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I have broached the issue of climate anxiety previously and was inspired by the advice that one way of addressing our fears and despair...

Each year, on the 20th of June, the world honours everyone who was forced to flee their home country to escape conflict, climate, or...

It is easy to walk past homeless people and ignore them, convincing ourselves they are responsible for their own demise. Post-pandemic,...

Why do we need rituals? For a number of reasons, in many settings and situations people need rituals to give them a degree of comfort,...

Are you dating, married, or in a relationship with someone struggling with depression? Maybe you suspect that your significant other may...

This year, at Apple’s 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the tech giant unveiled many exciting new projects, with its first new...

I am an MPhil (Masters of Philosophy) in Neuroscience student at the University of Cambridge, mental health advocate, and blogger. I was...

Every summer my grandmother would ask my childhood self what my favourite colour is. By the time winter rolled around, she would have...

I am 63 years old. I have had bipolar since I was 21. I have experienced one prolonged manic episode, many profound depressive episodes, and

As a researcher in perinatal psychiatry, and having grown up in India, I have had the privilege of understanding pregnancy and birthing...

As a devotee to the art of music and a past, present, and (most likely) future feeler of pain, the idea that I can take something that I...

It is no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic changed the world on a global scale. As individuals, we experienced huge changes to our daily...

The historical journey of a retired professor. I was appointed to the Chair of Psychiatry at Newcastle University in 1990. I was involved...

Directly connected to the infant need of contact with the caregivers, which I have discussed in the previous article in my column, another fundamental need of the baby is being comforted when crying. For little babies, crying is a powerful biological sign and, in fact, is the only way they have to communicate their needs. It can be anything: from the need to be fed or to sleep, to discomfort from a dirty nappy or an upset stomach, to the need to receive some physical comfort

Once again, the consequences of prioritising financial gain above real human wellbeing and mental health are being broadcasted, clear as day

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a behavioural disorder marked by instability in relationships, exaggerated fear of abandonment,...

A chat with scientists Roger Olsson and Magnus Berggren We might all remember, from our elementary school science class, how to make a circuit that transports electricity. With conductive material, if we form a closed loop, we can transport electrical charge from one place to another. This usually happens with the help of metal, a highly conductive material. Over the years, this basic concept has been used to develop some cutting-edge technologies able to save people’s lives.

As a visiting researcher at NIMHANS, I had the privilege of working in one of India's premier mental health institutions in Bangalore.

I am a "millennial snowflake" psychiatrist hitting middle age with all its crises and needs.

Due to its multi-dimensional and multi-faceted nature, I’m still learning all about perfectionism in its many shapes and forms...

I was a child morbidly obsessed with anything spooky, landing me with the affectionate nickname ‘ghost girl’ during my primary school years.

Trigger Warning: This blog discusses sexual assault, hate speech, and fatphobia which some readers may find distressing. Our selective...

In today’s busy culture, I’d be surprised to find anyone who wasn’t keen to discover a new way to boost their focus, sleep and...

I hear it often — "You’re so lucky!" In itself, "you’re so lucky" is a perfectly innocuous phrase. There are a lot of things in my life that I can attribute to luck; the safe and affluent country in which I was born and raised, the loving family I’m surrounded by, or my happy, healthy children. Yet, when people call me lucky, they’re rarely talking about those things. They’re talking about my career. Photo by Dayne Topkin on Unsplash According to research conducted by Remitly