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Young people use self-harm to share emotions

July 16, 2018 in Health
Damaging your body may be a way to control negative emotions. New research from UiO shows that young people also use self-harm to communicate and share difficult feelings, which they are unable to express in words.

Half of young people recover from schizophrenia

July 20, 2018 in Health
Prospects are not as hopeless as previously thought, according to the researcher behind the study.

Scientist made free self-help courses for ten common mental disorders

June 29, 2018 in Health
Social anxiety, fear of blushing, performance anxiety, panic anxiety, fear of flying, diverse phobias, health anxiety, insomnia and depression. A psychologist at the University of Oslo and has observed a huge need for beneficial, free assistance. So he supplied it himself.

Self-admissions can improve patients’ ability to manage their illness

June 3, 2018 in Health
Danish psychiatric patients have been able to admit themselves to the psychiatric ward since 2014. It gives them a sense of safety and a better quality of life.

Voluntary admissions do not reduce coercion among psychiatric patients

June 2, 2018 in Health
Psychiatric patients in Denmark can decide when to admit themselves to hospital. The idea was to reduce coercion, but new evidence indicates it has little to no effect.

GPs could help teens by asking them more about their mental health, say researchers

May 7, 2018 in Health
A new study shows that surprisingly many young people with mental health problems do not complete secondary education by their 20th birthday. Researchers suggest how GPs can help.

Public transport poses problems for those with mental disorders

February 12, 2018 in Society & Culture
Many of us experience mental disabilities of one kind or another in the course of life. A new study points out problems this can cause for users of public transport services.

Ailments contribute to low life expectancy after first suicide attempt

December 27, 2017 in Health
People who have attempted suicide tend to live shorter lives than others, even though their deaths are mostly caused by disease.

Can orange light help patients with mental illness?

December 12, 2017 in Health
A new treatment is being tested at an emergency psychiatric centre in Trondheim, where the windows and lamps are equipped with orange filters.

Fewer compulsory admittances when home visits are made

October 11, 2017 in Health
A new study shows that persons with serious mental health and substance abuse problems less frequently require involuntary treatment or compulsory hospitalisations when followed up by a multidisciplinary team of social workers.

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