by Graham Music | Apr 20, 2020 | ACEs, BAME, COVID, Health, Inequality
Covid-19, Disproportionate BAME deaths, inequality and adverse childhood experience. A serious plague Approx. Reading Time: 6 minutes As too often, the poorest and most discriminated against are suffering most, and bearing the brunt of an unequal neoliberal agenda. ...
by Graham Music | Apr 14, 2017 | Inequality, Poverty, Stress
Joining forces; Telomeres, social, psychological and political challenges In the last few days I came across yet another interesting article [1] showing that prenatal stress is linked with shorter telomeres. Telomeres are those caps on the end of chromosomes that can...
by Graham Music | Jul 3, 2016 | Fear, Inequality, Racism
Brexit, project fear, brains, racism inequality and the other Many of us are shocked to the core by the referendum result, and even more so by the campaign and the way it was conducted, especially its racist undertones. In many ways this was a protest vote, and...
by Graham Music | Jun 5, 2016 | Inequality, Neuroscience, Poverty
Austerity and neoliberalism are bad for our health and wellbeing Goodness, what a turn-up for the books! The International Monetary Fund has now stated that neoliberalism and its accompanying policies of austerity and rising inequality are a bad thing, even for the...
by Graham Music | Jul 7, 2015 | Inequality
Austerity, psychological help and challenging neoliberalism Huge cuts to benefits and services are about to hit millions of Britons which will exacerbate the troubled and troubling times we are living in. In the UK in the last 35 years the social fabric has...
by Graham Music | Apr 22, 2015 | Health, Inequality
Austerity, psychotherapy and worsening mental health An important letter and accompanying report was published in the national press this week abhorring the effects of austerity and neoliberal politics on mental health services and on mental health generally . This is...
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