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During my clinical training as a psychiatrist, I had access to the emotional worlds of my patients in every aspect. This could be...

It is ADHD Awareness Month , and I often find myself reflecting on my own diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),...

German-Kenyan collaboration to encourage brain awareness in Kisumu “Afya ya akili” means “mental health” in Swahili. The approach to...

The Hidden Key to Beating Depression? Ketamine, a well-known sedative , has gained a lot of attention in the world of neuroscience and...

The perinatal period, which spans from pregnancy through to the first year after childbirth, can be a particularly challenging time for...

Humans are inherently social beings, and our daily interactions with others – whether family, friends, colleagues, or strangers – shape...

This June we launched the ASPIRE study, aiming to understand how we can use inflammation blood tests to identify people with depression...

The FREED project In September 2024 we will be celebrating the 10th birthday of FREED (first episode rapid early intervention for eating...

Anorexia nervosa  (AN) is a serious eating disorder  affecting the body and brain, with significant implications for physical and mental...

At some point in life, we all feel some unnecessary jitters. It might manifest in stuttered words during a presentation or a hammering...

Part II: The effect of Ozempic on people suffering with eating disorders    Trigger warning: The following article contains discussions...

Trigger warning: This article contains discussion of suicide It is 2024 and there are still no highly-effective treatment options for...

Part 1: Halting progress in body positivity Content warning: This article contains discussions surrounding weight loss and body image The...

Is a sense of humour an important ingredient in changing our highly polarised world into a happier and healthier one? Well, it probably...

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...

First described in 1908 by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler, schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder characterised by loss of...

Nature is full of heart-melting examples of mother-baby relationships, especially, in birds and mammals. However, a parent’s tenderness...

The PRECOGNITION Project In this piece, we are excited to introduce a new project which we have been working on, called PRECOGNITION. We...

Our new MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mind-Body Interface offered by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience at...

Research on biological and psychosocial factors in mental health disparities offers clues to reducing the mental health burden among...

Commodified = to treat or consider something as a commodity (= a product can that be bought or sold) - Cambridge Dictionary More than...

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...

As a researcher in perinatal psychiatry (working with women who are pregnant or have recently had a baby), unfortunately I was not...

Neuroscientists are making strides in mapping and understanding the human brain, but like many other scientific fields, neuroscientific...