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28/04/2015

Mental health in the manifestos, Matt Haig's book about recovering from depression, cannabis addiction treatment trial, and paracetamol affecting emotions. With Claudia Hammond.

As the general election approaches, Claudia Hammond finds out who is saying what about mental health. She talks to 大象传媒 health care and social affairs analyst, Emily Craig, who has been through the parties' manifestos. Claudia meets Matt Haig to discuss his new book, a surprise bestseller about his recovery from depression; and psychopharmacologist, Val Curran talks about her drug trial to tackle cannabis addiction using an ingredient found in the older versions of the drug, cannabidiol. And psychologists from Ohio have been trying to find out why paracetamol can blunt both positive and negative emotions. Do physical and emotional pain share the same brain systems?

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28 minutes

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Wed 29 Apr 2015 15:30

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  • Tue 28 Apr 2015 21:00
  • Wed 29 Apr 2015 15:30

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