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Mental health

Mental health refers to our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Mental health issues might emerge as hereditary disorders or conditions caused by traumatic events or damaged interpersonal connections.

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Symbolbild Teenager schauen auf ihre Telefone

Why gaming feels so good!

Playing video games can make you feel great! But when does a bit of fun turn into a problem?

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A worker dressed in a suit points at his head

Africa's mental health crisis: A silent drain on workers?

Mental health is an often overlooked facet of Africa's public health.

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Brain Maze Cerebral Behavior Concept, 3D illustration, brain shaped maze. Concept image of study and brain behavior., 3D

Depression remaps people's 'attention brain networks'

A brain network involved in motivation and attention is larger in people with depression.

How can one cope with mental health issues at work?

How should employers approach the topic? Eddy Micah Jr talks to Patience Osekre in Ghana and Cynthia Kodowu.

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REV – The Auto & Mobility Show

Problems and advances in EV charging, and a wild motorcycle ride on the Wall of Death at Oktoberfest

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REV Infrastructure Elektroautos

Is range anxiety real? EV charging problems and advances

Reducing range anxiety by improving charging infrastructure with electrified highways and e-routes

Simone Biles performing at the 2024 Olympics in Paris

Simone Biles performing at the 2024 Olympics in Paris

Managing mental health in sport: A universal challenge

To mark World Mental Health Day, DW spoke with sportspeople around the world about how they manage their mental health.

Deutschland | Demonstration Fridays for Future in Frankfurt

Deutschland | Demonstration Fridays for Future in Frankfurt

Climate anxiety — ways to stop feeling powerless

Climate change doesn’t just threaten the environment. It’s become a mental health issue for an entire generation.

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Assert yourself (especially if your partner drinks)

Alcohol? It's bad for us. But a fascinating new study looks at what happens to person watching the drinking happen.

Dokumentation | Schulgefängnisse in den USA - Das tödliche Geschäft mit der Umerziehung

Dokumentation | Schulgefängnisse in den USA - Das tödliche Geschäft mit der Umerziehung

Troubled teen industry — the prison-school scandal

In the USA, teenagers with behavioral problems often end up in re-education centers. These function like prisons.

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Never enough — Beating exercise addiction

For Friederike, sport was like a drug. We accompany Friederike on her way out of exercise addiction.

After more than two and half years of conflict, stress has become commonplace for most Ukrainians.

After more than two and half years of conflict, stress has become commonplace for most Ukrainians.

Ukraine faces mental-health crisis because of war

After more than two and half years of conflict, stress has become commonplace for most Ukrainians.

DW Dokumentationen | Der lange Weg hinaus - Sektenaussteiger erzählen

DW Dokumentationen | Der lange Weg hinaus - Sektenaussteiger erzählen

Leaving a cult behind - The hard road back to life

Breaking free from the clutches of a cult is a long and painful process.

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DW In Good Shape Sendungslogo Composite

In Good Shape - Mental health - how can you improve it?

When you’re in a good mood, work comes easily, and you can enjoy being with others. But bad moods are part of life, and they can even act as a driving force. But if you feel your mental balance is disturbed long term, it’s good to seek help.

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Tomorrow Today – The Science Magazine

Writing by hand and child development, dealing with AI, coping with anxiety and learning resilience.

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Afrimaxx - Modern African Lifestyle

Africa’s coolest country, a political online game from South Africa and Nairobi’s deaf Café.

Seitebatso Khomari wears a ski jacket and a ski helmet as she stands on a snow-covered ski piste in Lesotho.

Seitebatso Khomari wears a ski jacket and a ski helmet as she stands on a snow-covered ski piste in Lesotho.

Why Lesotho is Africa's coolest country

Between June and September — winter in Lesotho — the south African nation sees an average of 1 to 4 centimeters of snow.

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DW Doku KW 31 | Me choosing life

Me, choosing life

For years, Sofia suffered from eating disorders and depression. By talking about the issue, she hopes to help others.

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DW-Sendung 'Reporter' vom 27.7.24

Rave routs retirement for Germany's oldest DJ

Elly Steiner is Germany's oldest DJ. At 76, she's still being booked for techno parties.

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Depressed after moving? You're not alone.

Moving to a new place is exciting. It's also associated with depression (especially at a certain age). Why?

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Symbolbild I Therapieangebote in den sozialen Medien

Advantages of AI therapy chatbots

AI chatbots are patient, friendly and—with no waiting times—they’re available around the clock.

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When therapy chatbots get it wrong

Mental health chatbots have already made fatal mistakes. They need to be strictly monitored.

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SHIFT characterai

A chatbot with a working knowledge of psychology

A student created a psych-bot for the website character.ai, and it’s become very popular very fast.

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SHIFT unternehmen

An app to support better mental health at work

Mental health issues also impact people at work. An AI app could support employees in crisis.

