Weekend reading: brain sex; film studies; and awareness campaigns
A regular series highlighting a few recent articles relating to mental health.
Tag: mental health
Music therapy for anxiety: recipe for a Chill Playlist
Can music reduce stress and anxiety? A reboot of “Weightless” by ambient musicians Marconi Union and neuroscientists hits the chill sweet spot.
Book Review: The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer
5 out of 5. Read our review!
The decolonisation of mental illness?
Why are behaviours like self-harm and hearing voices medicalised in some cultures yet glorified in others? Medical historians may shed light on this issue.
I’ve never seen a bookshelf called disease
Tired of the gap between Google Scholar and on-line mental health forums? Looking for hard information on the science behind a disorder? Head to a bricks & mortar bookshop but don’t forget to bring your torch. Mental health books for the general reader are still a boutique genre.
Introducing the Rosella Room
The Rosella Room offers occasional socio-cultural comment on a range of issues, including literature, music and mental health. We are
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