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...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 mental health problems are ‘all in the mind’. The natural follow-on to...

...psychological well-being. This will include consideration of the role of exercise in combating stress, anxiety and depression, and in enhancing mood...Each year thousands of pounds are spent on medications to treat conditions such as anxiety and depression. These medications often have negative side effects. Exercise is an alternative treatment that is low cost and has...

...forensic analysis subsequently found the presence of arsenic in her stepson’s body. Mary Ann Cotton was convicted and hanged for her stepson’s murder. Other murderers have used poisons which at lower doses have a therapeutic use. The famous murderer Dr Harvey Crippin poisoned his wife Belle with the drug hyoscine. In small doses, this has been used to treat insomnia,...

...psychology of Brexit...[European Parliament Plenary chamber when empty; the seats are in semicircular rows around a podium] Leaving the EU is a complex undertaking. Despite some calls for the UK to ‘just leave’, it is generally recognised that an orderly exit is desirable. The UK’s relationship with the EU has many complex strands with legal, regulatory, economic...

...psychologically abnormal – thanatophobic – and recommended for treatment. On the other hand, our tendency to report only low levels of death anxiety might be a result of our reluctance to admit to our fear, to others and ourselves. Based on this hypothesis, social psychologists have, for almost 30 years now, examined the social and psychological effects of being...