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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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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.
ScienceJuly 7, 202430:00 min
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.
HealthJuly 1, 202404:40 min

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.
SportsJuly 1, 202401:14 min
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.
SocietyJune 26, 202426:51 min
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.
SocietyJune 18, 202408:26 min
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.
SocietyJune 15, 202426:03 min
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Afrimaxx - Modern African Lifestyle

The South African version of doughnut, how to boost mental health and queer inclusive fashion.
LifestyleJune 14, 202426:04 min
Afrimaxx | Cheza Cheza

How to boost mental health with dance

Children from the Kibera district in Nairobi improve their mental health with dance.
HealthJune 12, 202406:35 min
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.
ScienceJune 7, 2024
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.
SportsJune 3, 2024
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.
MigrationJune 1, 202452:03 min
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.
ScienceMay 30, 2024
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.
SocietyMay 10, 2024
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.
Digital WorldMay 10, 202404:54 min
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.
SocietyMay 9, 2024
A young person lies on a sofa looking at their smartphone

Loneliness is not 'just a first world problem'

We know people get lonely — COVID lit a loneliness epidemic. But we don't know enough to help people in poorer regions.
ScienceApril 30, 2024
A man lies on a bed with a closed laptop on his chest

Managing your mental health when dealing with disinformation

Tips on looking after yourself when dealing with disinformation on a daily basis from DW's Jochen Spangenberg.
MediaApril 19, 202411:13 min
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Weekly roundup — In your head, your heart & your tummy

Angry? New research shows how to literally destroy it. Also, make yourself healthier and happier... by being touched.
ScienceApril 15, 202430:00 min
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Please touch me (it's for my health)

Are we touching each other less? Probably. Does it matter? Very much.
ScienceApril 13, 202412:34 min
A sulphur lake in the Danakil Depression near Dallol, Ethiopia

Ethiopia's Dallol, a place where it never rains

Despite its green acid ponds and toxic chlorine and sulfuric gasses, the locality attracts many tourists.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 8, 20248 images
Richarlison playing for Brazil

Richarlison can spur change in Brazilian football mentality

The Tottenham striker's comments about how therapy saved his life could change a generation of footballers in Brazil.
SportsApril 5, 2024
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe 4 April 2024

The electoral tide turns on Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, taking stock of NATO at 75, the war in Gaza casts a cloud over the Eurovision Song Contest and why Czechs spent Wednesday taking it easy. Also: a special focus on farmers and mental health.
PoliticsApril 4, 202454:59 min
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There's no such thing as 'looking autistic' in film, TV

More autistic characters are featured on-screen these days. But stereotypes about autistic people still seem to persist.
LifestyleApril 2, 2024
An adolescent girl crying as she looks at her cellphone

WHO: Cyberbullying affects 1 in 6 school kids

In an international survey, peer violence and cyberbullying appear to be a growing problem for school-aged children.
ScienceMarch 27, 2024
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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.
SportsMarch 22, 202412:00 min
A family from Central Africa

Africa's burden with neurological diseases

Neurological disease burden is disproportionately high in Africa. How are African nations tackling the issue?
ScienceMarch 22, 2024
DW Podcast | Science Unscripted

Weekly roundup — Want the job? Be first

New research can help you get a job, a date or win a talent show. Also, Conor puts a social norms study to the test.
ScienceMarch 17, 202430:00 min
Two people in a room, one has placed a caring hand on the other's hand and another hand on their shoulder

Empathy: How to learn to feel more for other people

We learn to feel empathy from the people around us. But if we feel too much, it can harm our mental health.
ScienceMarch 8, 2024
Still DW Beitrag Afrimaxx-Sendung 01032024 | Miss South Africa

Miss South Africa on mental health and depression

Natasha Joubert's Crown of Resilience: how to overcome depression.
HealthMarch 1, 202405:13 min
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 29 February 2024

NATO membership and the shift in the Swedish psyche, Russian fishing vessels in Norwegian ports, and refugee-led mental health interventions in Prague. Also: quantifying extremism in Germany's AfD, enshrining abortion in the French constitution, dealing with the aftermath of ISIS terror in Turkey and bringing refugee children and their peers together through music.
PoliticsFebruary 29, 202455:00 min
A couple in bed. A man kisses a woman on the cheek, while she appears to be asleep.

