2023
Countries in Central Asia are looking to Trieste for secrets to success in community-based reform of mental health care
In the 1970s, Trieste forever changed psychiatric care in Italy by closing its psychiatric hospital and moving to a community-based model of care that was entirely user-focused. Within a few years, the rest of the country followed suit. The city continued this history of innovation by hosting, for the first time, from October 17 to […]
Vegan diet: good for the climate and healthy?
Status: 10.12.2023 15:52 Vegan diets are very popular. More and more people are avoiding animal products, not only for animal welfare reasons, but also for environmental and climate reasons. By Helene Fröhmcke, WDR For Ramona Dworschak, a vegan diet is the most normal thing in the world. She doesn’t think cake without eggs tastes any […]
Why Berlin is focusing on the mental health of its citizens
The corona pandemic has probably left its mark on everyone. All ages, all professional groups, all regions were affected. Vulnerable groups in particular have suffered in recent years. Children and young people, the elderly and the sick, people with low incomes and people with mental illnesses. All the fears, insecurities, the economic losses, the drifting […]
The five most popular longevity clinics of the super-rich
Infusions are one of the most popular longevity treatments at RoseBar, a longevity center at Six Senses Ibiza Resort.RoseBar at Six Senses Ibiza Longevity clinics seem to be becoming increasingly popular among some wealthy people who want to live longer. Many of these clinics offer extensive diagnostic tests and individualized care plans. “The best advice […]
Wireless broadband acoustic-mechanical sensing system for continuous physiological monitoring
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Mental illness: Too little support for students
More and more students are struggling with psychological stress. But colleges and universities are not sufficiently prepared for this. The German Student Union is calling for more advice and support services. Download Audio (4.3 MB | MP3) The number of students with mental disabilities and illnesses increased by 12 percentage points from 2016 to 2021, […]
The Book “Mixing Up The Medicine”: Hanging Out With Bob Dylan
Home page Culture literature Was standing: 01.11.2023, 15:12 From: Harry Nutt PressSplit Bob Dylan in 1966. © Imago The opulent volume “Mixing Up The Medicine” provides access to the almost inexhaustible archive of the musician and Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan traced the way the “tambourine man” came into his poetic universe back to the […]
Mental illnesses in employees: Mental health should not be taboo
Mental health is a blind spot in social debate. Mental illnesses among young people in particular have increased during the corona pandemic. Overall, the proportion of days missed due to psychological suffering has also increased. Data also shows that the mental health of many people in Germany has deteriorated significantly since 2016. But unlike physical […]
International Forum on Health Investments in Central Asia
Poland has recently implemented the WHO Mental Health Gaps Action Programme (mhGAP), an evidence-based approach to scaling up mental health care capacities and services, as part of its National Health Programme, taking a significant step towards better addressing the unmet mental health needs of its population. Poland has recently implemented the WHO Mental Health Gaps […]
Girls perform worse than boys
Mental health and well-being are consistently worse among adolescent girls than among boys of the same age, according to a new report from the WHO Regional Office for Europe, released today on World Mental Health Day. Copenhagen, 10 October 2023 Mental health and well-being are consistently worse among adolescent girls than among boys of the […]