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MeSH tree: I01.880

How childhood trauma may increase vulnerability to apathy

Experiencing trauma in childhood can lead to a lack of motivation and less pleasure from rewards—or anhedonia—later in life. In humans, childhood trauma is linked to changes in the activity of reward-related brain pathways ...

1 in 6 adults in England report persistent loneliness

A large proportion of adults in England report regularly feeling lonely and socially isolated, with some of the highest levels clustered in cities, and the problem worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keeping the 'human' in human services

In behavioral health, lived experience is an essential asset for peer supporters—those who use their own experiences to help people feel empowered, supported and hopeful. In a new policy paper published in Psychiatric Services, ...

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