UN Special Rapporteur Dainius Pūras: Biomedical Approach ‘Still has an Important Role to Play’

  • Post category:Psychiatry
  • Reading time:13 mins read

Earlier this year, the United Nations published a report by Special Rapporteur Dainius Pūras. The report expands on a 2017 publication (also authored by Pūras), which called for ‘little short of a revolution in mental health care’ to overturn the prevailing biomedical paradigm.

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What I Learned from Why We Sleep

  • Post category:Psychology
  • Reading time:14 mins read

Sleep—if you’re like the majority of people living in the developed world, you’re probably not getting enough of it. Matthew Walker, a professor of neuroscience and psychology at UC Berkley, is here to spell out why that’s a problem. What follows is a selection of the most fascinating (or perhaps terrifying) facts from his bestselling book, Why We Sleep, a forthright look at the dire consequences that can result from a lack of shuteye.

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