Sharing experiences improves wellbeing of healthcare staff
Healthcare staff who regularly share the emotional, social or ethical challenges they face in the workplace experience less psychological distress, improved teamwork and increased empathy and compassion for…
Reducing the availability of alcohol would help combat excessive drinking
Reducing the availability of alcohol by increasing unit pricing is one of the measures that is being recommended in a new British Psychological Society report ‘Changing behaviour: Responsible…
Study Explores the Seasonality of Hair Loss
A new British Journal of Dermatology study explores the relationship between seasonality and hair loss at a population level using Google Trends data. Across all eight countries analyzed…
Patients Prefer Doctors Not Use Computers in Exam Room
“The rapid uptake of electronic health records in oncology has given us a large set of data we can use to improve care.
Increasing the dose of antidepressants is not helpful
In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics a new analysis discloses that increasing the dosage of antidepressant drugs does not carry benefits. As many patients with unipolar…