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"Self-harm in girls and young women rising at `alarming` rate," reports Sky News.
A study based on 3 surveys of people in England aged 16 to 74 found a worrying rise in people who say they have ever self-harmed.
The overall numbers rose from 2.4% in 2000 to 6.4% in 2014. The increase in reported self-harm
"High-strength cannabis increases risk of mental health problems," reports The Guardian.
Researchers have estimated that people who use high-strength cannabis daily are 5 times more likely to have a first episode of psychosis.
Psychosis is a mental health disorder
"Bipolar patients `could be on the wrong drugs`," reports BBC News.
A study in Scotland has looked at medicines given to people with bipolar disorder from 2009 to 2016 to see if there has been any changing in describing patterns.
People with the condition
"Women who work more than 55 hours a week are more likely to suffer from depression than those who work the more standard 35-40 hours," The Guardian reports.
The headline was prompted by a new study exploring the association between work and depression symptoms among British workers.
The study found
"Teen cannabis use is to blame for 60,000 people suffering depression in the UK," reports The Sun.
A review has found that teenagers aged under 18 who used cannabis were 37% more likely to get depression in early adulthood than teenagers who didn`t.
Cannabis use among teenagers has been linked to poor
"The elderly are being fobbed off with pills for mental health problems instead of receiving therapy," claims the Mail Online, while The Daily Telegraph reports that "NHS ageism is blocking older people`s access to talking therapies".
The news reports, and their sensational claims, are based on a new review
"A sniff of lavender `calms nerves like Valium`," claims The Times.
The headline should perhaps continue "if you`re a mouse", as the research that prompted the headline was carried out on rodents, not humans.
For centuries, people have used lavender in the belief that its distinctive smell is relaxing.
"Sharp rise in young people overdosing on painkillers and antidepressants," reports The Guardian, describing a UK study that looked at rates of "poisoning events" in recent years.
Researchers looked at data from GP records, hospital admissions and information from the Office for National Statistics to identify
"Fifth of 14-year-old girls [actually 22%] in UK `self-harm`", reported BBC News today.
The alarming headline is prompted by the publication of the 7th edition of the Good Childhood Report, produced by UK charity The Children`s Society. This annual report aims to find out how children in the UK feel about their
"Ritalin-type drugs best to treat ADHD in children, shows study," The Guardian reports.
This and similar headlines were sparked by recent research comparing the effectiveness of drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
"Fibre is [a] stress beater," states The Sun, while the Mail Online says: "high fibre diets may make you less stressed because your gut affects your brain". Both are reporting on a study that explored whether eating more fibre might help the body to combat stress.
The researchers were particularly interested
"Rising temperatures linked to increased suicide rates," cautions The Guardian, reporting on a study that appeared to show an increase in suicide during hotter weather in the US and Mexico.
The researchers were interested whether climate, and climate change, might affect suicide rates. They found small increases
