Positive Mental Wellbeing News Roundup - March

The March installation of our group's Positive Mental Wellbeing News Roundup series! At the end of every month we bring you the latest in mental health news to enjoy. We aim to document the progress being made with psychological research and the global efforts to raise awareness of and improve mental health.

Below we have links to a collection of interesting recent articles. Enjoy our summary of March!

• One study has shown that participants holding their partner’s hand found emotionally painful memories to be less troubling than those who held a stress ball instead. The results emphasise the importance of loved ones when experiencing traumatic events

• Meghan and Harry were interviewed by Oprah earlier this month where she shared her mental health struggles after joining and disconnecting from the royal family. She has undoubtedly helped to normalise conversations around mental health difficulties in the public sphere

• As part of a national programme to implement this nationwide, NHS mental health professionals will be available to provide early intervention for children with mental health difficulties in Hull

• High achievers studying medicine are likely to suffer with imposter syndrome. Up to 87% of students were found to have a high or very high degree of imposter syndrome, which is related to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and self-sabotage

• One study found that PTSD occurred in 30.2% of people who had experienced an acute COVID-19 infection. Those most likely to develop PTSD were women, those with a history of psychiatric disorders and those with persistent COVID-19 symptoms