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...
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Gauri Seth
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Clare Liedstrand
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Scientists and Scholars of the Islamic Golden Age: Ibn Sina
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Melisa Kose
- Jan 9
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How you take medication for your mental health matters
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Zuzanna Zajkowska
- Dec 28, 2022
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Katie Zhou
- Dec 19, 2022
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Cole Sommeling
- Dec 14, 2022
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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
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Nare Hartoonian
- Dec 6, 2022
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Speeding up the development of treatments for depression
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Luca Sforzini
- Nov 29, 2022
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The status of psychiatric research
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Swati Singh
- Nov 17, 2022
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As I sat on the grass soaking all the dewy fresh green around me in the early morning, I thought to myself, is green the colour of...
Livia Dyring
- Oct 23, 2022
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Lilla Porffy
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Time to Reassess Cognitive Testing: Using Simulated Environments to Assess Real-world Function
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Yuri Milaneschi
- Oct 16, 2022
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Riddhi Laijawala
- Sep 26, 2022
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Mindfulness-Based Intervention: A Novel Approach to Treating Childhood ADHD
As a student of psychology, and an aspiring mental health practitioner, one of my key areas of interest involves understanding new forms...
Surabhi Roy
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How is eye movement therapy used to treat PTSD?
The Covid-19 pandemic has made life unpredictable, and accordingly, mental health concerns have grown exponentially. In fact, 13% of the...
Emma Flint
- Sep 21, 2022
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Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) Diagnosis
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Zuzanna Zajkowska
- Sep 5, 2022
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Last year, I wrote a blog on how early life stress can affect how our bodies work and how it can lead to feeling depressed. In...
Ffion Harris
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An Optimist's Guide to Recent COVID-19 Research
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