Young LGBT+ people are three times more likely to self-harm and twice as likely to contemplate suicide as their non-LGBT+ peers, according to a survey. The research was carried out by Just Like Us, an LGBT+ young people’s charity, which surveyed 2,934 pupils aged 11-18, including 1,140 pupils who identify as LGBT+, between December 2020…
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Hello again We always love to encourage and support useful new research into AD/HD and related topics. Here we have a great example, from two final year psychology students Helena Siebenlist and Jake Glowienko, based at Durham University. They are investigating the relationship between academic creativity and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) and would like…
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New research from Mental Health Foundation has found that millions of adults in the UK are struggling with concerns about their body image. One in eight of the 4,500 people surveyed experienced suicidal thoughts. Read more here.
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A thank you and a reminder from Tom Nicholson’s regarding his brilliant new AD/HD research project: Tom asked me to thank everybody who has already contacted him about his research. There is still ‘room’ for more participants, so please contact him if the details below apply. I forgot to mention that his research will be…
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