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      Justin Thomas

      Justin Thomas

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      Dr Justin Thomas is a chartered health psychologist with the British Psychological Society, the author of 'Psychological Well-being in the Gulf States' and a columnist for The National

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      Unemployment can contribute to depression. Getty Images/Caiaimage
      How depression can easily follow redundancy

      Justin Thomas says that economic depression need not lead to the psychological kind

      OpinionJanuary 15, 2017
      In 2015, it is estimated that we sent and received 205 billion emails, with the average office worker dealing with 126 emails each day. Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg News
      Take time off from receiving email? Give me a break

      Justin Thomas writes about digital detox and the right to switch off from work emails

      OpinionJanuary 08, 2017
      The extent of the effectiveness of psychiatric drugs is almost always contested, and many produce side-effects. Sammy Dallal / The National
      With mental health, drugs are often not the answer

      The idea that medication is always the best way to go needs a critical re-examination, writes Justin Thomas

      OpinionJanuary 01, 2017
      Manger Square in Bethlehem, where tradition has it that Mary gave birth to Jesus. Atef Safadi / EPA
      The many names of Maryam reveal our varied history

      Maryam is more than just a simple name, writes Justin Thomas

      OpinionDecember 25, 2016
      Students at Zayed University write in Arabic. Delores Johnson / The National
      Learning Arabic will help you tear down walls and build bridges

      Justin Thomas explores the pyschology of the Arabic language

      OpinionDecember 17, 2016
      A great deal of our leisure time is now spent in coffee shops. Ravindranath K / The National
      More leisure time than we can meaningfully spend

      Justin Thomas asks what we might do if we had a shorter working day or week

      OpinionDecember 11, 2016
      The language we use in confronting situation can say a lot about us. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
      How Twitter helps us track the lexicon of intolerance

      Justin Thomas's accidental use of an Arabic expletive has led him down an interesting research path

      OpinionDecember 04, 2016
      Shoppers with their arms full walk to their cars during the Black Friday sales at a store in California. Mark Ralston / AFP
      The calendar that's geared towards consumption

      We need to regulate our urge to splurge on occasions such as Black Friday, White Friday and Blue Monday, writes Justin Thomas

      OpinionNovember 27, 2016
      The idea of development through service has gained momentum within higher education.
      How helping others could well boost the economy

      Service learning generally promotes positive attitudes, social development and is associated with improved academic outcomes, writes Justin Thomas

      The NationalNovember 20, 2016
      HE Ahmed Al Mansouri, Secretary General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Award for Tolerance and Lojain Omran at the Armani Hotel, Burj Khalifa where they launched the “Tolerance Sign” announcing Dubai as the capital of the world for tolerance.
      We must tackle hate crimes and raging intolerance

      Where intolerance prospers, hate crimes blossom, writes Justin Thomas

      OpinionNovember 13, 2016
      “The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man.” Koji Sasahara / AP Photo
      Where you live has a big effect on mental health

      If you live in a densely populated city, you are more likely to be depressed, says Justin Thomas

      OpinionNovember 06, 2016
      Most nations in the Arabian Gulf are actively pursuing programs of workforce nationalization. Sarah Dea / The National
      Why admitting that ‘I don’t know’ is perfectly fine

      Justin Thomas writes about education, self-reflection and questioning assumptions

      OpinionOctober 30, 2016
      In general, there has been a tendency to view the psychological as somehow not real, or inferior to the physical.
      We should change the way we view psychological conditions

      After more than a century of searching for biomedical cures for psychological complaints we are still looking, writes Justin Thomas

      OpinionOctober 24, 2016
      A scary clown at Wizard World Comic Con in Portland, Oregon in February. Alex Milan Tracy
      How clowns evolved from tricksters to tormentors

      Justin Thomas assesses why the creepy clown phenomenon has spread across the globe.

      OpinionOctober 16, 2016
      Psychological first aid is as crucial as physical first aid. Bryan Denton
      What you should be doing on mental health day

      Justin Thomas asks if any of us are prepared to render psychological first aid in the event a mental health crisis.

      OpinionOctober 09, 2016
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