Reflections on my year as a Psych Star
My interest in mental health grew considerably when I started medical school. I remember being spellbound by a lecture in the first term...
top of page
Our Latest Articles
Dr Adrian J B James FRCPsych
- Nov 13, 2020
- 7 min
A Birds Eye View
Reflections from the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists on the latest series of PsychStar blogs I was glad to be invited to...
Lucrezia Thomas
- Oct 22, 2020
- 8 min
Intellectual Disability: Past, Present and Future
My experiences working as a support worker for adults with intellectual disability, before starting medical school and alongside my...
Danish Hafeez
- Oct 15, 2020
- 6 min
Should Psychiatry be working to prevent Mental Illness in the first place?
Mental health stigma and discrimination is slowly decreasing, as shown in the report ‘Time to Change’ in 2015. Given the current effects...
Isabella Conti
- Oct 8, 2020
- 7 min
Psychedelics in Psychiatry: A Trip to the Future
Disclaimer: This blog is by no means an endorsement, nor is it advocating illegal activities. It is purely a discussion about the growing...
Anushka Pathak
- Oct 1, 2020
- 8 min
Telepsychiatry: How did we get here and where do we go now?
A lot has been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic in the last 6 months. For those of us familiar with the inside of clinic rooms, one of...
Bibire Baykeens
- Sep 24, 2020
- 8 min
“More Unites Us Than Divides Us” — It’s Time for Neurology and Psychiatry to Work Together Again
Psychiatry, like many other specialties within medicine, has a range of sub-specialties from which one can choose during higher training,...
Bethany Platford
- Sep 17, 2020
- 7 min
The future of male mental health: society’s role in tackling the suicide crisis
Content Warning — This blog deals with the topic of suicide and may be distressing to some readers. If any of the topics raised resonate...
Cecilia Vinchenzo
- Sep 10, 2020
- 7 min
Global Mental Health: Where are we heading?
Special note from the editors: This is the fifth blog of our new series, The future of mental health as seen by the future leaders in...
Rebecca Murphy Lonergan
- Sep 3, 2020
- 6 min
The Future is Feminist: tackling gender inequalities in psychiatric medicine and practice
Special note from the editors: This is the fourth blog of our new series, The future of mental health as seen by the future leaders in...
Emily Jones
- Aug 27, 2020
- 10 min
The future of child and adolescent psychiatry - a medical student’s perspective
Special note from the editors: This is the third blog of our new series, The future of mental health as seen by the future leaders in...
Tamara Searle
- Aug 20, 2020
- 7 min
The mind-body experience and the future for psychiatry
Special note from the editors: This is the second blog of our new series, The future of mental health as seen by the future leaders in...
Heather McAdam
- Aug 13, 2020
- 8 min
The New Generation Game
A Need for Compassion when Encouraging Young People to Engage in Mental Health Special note from the editors: Please enjoy reading the...
bottom of page