Early Intervention for Eating Disorders: Grounds to Celebrate?
The FREED project In September 2024 we will be celebrating the 10th birthday of FREED (first episode rapid early intervention for eating...
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Our Latest Articles
Klaas Bahnsen
- Sep 10
- 4 min
Brain Changes in Anorexia Nervosa: New Discoveries
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious eating disorder affecting the body and brain, with significant implications for physical and mental...
Urvashi Maharshi
- Sep 3
- 4 min
Cognitive Biases of Social Anxiety
At some point in life, we all feel some unnecessary jitters. It might manifest in stuttered words during a presentation or a hammering...
Maddy Kirkpatrick
- Aug 20
- 4 min
Ozempic: Navigating the Intersection of Weight Loss and Mental Health
Part II: The effect of Ozempic on people suffering with eating disorders Trigger warning: The following article contains discussions...
Johanna Keeler
- Aug 15
- 4 min
Next in the wave of new treatment approaches for anorexia: Ketamine
Trigger warning: This article contains discussion of suicide It is 2024 and there are still no highly-effective treatment options for...
Maddy Kirkpatrick
- Aug 13
- 5 min
Ozempic: Navigating the Intersection of Weight Loss and Mental Health
Part 1: Halting progress in body positivity Content warning: This article contains discussions surrounding weight loss and body image The...
Daniela Enache
- Aug 2
- 5 min
Our sense of humour is no laughing matter
Is a sense of humour an important ingredient in changing our highly polarised world into a happier and healthier one? Well, it probably...
Sorcha O'Connor
- Jul 25
- 4 min
OCD’s Cognitive Features: Towards a Unified Model of Cause and Treatment
I’m Sorcha, a PhD student at Imperial College London leading the PsilOCD study – which explores the use of a low dose of psilocybin to...
Giulia Cattarinussi
- Jul 24
- 6 min
The current state of the field of schizophrenia research
First described in 1908 by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler, schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder characterised by loss of...
Gina Hernández
- Jul 17
- 4 min
The first tuning: mother-infant bonding and unseen strains
Nature is full of heart-melting examples of mother-baby relationships, especially, in birds and mammals. However, a parent’s tenderness...
Barbora Rehák Bučková
- Jul 3
- 5 min
Can we predict psychosis by studying cognition?
The PRECOGNITION Project In this piece, we are excited to introduce a new project which we have been working on, called PRECOGNITION. We...
Giulia Lombardo
- Jul 2
- 4 min
The Whole Picture: Integrating Mental and Physical Health
Our new MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mind-Body Interface offered by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience at...
Dr Qazi Rahman
- Jun 14
- 4 min
Understanding mental health in LGBTQ+ people
Research on biological and psychosocial factors in mental health disparities offers clues to reducing the mental health burden among...
Courtney Worrell
- Jun 13
- 5 min
Has the $1.8 trillion Wellness Industry commodified mental wellbeing?
Commodified = to treat or consider something as a commodity (= a product can that be bought or sold) - Cambridge Dictionary More than...
Riddhi Laijawala
- Jun 11
- 4 min
A deep dive into the concept of influencing
Like many people in their 20s, I have a TikTok account (you can learn more about this social media platform in this article). While I...
Kristi Priestley
- Jun 4
- 5 min
Birth Trauma and Mental Health - the 'Postcode Lottery'
As a researcher in perinatal psychiatry (working with women who are pregnant or have recently had a baby), unfortunately I was not...
Livia Dyring
- May 15
- 5 min
Neuroscience has Underserved Women. That's Changing
Neuroscientists are making strides in mapping and understanding the human brain, but like many other scientific fields, neuroscientific...
Jakob Van Gaalen
- May 14
- 5 min
Quitting Psychotropic Drugs: How, When and Who?
For many people worldwide, psychotropic drugs, which are medications used to treat mental health conditions, are beneficial in improving...
Maryam Rehan
- May 8
- 4 min
Mental Health Stigma in the South Asian Community
As a South Asian girl studying Psychology, when asked what I study by extended family and other people in my community, I’m met with a...
Dr. Ally Jaffee
- May 7
- 6 min
The Value of Co-Production
The Importance of Young Voices in Mental Health Research and Beyond
Hazra Khatoon
- Apr 23
- 5 min
"Scream Therapy" Can Make You Feel Happier and Calmer
Being a writer, I have explored and am still exploring many mental health concepts and solutions for better wellbeing. In today's times,...
Rachel Kelly
- Apr 17
- 5 min
How I’ve learnt to spend more time in my ‘soothing’ system
Do you spend time in your ‘soothing’ system? Or know what that is? And are you aware of how understanding the ‘three systems’ model might...
Jonna Kuntsi
- Apr 16
- 4 min
Transition to adulthood for individuals with ADHD
A helping hand from wearable tech? Rare is the adult who looks back on their adolescence and recalls years of calm sensibility and smooth...
Irene Wangari Migwi
- Apr 11
- 5 min
Unmasking the Trauma: Narcissistic Abuse and the Hidden Scars of PTSD
Did you know that prolonged abuse at the hands of a “narcissist” can sometimes be associated with the development of Post Traumatic...
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