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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...

Trigger warning: This article discusses suicide. Some readers may find this distressing. Massive increases in referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) over the last few years have led health professionals, including myself as a doctor, to question why. Child mental health is important to me as I have personally seen peers experience mental health problems at school, and I believe this is such a crucial time to offer support and interventions. Looking a

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

In my second year of medical school, I had the opportunity to choose my student-selected component of the course. There were several interesting options, ranging from short language courses to exploring case studies in medical law. However, one option stood out: ‘Cultural psychiatry.’ As a woman of colour, I'd always been fascinated with how culture shapes our understanding of mental health. In my Nigerian community, for instance, mental illness is often shrouded in stigma,

A few months ago, while walking home, I heard a child screaming about not wanting to leave the playground. The parents were also shouting, “Stop crying… we won’t go the playground anymore… if you don’t stop crying we will leave you here.” The child, around 3 years old, was exhausted. When he heard his parents threatening him, he started screaming even more until, eventually, he stopped crying and went back on his bike to go home. What happened? A child, most likely exhausted

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...

Can our brain be treated separately from our body? The current piece is written by Dr Naghmeh Nikkheslat, who together with Professor Paola Dazzan, leads the Therapeutic Approaches of Mind-Body Interface Module as part of the newly established MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mind-Body Interface at King's College London. As part of a series of ITM pieces on our new MSc, this blog aims to take you through the question of whether our brain can be treated separately from

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...

Psychiatry has been a highlight of my medical school experience. Every psychiatrist I’ve met, every talk and lecture I’ve attended, and every topic I have studied, nothing has grabbed my attention more than psychiatry. So, when the opportunity presented itself to meet MORE psychiatrists, attend MORE talks and conferences, and gain MORE experience, it was a no-brainer that I had to apply to the Psych Star Scheme. I therefore applied to and was accepted into the scheme, specif

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 King’s College London aims to offer knowledge on the interaction between mind and body in psychiatric and physical conditions. This article has been written by Dr Giulia Lombardo and Professor Valeria Mondelli, co-leads of the Psychology module. Image source from Unsplash+ For a long time, people have been anchored to the mind-body dualism,

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...

Perusing the Royal College of Psychiatrists website, I stumbled upon the faculty page for 'Rehabilitation and Social Psychiatry'. I had never heard of this subspecialty before but quickly became excited when I realised it sounded right up my alley. As a medical student with a background in anthropology and psychology, I have a particular interest in the broader social, economic, political, and cultural factors that influence mental well-being. 'Rehabilitation and Social Psych