NHS Strikes & Burnout: A Call For Change
In December 2022, for the first time in 106 years, the Royal College of Nursing decided to strike after a ballot vote of more than...
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Rachel Kelly
- 3 days ago
- 4 min
The Therapeutic Power of Poetry: What's the Evidence?
Can poetry help our mental health? In my last piece, I spoke about my personal experiences with poetry, and the life-changing impact it...
Gauri Seth
- 4 days ago
- 5 min
Family Connection as a preventive behavioural intervention
Prevention through Connection Given the combination of an already stretched mental health care system, the overwhelming need for mental...
Clare Liedstrand
- 5 days ago
- 3 min
Scientists and Scholars of the Islamic Golden Age: al-Balkhi
“Since man’s construction is from both his soul and his body, therefore, human existence cannot be healthy without the ishtibak...
Zuzanna Zajkowska
- Jan 20
- 5 min
Reflecting on the article about Prince Harry: Debunking the myth of "psychotherapy cult"
If you fell off a bike, would you feel ashamed that you were hurting? And if this happened to your friend, would you judge them for...
Vanessa Chikamara
- Jan 19
- 4 min
A biopsychological perspective to why we love or hate Mathematics.
Mathematics, from the perspectives I have encountered for my entire life, is the subject where, when studied, people feel some of the...
Ricky Carroll
- Jan 18
- 4 min
Losing My Dad
My Dad was such an interesting character. I remember as a kid, he had this incredibly soft side, where he would bounce me on his knee and...
Clare Liedstrand
- Jan 17
- 3 min
Scientists and Scholars of the Islamic Golden Age: Ibn Sina
Last week, I wrote about Al-Razi, father of pediatrics. In this article, I will be discussing one of my favourite historical figures,...
Riddhi Laijawala
- Jan 16
- 4 min
Sensitivity in the times of #truecrime TikTok
Lessons to be learned from the Idaho murder case Trigger warning: This blog mentions death, murder, and violence which might be upsetting...
Shubulade Smith
- Jan 13
- 5 min
Poverty and Marginalisation - Forgotten Risk Factors That Never Went Away
I’m going to let you into an open secret — social status determines the likelihood of having a mental illness, accessing mental...
Zuzanna Zajkowska
- Jan 12
- 4 min
Post-holiday blues - the psychology of endings and new beginnings
Feeling sad, apathetic, deflated, or irritable is not uncommon after a holiday period, especially Christmas. And of course, there are...
Lindsay Hall
- Jan 11
- 3 min
I found freedom from my mind…
Trigger Warning: This blog discusses sexual violence, rape and self-harm, which some readers may find distressing. My name is Lindsay and...
Clare Liedstrand
- Jan 10
- 4 min
Scientists and Scholars of the Islamic Golden Age: Al-Razi
As scientists, we stand on the shoulders of giants, so I think it’s the least we can do to acknowledge them. Many of those who impacted...
Melisa Kose
- Jan 9
- 6 min
How you take medication for your mental health matters
This is the fourth and final article in a series inspired by EU-PEARL (EUropean-Patient-cEntric clinicAl tRial pLatforms). The EU-PEARL...
Natali Simmonds
- Jan 4
- 5 min
New Years Resolutions That Won't Affect Your Mental Health
Another new year, another new New Year’s resolution. With every January comes a fresh new start, a new beginning, an opportunity to...
Zuzanna Zajkowska
- Dec 28, 2022
- 4 min
Rituals, traditions and ceremonies - festive reflections
When I was growing up, “Merry Christmas” (or “Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia” in Polish, where I am from), was the traditional way of...
Catherine Shuttleworth
- Dec 23, 2022
- 5 min
How to Navigate Food and Your Body This Holiday Season
Christmas is fast approaching, with just a couple of days to go until many of us are sat around tables with mismatched chairs from...
Riddhi Laijawala
- Dec 22, 2022
- 3 min
What is Post-Avatar Depression, and why I did not experience it?
Don’t worry, there are no spoilers. I haven’t stepped into a theatre since December 2019. I decided to change that by having a solo...
Ana-Maria Amato
- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
Curating Art in a Mental Health Setting
My experiences in the mental health service, and my experiences as an artist, have led me to develop new ways to engage people in...
Giulia Lombardo
- Dec 20, 2022
- 5 min
From One-Size-Fits-all to Precision Medicine
This is the third article of the brand-new series inspired by EU-PEARL (EUropean-Patient-cEntric clinicAl tRial pLatforms). The EU-PEARL...
Katie Zhou
- Dec 19, 2022
- 4 min
Pesticides And Our Mental Health: The Unexpected Link
What do you think of when you think about food? How does it taste, and what does it smell like? Does it look appealing, and will it...
Dinesh Bhugra CBE
- Dec 15, 2022
- 3 min
Should we have boycotted the FIFA World Cup?
You call it soccer, we call it football….but the true conversation we should be having is about migrant labourers and LGBTQ+ people. On a...
Cole Sommeling
- Dec 14, 2022
- 5 min
Relationship OCD: It's Not What You Think
My name is Cole Sommeling, and I am a placement student working at King’s College and currently getting my BSc in psychology. I’ve been...
Annette Bauer
- Dec 13, 2022
- 5 min
The impact of perinatal mental health problems in South Africa
What are the costs? We are a group of researchers from different parts of the world. We focus on mental health in the perinatal period,...
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