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Judoka Anna-Maria Wagner with outstretched arms and a broad smile

Paris 2024: German flag bearer Wagner on battling depression

Anna-Maria Wagner will carry the German flag at the Olympics opening ceremony. She has been on a difficult journey.

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SHIFT

Can AI replace therapists?

AI chatbots can temporarily help people living with mental illness, but programs must be monitored.

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Kids play in Olympic rings set up on Place de la Bastille, Paris

Paris 2024: Concerns for child athletes in the Olympics

Athletes as young as 11 will be among those competing in Paris. What does that mean for their development?

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A close-up of a person's hands using a smartphone

Can AI chatbots help treat anxiety disorders?

Cingulo is one of many AI therapy apps promising to help improve people's mental health. But do they really work?

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention with a bandage on his right ear

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention with a bandage on his right ear

Prospect of Trump's return stokes anxiety in Europe

Europe is anxious over Trump abandoning Ukraine, and maybe even NATO. But he also has fans on the far-right.

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Don’t Hold Back Episode 10

Former Miss SA Shudufhadzo Musida opens up on mental health

We also find out how Shudu's upbringing convinced her raising awareness for mental health has been life changing.

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Tomorrow Today — The Science Show

Mapping and monitoring coral reefs; miracle marine worms; organ donation and the gift of life; racism in medicine.

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How does our memory work - In Good Shape

Our memory performs best when we have enough sleep, few distractions and use clever learning devices.

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This photo provided by Porsche shows its first all-electric production car, the 2020 Taycan, charging up at a public charging station

EV range anxiety: Is it just a lack of charging stations?

On the surface, it looks good: charging stations are being installed all over the world. But is it fast enough?

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Deutschland BdT Alpacas in Deutschland

The healing power of alpaca therapy

Alpacas inspire trust, relaxation, confidence, and a renewed zest for life in those suffering from depression or burnout

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DW Podcast | Science Unscripted

Can things just stop changing so fast?

On this week's show, we learn the first thing young people should do when they're struggling. Also, why exactly do our eyes get worse as we get older? Plus, a researcher gets in touch to thank us (DW) for teaching him German.

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Symbolbild: Junger Mann bei Psychiaterin

Depressed? There's an app for that!

Psychotherapy apps aim to help people with depression. They can prove useful until patients can see a psychotherapist.

Displaced Nigerian children find joy in football therapy

Football is helping internally displaced kids deal with trauma and also develop their skills in the sport.

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A large linden tree with some mountains in the background

Trees: nature’s AC and mental health boosters

From clean water and air, to food and furniture, our leafy friends have long helped us survive.

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Side view of two young men sitting behind microphones at a desk

Is men's mental health overlooked and underplayed?

June is Men's Mental Health Month, but young men across Africa are fighting invisible battles.

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Sendung The 77 Percent Alkoholismus

Street Debate: Alcohol - when is it too much?

Our Street Debate takes us to Central Kenya to hear personal stories and views on alcohol addiction.

Sendung The 77 Percent Alkoholismus

Sendung The 77 Percent Alkoholismus

The 77 Percent - The Magazine for Africa's Youth

The 77 Percent is focusing on alcohol addiction and find out how young Africans deal with the disease.

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DW Afrimaxx Sendungslogo

Afrimaxx - Modern African Lifestyle

The South African version of doughnut, how to boost mental health and queer inclusive fashion.

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Afrimaxx | Cheza Cheza

How to boost mental health with dance

Children from the Kibera district in Nairobi improve their mental health with dance.

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A woman on a bed

German study shows 1 in 6 develop antidepressant withdrawal

Less people experience "discontinuation symptoms" after stopping antidepressants than previously thought.

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Grayson Murray with his trophy at the Sony Open in Hawaii

Grayson Murray's death poses golf mental health questions

The death of the pro golfer has led to a conversation around mental health provisions in individual sports like golf.

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DW Dokumentationen | Wake up on Mars

Mystery syndrome - Why are refugee kids falling into comas?

A Roma family from Kosovo hopes for asylum in Sweden.

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Two hands holding a small heart-shaped cushion with a standard sex symbols in biology for male and female on either side, facing up

Women often outlive men but in poorer health

There's been little progress in closing the gap between the sexes in 30 years, a study of 20 common diseases has found.

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U25 flyers reading 'you are not alone'

Suicide prevention plan targets men

Some 10,000 people take their lives each year in Germany — three-quarters of them are male.

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Besorgte Frau

No hope? How social media changes our outlook on life

Young people feel gloomy about the future, a recent study suggests. One part of the problem: Social media.

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Three young women take a selfie

Social media abstinence can boost self-esteem

A Canadian study has found that refraining from social media for a week can have a positive impact on one's body image.