provides rich narratives relating to important mental...

OCD patients’ brains light up to reveal how compulsive habits develop

19 Dec 2014

Misfiring of the brain’s control system might underpin compulsions in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), according to researchers at the University...

HIP HOP PSYCH initiative aims to tackle mental health issues through hip-hop

11 Nov 2014

The two worlds of hip-hop and psychiatry are being brought together in a unique project led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, which aims...

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder - does age matter?

10 Oct 2014

The Max Perutz Science Writing Award aims to encourage and recognise outstanding written communication among MRC PhD students. The annual competition...

Mind and body: Scientists identify immune system link to mental illness

13 Aug 2014

Children with high everyday levels of a protein released into the blood in response to infection are at greater risk of developing depression and...

Adults with Asperger Syndrome at greater risk of suicidal thoughts

25 Jun 2014

Adults with the autism spectrum condition known as Asperger Syndrome are significantly more likely to experience suicidal thoughts than people from...