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Brain activity can help predict who'll benefit from an antidepressant

A machine-learning algorithm can predict who is most likely to respond best to an antidepressant by analysing the brain activity of people with depression

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The flawed experiment that destroyed the world's faith in psychiatry

Humans

The flawed experiment that destroyed the world's faith in psychiatry

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Dr. David Rosenhan

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The Rosenhan experiment

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Anxiety

Traumatic experiences boost the effect of depression-linked genes

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Traumatic experiences boost the effect of depression-linked genes

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New understanding of mental illness may improve access to treatment

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New understanding of mental illness may improve access to treatment

Leader

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A radical idea suggests mental health conditions have a single cause

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White pill

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Benzodiazepine prescriptions reach ‘disturbing’ levels in the US

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Leaf with holes

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Trypophobia: Why a fear of holes is real – and may be on the rise

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A woman

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Miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy may trigger PTSD and depression

Around one in six women who experience early pregnancy loss have symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety or depression nine months later

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Health

Majority of women who have an abortion don’t regret it five years on

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Mind

Illusion involving fake poo and rubber hand tested on people with OCD

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Humans

Don’t Miss: tiny tech, a girl at the end of time and a mental mystery

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Mind

Air pollution linked to increased risk of depression and suicide

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