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What comes to your mind when you hear the acronym TLC? For some (especially healthcare professionals), the first thought is "Tender...

Fairy tales provide a framework for how to deal with the challenges and conflicts of growing up...

Around 10% of the UK population is estimated to be affected by claustrophobia at some point during their lifetime, according to the NHS.

Hospital setting. A child is born and cries at the top of his lungs. The hospital personnel carefully takes the newborn from the mother...

Most of us think that a cat purrs when it is happy, however, there is much more behind it, from communication to healing properties. As...

If you find yourself tossing and turning at night, your mind buzzing with thoughts — among them why you are not asleep — you are not...

Chat GPT is the AI chat bot that is taking over the internet. At first glance it seems amazing and feels almost straight out of a Sci-Fi...

When you hear ‘eating disorder’, there’s probably a particular image that comes to mind – a white, teenage girl, emaciated, anorexic....

Co written by Prof. Andrew H. Miller and Dr. Charles L. Raison Despite substantial research showing that inflammation plays a role in...

A interview about the Science special issue on brain connectivity In the morgue. That’s where Stephanie Forkel, a researcher whose work...

There are several seconds before a client enters my office or I open the “Zoom room” for a session, where I take a few deep breaths,...

By Dr. Ava Easton and Dr. Thomas Pollak Trigger warning: The following article describes research about suicidal ideation, suicidal...

Behind the Science with Sofia Quaglia. Sofia and I first met in October of 2022 via Zoom. She had interviewed Carmine, Inspire the Mind...

There was a time, five or six years ago, when I got very interested in philosophical pessimism. The idea that looking at life through a...

Growing up, I was never taught much about periods or the female anatomy… and I was certainly never taught about mental health issues...

Trigger warning: This blog contains discussions of mental health struggles (e.g., eating disorders, self-harm) and suicidal thoughts,...

Can poetry help our mental health? In my last piece, I spoke about my personal experiences with poetry, and the life-changing impact it...

Prevention through Connection Given the combination of an already stretched mental health care system, the overwhelming need for mental...

“Since man’s construction is from both his soul and his body, therefore, human existence cannot be healthy without the ishtibak...

Mathematics, from the perspectives I have encountered for my entire life, is the subject where, when studied, people feel some of the...

Last week, I wrote about Al-Razi, father of pediatrics. In this article, I will be discussing one of my favourite historical figures,...

I’m going to let you into an open secret — social status determines the likelihood of having a mental illness, accessing mental...

Feeling sad, apathetic, deflated, or irritable is not uncommon after a holiday period, especially Christmas. And of course, there are...

As scientists, we stand on the shoulders of giants, so I think it’s the least we can do to acknowledge them. Many of those who impacted...