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Education
Opinion
When ADHD is talked about as a fad – it does more than misrepresent science
Public conversations about disability are never neutral. When ADHD is framed as a social media trend, real people pay the price with delayed diagnoses and years of self-doubt
Sciences & Technology
Research
ADHD and autism are different, but on social media those differences are shrinking
A study of Reddit communities has found that the terms ADHD and autism have taken on a similar meaning and the communities are merging
Health & Medicine
Personalising mental health care
A unique ‘fingerprint’ for mental health shows promise for accelerating diagnosis and personalising treatment
Health & Medicine
Is psychiatry shrinking what we think of as normal?
Concerns that normality is being medicalised by the inflation of psychiatric diagnosis criteria appear overblown – but some conditions do need scrutiny
Health & Medicine
Podcasts
Shaping the brain: Before, during and after birth
Professor Tracy Bale looks at the role that stress and trauma play across generations and how our life experiences can be transmitted biologically, creating our unique brains