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The Kindness of Lemons: Addressing COVID-19 stigma with small acts of kindness
‘There are two big lemon trees in the garden, growing delicious organic and very friendly lemons that end up rotting away because no one is eating them’. These are the words that my mother says every year around spring time. She lives in the Balearic Islands, Spain, and what she really means is ‘Come visit…
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A global approach to reduce mental health stigma and discrimination
Mental health stigma and discrimination is a global phenomenon, with severe consequences in terms of social exclusion and inequitable treatment towards people with experience of mental health conditions. The impacts of stigma range from reducing engagement with clinical services (barriers to seeking help), less clinical care, including biases in healthcare provider behaviour in relation to…
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The Silent Pandemic: Covid-19 and mental health
Health Anxiety & Mental Distress What are the mental health effects of the pandemic for all of us, for the whole population? The early features of what is called ‘health anxiety’ were manifest from the first few days: panic buying, stockpiling and hoarding. Research in recent months has painted a picture of more prolonged and…
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