Libido mismatch? You're not alone

It's common for couples to have different sex drives. Here's how you can fix it.
HealthFebruary 28, 2024
Nozibele Qamngana Mayaba and Seth Pimentel speak on unmasking men's mental health battles

Unmasking men's mental health battles

Nozibele and South African artist Seth Pimentel discuss why men should seek help for mental health problems.
SocietyFebruary 23, 202425:45 min
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How Panic Attacks Can Take Control of Your Life

Panic attacks in the middle of your daily routine can make normal life impossible. But there are ways out.
HealthFebruary 21, 202404:12 min
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In Good Shape: Mental Health

Stress, panic attacks and depression can make normal life impossible. What can sufferers do?
HealthFebruary 21, 202426:05 min
Tractors in the city

Why are Europe's farmers struggling with mental health?

As farmers across Europe continue to protest, DW looks at how the pressures they face impact their mental wellbeing.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 20, 2024
DW Podcast | Science Unscripted

Weekly roundup — Smell & anti-depressants

Powerful smells may help against severe depression, and a new study suggests regular erections can help against ED.
ScienceFebruary 18, 202430:00 min
Living Planet 210318 Podcast Picture Teaser

Naturally connected: The comfort of a tree

How often do you stop to really look at the trees in your neighborhood or in your local park? To observe their details and feel their presence? Though you mightn’t have really noticed them – they certainly notice you. They might even be listening in on your conversations. Journey with us to Berlin to get to know a special tree and meet a tree surgeon who can share some of its secrets.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 15, 202414:09 min
DW Podcast | Science Unscripted

What is the Alaskapox virus?

Deep in a remote forest, a sick, elderly man got scratched by a stray cat — and likely died as a result.
ScienceFebruary 15, 202415:38 min
Living Planet 210318 Podcast Picture Teaser

Deep dive: We need to talk about farmers and mental health

Recent studies say mental health is in decline among farmers. We reached out to farmers and experts for the inside view.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 8, 202429:33 min
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In Good Shape - Simple ways to get fit and stay fit

Exercise reduces the risk of many diseases and is great for your mental health. But how much exercise is necessary?
HealthFebruary 2, 202426:06 min
A worried Indian woman is seen indoors

Why India's Gen Z and millennials feel more stressed

India's millennials and Gen Z report feeling much more stressed compared to older generations, a new study has found.
HealthJanuary 29, 2024
Woman checking pregnant belly

The deadly pregnancy complication you've never heard of

Preeclampsia is a top contributor to maternal death. Most women only learn what it is when they're diagnosed with it.
HealthJanuary 26, 2024
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Tomorrow Today – The Science Magazine

Writing by hand and child development, dealing with AI, coping with anxiety and learning resilience.
ScienceJanuary 26, 202426:06 min
a woman looking at sticky notes containing wishes during a Pepe the Frog exhibition at a shopping mall in Beijing.

To your health

Why China's young workers are pumping the brakes on life in the fast-lane. And a special visit to a café in Vienna.
SocietyJanuary 17, 202429:58 min
A migrant stands, holding an infant on one arm, looking through a wire fence at processing center in Germany

Racism can make you sick

People who experience racial discrimination can develop high blood pressure, excess weight and mental health problems.
ScienceJanuary 11, 2024
Symbolbild | Junge Frau Smartphone

SHIFT – Living in the Digital Age

Signs of internet addiction. Software to monitor employees’ performance. Microchips from space.
LifestyleJanuary 5, 202412:36 min
Empty classroom in an Afghan school for girls, with a woman clearing off the white board at the front of the class

Worries grow for mental health of Afghan girls under Taliban

The Taliban have barred girls from schools beyond the sixth grade and women from almost all jobs and public spaces.
SocietyDecember 28, 202303:04 min
Narayan Murthy

India's parliament debates Murthy's 70-hour work week

Indian tech billionaire Narayan Murthy recently called for a 70-hour work week leaving many raised eyebrows.
BusinessDecember 21, 2023
A vial of ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic

Ketamine: Anesthetic, anti-depressant or party drug?

What exactly is ketamine? Can it really be used to treat depression and anxiety, but also to trip, or to sedate horses?
ScienceDecember 20, 2023
Two teens sit in a car and stare into their cellphones

Are phones making teenagers depressed?

What effect does growing up in the age of smartphones have on kids' mental health? It's not so easy to measure.
ScienceDecember 7, 2023