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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...

From maternal childhood maltreatment to children’s emotional-behavioural problems: what can be done to break the link I have written this piece together with Xuemei Ma, a PhD student at King's College London who, like me, is particularly interested in the relationship between early life adversity and child mental health. We recently investigated this topic in a systematic review . Picture from American Academy of Pediatrics Childhood adversity: effects on physical and menta

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

For many people worldwide, psychotropic drugs, which are medications used to treat mental health conditions, are beneficial in improving...

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...

The Importance of Young Voices in Mental Health Research and Beyond

Being a writer, I have explored and am still exploring many mental health concepts and solutions for better wellbeing. In today's times,...

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...

A helping hand from wearable tech? Rare is the adult who looks back on their adolescence and recalls years of calm sensibility and smooth...

Did you know that prolonged abuse at the hands of a “narcissist” can sometimes be associated with the development of Post Traumatic...

Our names are Riddhi and Kristi, and we are researchers in Perinatal Psychiatry, interested in trying to improve mental health during and...

We change so much in our journeys from infancy to adulthood, that it almost seems like we’re completely different people. So, have you...

Social anxiety can take many forms. A common misconception is that social anxiety is an interchangeable term for being shy, but it is...

Imagine living in a world where unpredictability causes distress, and routine changes are overwhelming. Imagine a place where everyday...

By the time I was diagnosed with endometriosis, I was told that my disease had progressed to moderate organ fusion from scarring and...

Recently, there has been increasing recognition of the role of schools in mental health provision, and the prevention of mental health...

There is no doubt that the practice of medicine has always been an extremely stressful profession, but of late, with the introduction of...

Photo by Luwadlin Bosman on Unsplash Today marks International Women's Day, a global day which celebrates the achievements of women from...

Play is a very serious activity for children, and is, as the Italian physician and educator, Maria Montessori, said, the work of the child. The role of play in infant development Play is fundamental for child development and has been recognized to be a right of every child by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights. Picture on Pexels by Tatiana Syrikova Play is indeed learning, as it’s how children experience, discover and get to know the environment. Play h