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In my early twenties, I suffered with agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is a fear of crowded places, open spaces, or being in places where it is...

It is no secret that texting has become an integral form of communication in our everyday lives, yet nothing has quite taken the world by...

The term “mental health” is defined as a state of mental wellbeing which allows an individual to help cope with the stressors of life and...

This is the last blog of our Maternal Mental Health series. For the last six weeks, dear reader, we have discussed the often misrepresented, largely misunderstood world of maternal mental illness. We have published stories from lived experience perspectives and given you the researcher or clinician’s perspective on the topics of perinatal OCD, postpartum psychosis, clinical and community mental health support, and childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder, and we will

Is the new social media platform BeReal good for mental health? Not for mine. It’s my fourth day of online activity on the ‘BeReal’...

This is the fifth week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to postnatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We are publishing two blogs: one by Becky Fisher, sharing her personal experience with postnatal PTSD, and another one by Professor Colin Martin focusing on describing the clinical and scientific perspective of postnatal PTSD. Photo by Devon Divine on Unsplash Becky’s account of her experience of postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PP-PTS

This is the fifth week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to postnatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We are publishing two blogs: one by Becky Fisher, sharing her personal experience with postnatal PTSD, and another one by Professor Colin Martin focusing on describing the clinical and scientific perspective of postnatal PTSD. I knew my life would change that week; I was about to become a mum, but I had no idea that the next few days would also t

I don’t know about you, but for me, 2022 has flown by. As unprepared as we may feel, November means the holiday period will be with us...

How common are suicidal ideation and attempts in Kenya, and what influences them? Trigger warning: The following blog describes research...

Welcome to the fourth week of our Maternal Mental Health series. This week I wanted to bring you the perspective of professionals in the community that help mothers that are struggling with their mental health. In this blog, we speak to Dr Gauri Seth. Dr Gauri is the founder of Brain-Based Connection®, and in the blog, we talk about the work she does with parents to help them strengthen their relationships with their children. Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplas

Learning what the Mother and Baby Unit is like and how do occupational therapists work with mothers and their babies Welcome to the fourth week of our Maternal Mental Health series. This week I wanted to bring you the perspective of professionals in the community that help mothers that are struggling with their mental health. We often think of GPs, psychologists or psychiatrists, but other professionals can complement their work and, as a team, bring mothers back to health an

By Kevin Singer and Sam Ludlow-Broback Fresh off of a long-drawn pandemic, young Americans are struggling with mental health at startling...

Everyone experiences loss at some point. Sooner or later, we all learn what bereavement, an unpleasant but unavoidable part of living,...

Co-written by Katie Hazelgrove. This is the third week of our Maternal Mental Health series, and it is dedicated to Postpartum Psychosis — a rare but extremely severe postnatal mental illness, which must be treated as a medical and psychiatric emergency to protect the safety of the mother and baby. This week we are publishing two blogs: one by Eve Canavan on her personal experience, and another by researchers Alessandra Biaggi and Katie Hazelgrove from King’s College London,

This is the third week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to Postpartum Psychosis —a rare but extremely severe postnatal mental illness, which must be treated as a medical emergency to protect the safety of the mother and baby. This week we are publishing two blogs: one by Eve Canavan on her personal experience, and another by researchers Alessandra Biaggi and Katie Hazelgrove from King’s College London, focusing on what we know about the illness and wh

Intellectual ability, such as thinking, reasoning, and remembering, is tricky to measure. This may be the reason why no major advancement...

I am a Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry of Amsterdam UMC in...

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...

This is the second week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to perinatal Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In honour of OCD Awareness Week, we are publishing two blogs, one from Maria Bavetta, co-founder of the charity Maternal OCD , about her personal experience of dealing with and overcoming perinatal OCD, and another by King’s College London researcher Dr Fiona Challacombe that focuses on what we know about this condition and the challenges that nee

This is the second week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to perinatal Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In honour of OCD awareness week, we are publishing two blogs, one from Maria Bavetta, co-founder of the charity Maternal OCD , about her personal experience of dealing with and overcoming perinatal OCD, and another by King’s College London researcher Dr Fiona Challacombe that focuses on what we know about this condition and the challenges that nee

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...

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...

An EU-PEARL podcast with Professor Carmine Pariante and Patient Advocate Fanni-Laura Mäntylä Today, October 10th, is an important day....

Trigger warning: This blog discusses domestic abuse and intimate partner violence which some readers may find distressing. Celebrity...