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    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      Suppressing negative thoughts good for mental health, researchers find

      Cambridge university study contradicts common belief in psychology that it is better to talk about distressing ideas and memories

      An elderly woman dozes in the garden
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      House & Home
      The secret history of the teenager’s bedroom

      Parents have always fretted about what goes on behind closed doors — but societal shifts and tech dominance mean concerns are now more fraught

    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      FT MagazineSimon Kuper
      We should pity (some of) the incels

      Beyond the dangerous misogynists there’s a growing group of unseen incels who live in harmless but frustrated misery

    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      FT MagazineGillian Tett
      The surprising potency of texting in a crisis

      Cyber space exacerbates isolation, bullying and depression, but instant messaging can be a lifeline for those who need it

    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      Sickness and work is a disaster that must be fixed

      An increasing number of younger people are suffering disabilities so bad they cannot do a job

      Jonathan McHugh illustration of a chair with its front two legs as a man’s legs in suit trousers facing a work desk. The screen on the desk has a union jack screensaver and the tea cup has a sad emoji on it
    • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
      FT MagazineGillian Tett
      Long Covid and learning from past trauma

      9/11’s aftermath is an invaluable source for those studying newer shocks

    • Sunday, 27 August, 2023
      Employment
      ‘Profession of the century’: why so many people are retraining as therapists

      Workers from farmers to investment bankers are ditching long-held jobs to pursue a career in counselling

      An Ionic order column with speech bubbles coming off it
    • Friday, 25 August, 2023
      UK politics
      Jeremy Hunt to target mental illness at work as UK benefits bill mounts

      Plan for tax breaks and subsidies in Autumn Statement to boost occupational health provision

      Pedestrians cross London Bridge in the rain
    • Saturday, 12 August, 2023
      Isabel Berwick
      Office Therapy: You ask, we answer

      Straight-talking solutions to tricky workplace dilemmas, from the host of the Working It podcast

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    • Thursday, 10 August, 2023
      The Big Read
      The dark side of the US sports betting boom

      Americans have bet $245bn on sporting events since restrictions were loosened in 2018. But many fear a surge in gambling addiction is coming

      A person with their face in shadow sits hunched over against a background of sports betting sites logos
    • Wednesday, 26 July, 2023
      Working It
      This is what good HR looks like

      How to avoid mismatched internal expectations, plus the Office Therapy advice column

      A spinning wheel with lots of different jobs on it eg therapist, entertainment provider
    • Friday, 21 July, 2023
      Brooke Masters
      Leaner times will test employers’ commitment to worker wellbeing

      The more employers step into the area of supporting mental health, the more they open themselves up to claims that they are falling short

    • Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
      LexDrugs research
      Alzheimer’s drugs: new medicines bring new hope to dementia battle Premium content

      Promising trial results will not end scientific debate over the disease, but they further validate pharmaceutical research

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    • Monday, 17 July, 2023
      Dementia
      Eli Lilly drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s progression

      Dementia experts hail ‘watershed moment’ after trial results for donanemab antibody treatment

      Alzheimer’s patient brain scans, provided by Eli Lilly
    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      Working ItWorking It: Mental Health and Wellbeing
      Help, I’m in a toxic workplace

      Organisational change consultants explain how to fix a dysfunctional working environment

      Male Coworkers Whispering Behind Back Of Unhappy Businesswoman
    • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
      Dementia
      US regulators approve first drug to slow progression of Alzheimer’s

      Move by Food and Drug Administration paves way for millions of Americans to access medicine

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    • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
      Tech start-ups
      Nutrition, sleep and mental health advice offered to tech founders at risk of burnout

      VC firm Balderton will launch wellness packages as stress takes toll on entrepreneurs

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    • Monday, 3 July, 2023
      The Big Read
      How a Swedish start-up reignited the search for an Alzheimer’s drug

      A decade ago a large part of Big Pharma gave up on one of humanity’s cruellest diseases. But then a new treatment showed promise

    • Sunday, 25 June, 2023
      Miranda Green
      Office oversharing — it’s a TMI SOS

      Post-pandemic, our personal lives are a mess. Colleagues bear the brunt as we struggle to keep up appearances

      Illustration of a red-faced person holding their hands to their face and sweating while someone shouts at them
    • Thursday, 15 June, 2023
      Jemima Kelly
      Why are some of us suffering from lockdown amnesia?

      As well as the stress and anxiety, the rigid monotony of that time means our memories of it are hazy

      Ben Hickey illustration of a person’s head, with a missing piece of a puzzle at its centre
    • Friday, 9 June, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      An ageing society can’t turn its back on social care any longer

      Governments have promised to tackle the crisis for 25 years, but it’s never an election winner

      Illustration of a frail elderly man with glasses sitting at a table in front of a paisley wallpapered wall
    • Sunday, 4 June, 2023
      LexArtificial intelligence
      Mental health apps: the AI therapist cannot see you now Premium content

      Unsupervised generative AI could harm users and no one should risk their mental stability with ad hoc experimentation

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    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      Working ItWorking It: Mental Health and Wellbeing
      Employers see the positive side of ADHD and autism

      Recognition grows of the beneficial qualities of neurodiverse conditions

      Asian woman and African American colleague talking and looking at post it notes, stuck to glass partition
    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Jemima Kelly
      Why we should not be so anxious about anxiety

      Some psychologists think we talk about the emotion in the wrong way

      Illustration of two persons, one coloured in black, the other one scribbled in black
    • Sunday, 21 May, 2023
      Executive education
      What can a Buddhist monk tell us about business?

      Managing mindfully is increasingly on the curriculum as business schools explore unusual approaches to leadership

      Phra Anil Sakya, a Buddhist monk
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