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It’s not just reality TV - all media must help to prevent suicides

It’s not just reality TV - all media must help to prevent suicides

22 March 2019

Coverage of high-profile deaths such as Love Island contestant Mike Thalassitis often falls short – we can and must do better, says psychologist Rory O’Connor
Brain scans could reveal signs of childhood mistreatment

Child abuse may change brain structure and make depression worse

21 March 2019

Brain scans suggest that mistreatment during childhood is linked to changes in brain structure that may make depression more severe in later life

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