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Talking it out

A series of pieces exploring the world of modern psychotherapy

  • White matter fibres. Coloured 3D diffusion spectral imaging (DSI) scan of the bundles of white matter nerve fibres in the brain. The fibres transmit nerve signals between brain regions and between the brain and the spinal cord. Diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI) is a variant of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in which a magnetic field maps the water contained in neuron fibers, thus mapping their criss-crossing patterns. A similar technique called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is also used to explore neural data of white matter fibres in the brain. Both methods allow mapping of their orientations and the connections between brain regions. Data/software: NIH Human Connectome Project / www.humanconnectomeproject.org).

    A poor brain is as worthy as a rich brain: psychotherapy faces a privilege problem

    A study showing psychotherapists are less likely to offer appointments to working-class people comes as researchers say poor communities and communities of colour grapple with inordinate levels of trauma
  • Does your therapist have to share the same background to 'get' you?

    Your therapist is white. You're not. Is this a problem?

    Similar cultural roots don’t guarantee better bond, yet competence in learning about differences and being mindful of verbal and non-verbal cues are critical
  • Tumblr mental health

    'I just feel less alone': how Tumblr became a source for mental health care

    Tumblr’s mental health communities seem to be filling in the gaps for healthcare in the US, by providing support, information – and actual help from clinicians
  • The day my therapist killed himself

    The day my therapist killed himself: shock, tears and then came a revelation

    Words have a way of gaining wisdom when their speaker ceases to exist, writes novelist Julia Pierpont as she looks back at an unsettling relationship
  • Therapy matchmaker

    Why is finding a therapist so hard? Meet the mental health matchmaker

    Finding someone to connect with can be draining – much like dating – and Dr David Kelley wants to help. Jean Hannah Edelstein investigates
  • therapy couch therapist client relationship

    Ghosting on Freud: why breaking up with a therapist is so tricky

    The therapist-client relationship is an intimate one and yet we often end them abruptly or just drop off. Alana Massey learns about a different kind of breakup
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