Therapy

Your chatbot isn’t a therapist

AI can magnify the very thoughts we’re trying to outrun, says the reader.

Brazil's Bolsonaro discharged from ICU

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures accompanied by his son Jair Renan Bolsonaro after he arrived to his house from the hospital where he went to undergo a skin surgery procedure, authorized by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, after being convicted by a Supreme Court majority of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 14, 2025. REUTERS/Diego Herculano/File Photo

What ‘trauma bonding’ really means

When it is used as a psychological term, trauma bonding refers to a victim’s strong emotional attachment toward their abuser.

Can hyperbaric oxygen therapy help you live longer?

Originally used to treat lung disease, as well as decompression sickness in scuba divers, hyperbaric oxygen therapy has recently emerged as an upscale wellness treatment.

When you start missing the good times before they actually end

Feeling prematurely wistful about an ending can bring melancholy, or allow one to savour a moment more deeply.

Some Westminster champion show dogs have a day job as ‘therapists’

Kitty Lewis, left, and her dog, Nick, visit the residents at a Brookdale Senior Living Center in in Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 14, 2026. NickÕs job there is essentially to be himself, a 14-pound bundle of furry empathy. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)

He took just four days to reclaim his life from the grip of OCD

Bryan (not his real name) is among over 100 people whom IMH has helped using the Bergen 4-day Treatment.

Bank of Japan deputy governor Uchida in hospital for leukaemia treatment

The Japanese government's nominee for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks during a hearing session at the lower house of the parliament in Tokyo, Japan, February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato

London ‘scream club’ helps young people relieve stress

Ms Mona Sharif (left) organised the "scream club" event after seeing on TikTok that people were gathering to scream together in the United States.

Cupping, leeching and other ancient healing methods welcomed in Turkish hospitals

Furkan Ali Sayan waits for his cupping therapy to end at Medicana International Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey August 28, 2025. Known locally as hacamat, wet cupping and other traditional treatments such as leech therapy are being increasingly performed under government oversight in Turkey, rather than in informal settings such as homes, to complement modern medicine and cut down infection risks. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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