Jason Freeman
The Guardian
United Kingdom
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Don't dismiss tech solutions to mental health problems
There is a desperate shortage of skilled clinicians to treat mental health disorders. Our study shows how virtual reality could fill the gap → Read More
An Oxford psychologist says treating insomnia could help with anxiety and depression
A lack of sleep can have dramatic effects on the brain function and can aggravate depression and anxiety. Curing insomnia could ease these negative thoughts. → Read More
Are we entering a golden age of the conspiracy theory?
‘Post-truth’ society provides the perfect conditions for dubious theories to flourish. But are some people more susceptible to conspiracy theories? → Read More
Why virtual reality could be a mental health gamechanger
We’re still a long way from from being able to provide timely treatment to everyone who needs it, but we could be on the brink of change thanks to VR → Read More
How Virtual Reality Could Transform Mental Health Treatment
The results of our experiment paint a very striking picture of the power of therapy involving VR in treating patients with persecutory delusions. → Read More
Virtual reality isn't just for gaming
The results of our experiment paint a very striking picture of the power of therapy involving VR in treating patients with persecutory delusions → Read More
Is life's happiness curve really U-shaped?
Ageing doesn’t mean a steady descent into misery – evidence suggests that happiness is likely to increase as we head towards old age, but is it that simple? → Read More
Is life's happiness curve really U-shaped?
Ageing doesn’t mean a steady descent into misery – evidence suggests that happiness is likely to increase as we head towards old age, but is it that simple? → Read More
Could mindfulness therapy be an alternative to antidepressants?
A new study examines the use of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in the treatment of recurrent clinical depression → Read More
Feeling paranoid? Your worries are justified but can be helped
Daniel and Jason Freeman: Paranoid fears are common and have a variety of causes but new research shows specific issue cognitive behaviour therapy can bring significant benefits → Read More
Feeling paranoid? Your worries are justified but can be helped
Daniel and Jason Freeman: Paranoid fears are common and have a variety of causes but new research shows specific issue cognitive behaviour therapy can bring significant benefits → Read More
Why are men more likely than women to take their own lives?
Daniel and Jason Freeman: Efforts to prevent suicide, such as those championed, by Nick Clegg must take into account some apparently paradoxical differences between men and women → Read More
Why are men more likely than women to take their own lives?
Daniel and Jason Freeman: Efforts to prevent suicide, such as those championed, by Nick Clegg must take into account some apparently paradoxical differences between men and women → Read More
Delusions and hallucinations may be the keys that unlock psychosis
Daniel and Jason Freeman: The symptoms of psychosis were once dismissed as the meaningless product of diseased brains. A new report recommends clinicians take them more seriously → Read More
How to nip antisocial personality disorder in the bud
Daniel and Jason Freeman: A study suggests that an intensive programme of intervention starting at six reduces long-term risk of mental illness and drug or violence-related convictions → Read More
How to nip antisocial personality disorder in the bud
Daniel and Jason Freeman: A study suggests that an intensive programme of intervention starting at six reduces long-term risk of mental illness and drug or violence-related convictions → Read More
Cannabis really can trigger paranoia
Daniel and Jason Freeman: The largest ever study of the effects of the main psychoactive component of cannabis suggests that it can cause paranoia in vulnerable individuals → Read More
Cannabis really can trigger paranoia
Daniel and Jason Freeman: The largest ever study of the effects of the main psychoactive component of cannabis suggests that it can cause paranoia in vulnerable individuals → Read More
The scandal of common mental illnesses left untreated
Daniel and Jason Freeman: Would we tolerate a situation in which the majority of those suffering from diabetes, heart disease, or arthritis were left to fend for themselves, or asked to make do with inferior therapies? → Read More
The scandal of common mental illnesses left untreated
Daniel and Jason Freeman: Would we tolerate a situation in which the majority of those suffering from diabetes, heart disease, or arthritis were left to fend for themselves, or asked to make do with inferior therapies? → Read More