Articles tagged with 'psychology' | University of Manchester

Dragana Gordic/ Shutterstock Sarah Steeg, University of ManchesterDuring the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK, people were encouraged to help control the virus with the message to “stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives”. While there was no spec...

A ground breaking therapy trial for auditory hallucinations called AVATAR2 has been extended to sites across the country including University of Manchester and University of Glasgow as well as King’s College London and University College London. ...

  GroovyPanda/Shutterstock The COVID-19 lockdown upturned the lives of teenagers at a time when they are usually becoming more independent and taking steps toward their future. Instead, they were confined to their homes, exams were cancelled, and the...

A study published today reveals over a third of those bereaved by suicide considered taking their own life, highlighting their acute need for more support. ...

A team of researchers led by King’s College London (KCL) which includes The University of Manchester will be extending the evaluation of the unique AVATAR therapy and assessing the feasibility of making it available in the NHS across the UK, thanks t...

A radical counselling method could be an effective way to help children with mental health problems returning to school after the COVID-19 lockdown, according to University of Manchester psychologists. ...

Bisexual people are up to six times more likely to engage in non-suicidal self-injury compared to other sexual orientations, according to University of Manchester researchers. ...

Fizkes/Shutterstock Public health responses to the pandemic have focused on preventing the spread of the virus, limiting the number of deaths and easing the burden on healthcare systems. But there’s also potentially another, less visible epidemic...

During lockdown, we saw how the pandemic was leading to new forms of social solidarity. In addition to claps for carers and rainbow pictures, the very act of staying home was a demonstration of a collective responsibility to protect the vulnerable. I...

The Covid-19 lockdown is hitting the mental health of women, young people and parents of children under 5 the hardest according to a study led by researchers at The University of Manchester, King’s College London and the National Centre for Social Re...

Ambulance workers who took part in a University of Manchester led study have told of the complex challenges they face in responding to suicide without adequate training and support.. ...

Patients recovering from COVID-19 could suffer significant long-term effects, according to research into the experiences of people hospitalised by previous coronavirus outbreaks. ...

More than 150 experts from 35 countries have developed an online tool that allows anyone to calculate their risk of contracting and spreading the virus that causes COVID-19. ...

Early results from a study by researchers at Swansea University and The University of Manchester shows people are torn over whether they will use the COVID-19 contact tracing smartphone app planned for release in the UK. ...

A new therapy developed at The University of Manchester is better at treating depression than Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – or CBT – seen as the gold standard by psychologists and health providers. ...

A University of Manchester team of psychologists are to study if writing about difficult or emotionally disturbing experiences during the COVID-19 lockdown can help your emotional wellbeing. ...

An early draft of a study by researchers at The University of Manchester and Swansea University shows social distancing and isolation is having significant impacts on people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing ...

A team of psychologists from The University of Manchester and Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust are studying how the COVID-19 crisis affects our mental health. ...

A University of Manchester psychologist is urging an anxious public to learn from how older people cope with the COVID-19 crisis. ...

A psychological theory could kickstart improvements in the way robots are able to walk, thanks to a University of Manchester study. ...

A study by a team of psychologists has revealed that people who self-injure often feel positively- as well as negatively - about their behaviour. ...

A new study reveals Italian-speaking children pick up some language rules faster than English-speakers. ...

Having better access to mental health support could be one reason for lower self-harm rates among Danish teens. Pressmaster/ Shutterstock Concern has been growing over rising rates of self-harm in teenagers. In the UK and Ireland, increases be...

Although most of us can distinguish between and remember hundreds of different faces, some people are better at it than others. “Super-recognisers” can accurately identify faces even when they have only seen them briefly previously. At the other extr...

Discrimination of minority groups is likely to be associated with an increased risk of psychosis, according to a systematic review by University of Manchester and Lancaster psychologists. ...

Recession-related increases in suicide have previously been reported globally. New research has shown an equivalent rise in suicide by mental health patients, particularly men aged 45-54. ...

One in four UK children between the ages of 0 and 16 have a mother with a mental illness, according to a team of University of Manchester researchers. ...

A computer game devised by University of Manchester psychologists has called into question the theories which have been the basis of psychology for over a century. ...

A research study of newborn babies has revealed that humans are born with the innate skills needed to pick out words from language. ...

Our New Year’s Resolution to visit the gym or do more exercise need not be a stab in the dark with the help of some clever psychology, according to a team of researchers. ...