Dusana Dorjee
@dusanadorjee.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Psychology in Education, University of York | Neuroscientist | Author
Researching: mental health and wellbeing neurodevelopment | mind-brain responses to global crises | meditation & mental health
Researching: mental health and wellbeing neurodevelopment | mind-brain responses to global crises | meditation & mental health
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Dusana Dorjee
@dusanadorjee.bsky.social
· Nov 26
My new book, Making Sense of Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Schools, has been released today! Below is a photo of my first physical copy! The book is for educators, mental health practitioners and policy makers looking for better ways to support children's mental health in schools.
This is how twisted ideologies exert their influence on institutions and business practices in the US and the UK.
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The Dark Enlightenment Begins?
New Batman movie alert? Unfortunately, the Dark Enlightenment has more to do with reality than blockbuster movies. In a nutshell, the Dark Enlightenment, also known as NRx, functions as an anti-democr...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is how twisted ideologies exert their influence on institutions and business practices in the US and the UK.
www.voxjournalpep.com/single-post/...
www.voxjournalpep.com/single-post/...
My new book, Making Sense of Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Schools, has been released today! Below is a photo of my first physical copy! The book is for educators, mental health practitioners and policy makers looking for better ways to support children's mental health in schools.
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
My new book, Making Sense of Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Schools, has been released today! Below is a photo of my first physical copy! The book is for educators, mental health practitioners and policy makers looking for better ways to support children's mental health in schools.
What is the best realistic future for humanity you can imagine? I think this is a question we all need to start asking ourselves from time to time. Otherwise we may unknowingly find ourselves on a path to a destination we don't want to visit...
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Logofuturisms: An alternative to technofuturism and other isms
The feeling that humanity is standing at a crossroads is palpable - we are facing intertwined global crises, from climate change to war conflicts and democratic decline.
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September 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
What is the best realistic future for humanity you can imagine? I think this is a question we all need to start asking ourselves from time to time. Otherwise we may unknowingly find ourselves on a path to a destination we don't want to visit...
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We usually don't connect the dots when talking about climate anxiety in schools - addressing climate anxiety is often treated as separate from climate action and citizen engagement, but they are not...
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Why fostering children’s mental health and wellbeing capacities in schools may help reduce their climate anxiety
In a study conducted with 16-25-year-olds across 10 countries, 49% of UK participants said that they were very or extremely worried about climate change. In the same study, 75.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
We usually don't connect the dots when talking about climate anxiety in schools - addressing climate anxiety is often treated as separate from climate action and citizen engagement, but they are not...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-fo...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-fo...
My first Substack post! In this article I explain why our negative emotions (especially fear) are intertwined with democratic decline and suggest what we all can do at the individual level to support #democracy.
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How fear can undermine democracy and what you can do about it
We need to break the cycle of polarising social media content, negative emotions and populism undermining democracy. You can make a difference by following three simple steps.
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August 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My first Substack post! In this article I explain why our negative emotions (especially fear) are intertwined with democratic decline and suggest what we all can do at the individual level to support #democracy.
substack.com/@dusanadorje...
substack.com/@dusanadorje...
Please spare 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire below and/or forward the poster to your networks. Validation of this new measure will enable further research on the capacities underpinning mental health and wellbeing - moving beyond symptom-focus in mental il-health prevention.
July 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Please spare 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire below and/or forward the poster to your networks. Validation of this new measure will enable further research on the capacities underpinning mental health and wellbeing - moving beyond symptom-focus in mental il-health prevention.
In this new article on my Psychology Today blog I explain why our wellbeing is intertwined with how strong democracies are and suggest what we all can do at the individual level to support #democracy.
Fear Can Undermine Democracy | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mind...
Fear Can Undermine Democracy | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mind...
Fear Can Undermine Democracy
Fear is fueling decline, but you can help change the course.
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July 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
In this new article on my Psychology Today blog I explain why our wellbeing is intertwined with how strong democracies are and suggest what we all can do at the individual level to support #democracy.
Fear Can Undermine Democracy | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mind...
Fear Can Undermine Democracy | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mind...
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Our youngest has got to know the good people at Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital rather too well this past 6 months. To say thank you, Emma is raising funds, running the Rome marathon this weekend www.justgiving.com/page/emma-gr...
Emma's fundraiser for Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital Charity (Wales)
Help Emma Griffiths raise money to support Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital Charity (Wales)
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March 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Our youngest has got to know the good people at Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital rather too well this past 6 months. To say thank you, Emma is raising funds, running the Rome marathon this weekend www.justgiving.com/page/emma-gr...
Self-transcendent states can support #mentalhealth and well-being but are under researched. New study from my lab assessed 15 distinct self-transcendent states...
Can We Distinguish and Measure Self-Transcendent States? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/your...
Can We Distinguish and Measure Self-Transcendent States? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/your...
Can We Distinguish and Measure Self-Transcendent States?
Being able to distinguish and measure 15 distinct self-transcendent states is an important step toward a better understanding of these states and interventions that can foster them.
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March 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Self-transcendent states can support #mentalhealth and well-being but are under researched. New study from my lab assessed 15 distinct self-transcendent states...
Can We Distinguish and Measure Self-Transcendent States? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/your...
Can We Distinguish and Measure Self-Transcendent States? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/your...
Everyday kindness scales up to country happiness. The simple things making a difference that we so often overlook in our polarised world... #mentalhealth
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World Happiness Report Highlights the Importance of Everyday Kindness
Research finds that kinder countries are happier. Which are the kindest countries around the world?
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March 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Everyday kindness scales up to country happiness. The simple things making a difference that we so often overlook in our polarised world... #mentalhealth
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Overdiagnosed or overmedicalised? "Despite UK guidelines recommending psychological treatments as first line interventions for depression, antidepressant prescribing has risen 46% over the last seven years with.. 85 million prescriptions in 2022-23." #mentalhealth
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Are mental health conditions overdiagnosed in the UK? Two experts go head to head
Experts challenge Streeting’s claim about ‘over-diagnosis’, and bring some nuance to the debate.
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March 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Overdiagnosed or overmedicalised? "Despite UK guidelines recommending psychological treatments as first line interventions for depression, antidepressant prescribing has risen 46% over the last seven years with.. 85 million prescriptions in 2022-23." #mentalhealth
theconversation.com/are-mental-h...
theconversation.com/are-mental-h...
There is currently a debate in the media about #resilience being a possible answer to the child and adolescent #mentalhealth crisis. Here are my thoughts on this topic:
Why resilience won’t solve the mental health crisis among young people theconversation.com/why-resilien...
Why resilience won’t solve the mental health crisis among young people theconversation.com/why-resilien...
Why resilience won’t solve the mental health crisis among young people
A focus on resilience risks shifting responsibility for mental health onto those affected, rather than calling out factors contributing to poor mental health.
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January 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
There is currently a debate in the media about #resilience being a possible answer to the child and adolescent #mentalhealth crisis. Here are my thoughts on this topic:
Why resilience won’t solve the mental health crisis among young people theconversation.com/why-resilien...
Why resilience won’t solve the mental health crisis among young people theconversation.com/why-resilien...