Author Archives: Joseph H-J

Stress ‘changes brains of boys and girls differently’ #depression #anxiety

Teenage boys and girls respond to severe stress in different ways deep inside their brains, the researchers suggest Very stressful events affect the brains of girls and boys in different ways, a Stanford University study suggests. A part of the brain linked to emotions and empathy, called the insula, was found to be particularly smallContinueContinue reading “Stress ‘changes brains of boys and girls differently’ #depression #anxiety”

Scouts and Guides ‘grow up to have better mental health’ #mentalhealth

“Scouts and guides provide ‘mental health boost for life’,” BBC News reports. A study of adults with a scouting or guiding background found they were less likely to be anxious or depressed in later life. But the difference in average mental health scores was quite small (2.2 points on a 1 to 100 scale). AboutContinueContinue reading “Scouts and Guides ‘grow up to have better mental health’ #mentalhealth”

The City Working Culture Is A Microcosm Of Why Men Don’t Talk About Their Mental Health #depression #anxiety

The male suicide rate is at a 14 year high. Today alone 13 men in the UK will take their own lives. The age group most at risk is men between the ages of 45 and 59. Among men between 20 and 34 suicide is the leading cause of death. Surely these statistics point toContinueContinue reading “The City Working Culture Is A Microcosm Of Why Men Don’t Talk About Their Mental Health #depression #anxiety”