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Food, Fuel, Friends, Freedom
Almost thirty years ago, in one of my earlier return visits to India, I was sitting chatting with my mother. Somehow the topic of poverty...

Dinesh Bhugra CBE
Oct 14, 20223 min read


Can people afford to be concerned about the environment?
In a world where one-third of households could struggle to meet the rising cost of living, it can be stressful to make the right...

Lea Schmid
Oct 11, 20224 min read


The dark winter that lies ahead of us
From the 1st of October, most people residing in the U.K. would have seen an increase in their bills, and approximately one in four...

Gargi Mandal
Oct 11, 20224 min read


It's World Mental Health Day - Let's talk about clinical trials
An EU-PEARL podcast with Professor Carmine Pariante and Patient Advocate Fanni-Laura Mäntylä Today, October 10th, is an important day....

Courtney Worrell
Oct 10, 20222 min read


The Johnny Depp Defamation Trial: The Media's Damaging Portrayal of Personality Disorders
Trigger warning: This blog discusses domestic abuse and intimate partner violence which some readers may find distressing. Celebrity...

neurominded
Oct 7, 20226 min read


What Does the Cost of Living Crisis Mean for Students?
The cost of living crisis is not only dominating the news but also dominating the minds of the millions who will be affected by it. As a...

Catherine Shuttleworth
Oct 5, 20224 min read


Geopolitical Determinants of mental health
By all accounts, the last 12 months have been tumultuous. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to food shortages, refugees, isolation...

Dinesh Bhugra CBE
Oct 4, 20224 min read


Managing collective war trauma in Ukraine: The importance of keeping in touch
Like any Ukrainian, I spend a lot of time thinking about my mental health and that of our whole nation in these times of war. As rockets...

Yuliya Kovalchuk
Sep 28, 20225 min read


Remembering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1926–2022
This blog has been written on behalf of the Inspire the Mind Editorial Team. Like so many across the globe, we have been so saddened to...

Courtney Worrell
Sep 20, 20222 min read


At the Back of Your Mind: A fun, fresh mental health podcast
Hosted by mental health researchers at King’s College London We were on the way out of the final UK lockdown when a group of young female...

Inspire the Mind
Sep 1, 20223 min read


Promoting student mental health at university
Promoting student mental health at university necessitates changes in students’ educational and residential environments: A conversation...

Gargi Mandal
Jul 5, 20225 min read


Antidepressants Can Help People with Depression - While We Are Fighting for Societal Change
I have recently written an academic piece on the putative debate on whether depression is a medical disorder or a psychosocial condition,...

Carmine Pariante
Jun 23, 20224 min read


Rape and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ukraine: The Cheapest Weapon of War
Trigger Warning: This article includes references, graphics, images, and pieces of texts about sexual violence, rape and trauma. ...

Anna Sri
Jun 9, 20227 min read


International Foreign Students' lives should be a priority as Ukraine Refugees
International Foreign Students’ lives should be a priority as Ukraine Refugees Since 24th February 2022, and since the Russian military,...

Anna Sri
Mar 28, 20226 min read


A Journey Through the Literature of Ukraine: From a pet penguin to a slice of cherry pie
A Journey Through the Literature of Ukraine: From a pet penguin to a slice of cherry pie Eastern European literature is close to my heart...

Zuzanna Zajkowska
Mar 21, 20224 min read


A Letter from Lviv: Courage in Ukraine and Beyond
A Letter from Lviv: Courage in Ukraine and Beyond Today marks three weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine on all fronts and a bit more than...

Sasha Dovzhyk
Mar 18, 20225 min read


The Fight for Better Working Conditions and Equal Pay
The Fight for Better Working Conditions and Equal Pay: What do the university strikes mean, and how do they affect student and staff...

Gargi Mandal
Mar 17, 20226 min read


On the Road to Help Ukraine: An interview with Dennis Ougrin
On the Road to Help Ukraine: An interview with Dennis Ougrin What is most surprising about my conversation on the phone with Dennis...

Carmine Pariante
Mar 14, 20225 min read


Escape from Ukraine: Mental health in displaced populations.
Escape from Ukraine: Mental health in displaced populations. Since my days as head of Wellcome’s History of Medicine programme...

Tony Woods
Mar 2, 20225 min read


LGBTQ+ mental health: revisiting the past to understand the present
LGBTQ+ Mental Health: Revisiting the past to understand the present Recalling and naming the collective oppressed history of LGBTQ+...

Brendan J Dunlop
Feb 25, 20225 min read


LGBTQI+ mental health during the pandemic
LGBTQI+ mental health during the pandemic My name is Paul Gorczynski. I am a psychologist who conducts research relating to various...

Paul Gorczynski
Feb 17, 20224 min read


Are We There Yet? Challenges Women in Science & Academia Face Today
Author’s Note: This article is part of a collaboration between my colleague Clare Liedstrand and I, both researchers working in...

Amina Begum
Feb 11, 20223 min read


Being the Change You Want to See - Growing Together for Children's Mental Health Week
‘Growing Together’ is the theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week, which is taking place between the 7th and 13th of February...

neurominded
Feb 10, 20226 min read


"The Iron Forest" - building the walls to scar the nature
“The Iron Forest” — building the walls to scar the nature If I could bring one thing from my hometown, it would be the fresh air of the...

Zuzanna Zajkowska
Feb 7, 20224 min read
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