Life On Mars This page links to my Substack reviewing the latest research on teenage mental health and psychology. Life On Mars #16I-talk, from maltreatment to risk, and weight-lifting power Life On Mars #15Civic engagement, parental micro-stressors and a perfect teenage day Life On Mars #14Blue light, social media time, and owls v larks Life On Mars #13Online illness identities, faulty depression prevention and avoiding avoidance Life On Mars #12Ongoing smartphone wars, anxious eyes and slow breathing Life On Mars #11School phone bans, green and blue spaces, and tolerance of uncertainty Life On Mars #10Boosting resilience through exercise, stress and depression in teenage girls, and a sleep intervention that works Life On Mars #9Smartphones (and when a phobia is not a phobia), new and surprising links between mental health and socioeconomic status, and normalised appearance preoccupation Life On Mars #8The grandparent effect, more evidence against universal school mental health interventions, and sensitivity to light and noise in anxiety Life On Mars #7Working memory, personality distractions and the whole-school interventions that work (and those that don’t) Life On Mars #6The hidden effects of vaping, school belonging and the slow march of the anti-depressants Life On Mars #5Diagnostic inflation, increasing cannabis risks, and the promise of salmon and walnuts Life On Mars #4How to avoid catching depression, the risks of being a sofa enthusiast and yet more rodents Life On Mars #3The Goldilocks hypothesis, substance-addicted teenage rats and family closeness Life On Mars #2Virtual reality exposure therapy, eating disorders and the pull of nature Life On Mars #1Autonomy, junk food and school commutes
