Mental health

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New report finds smoking is a cause of depression and schizophrenia

​Smoking increases the risk of developing schizophrenia by between 53 per cent and 127 per cent and of developing depression by 54 per cent to 132 per...

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Researchers highlight crisis in dental care for people with severe mental illness

​People with severe mental illnesses are falling through the cracks when it comes to oral health care, according to new research from the University...

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Stem cells from teeth could help treat depression

Dental pulp taken from the centre of extracted teeth is being tested as a way to treat depression in a new trial, following a theory that stem cells...

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Hip-hop comes to dentistry in support of mental health

What may be the first ever hip-hop concert in a dental surgery took place on Friday November 19, when Exeter-based Samantics performed live at...

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NHS dentistry and oral health update: patients with mental illness

They begin by sharing, “It is an unacceptable fact that people with mental ill health are disproportionately affected by poor oral health. The...

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Can baby teeth be used to identify children at risk of mental health disorders later in life?

Senior author Erin C. Dunn, ScD, MPH, is a social and psychiatric epidemiologist and an investigator in MGH’s Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental...

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How animals helped dental nurses through lockdown

Pets offer companionship and unconditional love and evidence suggests they can help to reduce our anxiety and stress. We hear from some of our readers...

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Look to the future to get through lockdowns, experts say

​Practising gratitude and looking to the future will help safeguard our mental wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdowns, a new study in the Journal of...