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Creative Arts, Health and Wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Creative Arts, Health and Wellbeing

...health and wellbeing? This collection explores how the arts can help with a healthy society. ...How does our engagement with the arts affect our wellbeing? From reading, writing and music to painting, drawing and dance, the arts can have a profound impact on our mental and physical health, how we interact with society, and how we think. The arts can also be a ......
Mental health: Tips for mates
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Mental health: Tips for mates

...tremors, drowsiness, weight loss/gain, tiredness, headaches, stiff muscles, clumsiness, confusion, - and that's just for starters! If they do suffer, be supportive. This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's homepage....
Mental health: Survivor suggestions
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Mental health: Survivor suggestions

...people with, but if something bothers you it is important I think mental health is all about life balance; which sounds easy but it's not always so easy to achieve This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's ......
Child mental health: is it in crisis?
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Child mental health: is it in crisis?

...Wellbeing across the lifecourse...Child mental health: is it in crisis?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain what the evidence says about whether child mental health is in crisis in the UK apply the ethical concepts of autonomy and paternalism to the example of school refusal describe how professionals and others assess ......
Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health
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Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health

...mental health and distress. It explores the wide range of diverse and frequently competing perspectives that characterise the world of mental health and looks at the impact of these perspectives on mental health practice and service provision. In a set of academic perspectives, Jonathan Leach of The Open University's School of Health......
Introduction to mental health science
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Introduction to mental health science

...mental health science] You will broaden your knowledge and understanding of anxiety and depression, recognise different lines of evidence and appreciate the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of current knowledge. You will look at theoretical models, biological and psychological explanations, and explore some of the more contemporary and controversial findings within the...
Cultural differences in mental health?
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Cultural differences in mental health?

...mental health problems the same across the globe? ...[A mental health awareness rally at Periyar University, Salem, India, marking World Mental Health Day 2014] A mental health awareness rally at Periyar University, Salem, India, marking World Mental Health Day 2014 With most medical ......
Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?
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Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?

...mental health issues rest solely in the mind? Or do other factors contribute to psychological problems? ...[illustration representing mental health with sounds being heard inside and outside the head ] The title of the long-running Ou/BBC Radio 4 programme ‘All in the Mind’ suggests something that most people involved with it probably don’t actually believe: that...