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The show on how we think, feel and behave. Claudia Hammond delves into the evidence on mental health, psychology and neuroscience.

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All in the Mind: Lawyers' wellbeing; sociable brains; young peoples' mental health advisory group

Lawyers' wellbeing; sociable brains; young peoples' mental health advisory group

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The legal profession experiences some of the highest levels of stress and anxiety. Claudia Hammond examines how mental health issues amongst lawyers can be effectively addressed.

A recent poll of junior lawyers suggested that 93% of participants experienced distress in the last month and 19% had felt unable to cope. Those across the legal profession are experiencing higher than average levels of stress, anxiety and alcohol abuse. Can the profession adapt to openly accommodate wellbeing to balance the demands of the job?  Claudia Hammond talks to Emma Jones, Senior Lecturer in Law at the Open University who is now conducting research with the charity LawCare on mental health in the legal profession, and Alex McBride, who’s a criminal barrister turned author. 

We all know that some of us are more sociable than others, depending on our personalities, experiences and the situations we find ourselves in. But could the microbes in our gut also play a part? John Cryan of the APG Microbiome Centre in Cork discusses his latest observations across species and in humans.

Three quarters of mental health problems first occur before we reach our mid-20s.  Yet much of the research is done with adults.  Dame Til Wykes, Professor of Clinical Psychology & Rehabilitation at Kings College London, discusses a new initiative - the young people mental health advisory group -  to ensure the best possible research is being carried out through liaison with a group of teenagers who have experienced mental health difficulties themselves.

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