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Anxiety in families: Exploring the causes As a Research Associate at King’s College London, my work is focused on trying to understand...

An under-appreciated harm arising from burning fossil fuels is the mental health effects of pollution. This is one of the issues explored...

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

As time progresses since the pandemic struck, we have found ourselves plunged into a new world that has forced us to change how we live, work and look after ourselves. Having an avid interest in the arts, I’m always in vigorous pursuit to get my diary booked with music, poetry, arts exhibitions, and events on offer. No longer able to absorb the creative and cultural tapestry which brought pleasure, autonomy and fulfilment, due to COVID-19 government regulations , my quest for

When the name does matter The importance of definitions in treatment-resistant depression and a new published guideline for clinical...

Author’s Note: This article is part of a collaboration between my colleague Clare Liedstrand and I, both researchers working in...

International Day of Women & Girls in Science: My Journey and the Women Who Inspired It Author’s Note: This article is part of a...

‘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...

How History Helped Us Grow into the Future I was astounded by the depth of my autistic son’s knowledge about naval history on a recent...

“Stop being so difficult” — Why we need to rethink puberty Many mental health issues, like depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia...

“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...

How our genes can help us to treat depression and an exciting new development Most of us know what depression is, but how many of us know...

The Comfort Book by Matt Haig: A hug in 260 pages When I picked up The Comfort Book this summer, at an unremarkable Waterstones in...

Getting into the Rhythm of Things: What can our brain signals tell us about mental ill health? Every time you have to quickly adapt your...

Falling out of depression — does psychological therapy reverse the biological changes in depression? A few months ago, I wrote a blog on...

How to Help Your Loved Ones Through Depression With Trust You don’t need to be a mental health professional to help a friend I was only...

Understanding ethnic inequalities in mental health and the need for an intersectional approach Reflections through the lens of the...

Next generation of rapid-acting antidepressants: Can ketamine help prevent suicide? As a scientist with an interest in mental health and...

Nostalgia as a Sentimental Tool: Are you ready to look back for looking ahead? My name is Dhanishta and I am a writer who has recently...

Eight evidence-based approaches to beat burnout Two years into coping with the pandemic, evidence-based tools and techniques to beat burnout are vital for our mental health. Photo by Dids  on Pexels— Sleep is one evidence-based strategy to counter burnout The COVID-19 pandemic changed life as we know it. On January 9th 2020 the WHO announced Coronavirus-related pneumonia in Wuhan, China. Two years later, the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues in circulation. How ever

Gender-gap in training for Assertiveness: Does it have a place in Psychiatry and in clinical practice? As a female British psychiatrist...

Compliments — more than what meets the eye Why do you give compliments? Do you feel genuine when giving compliments? How do you feel...

Beyond Daddy Blues I’m a neuroscientist and therapist. Generally, my work focuses on maternal mental health for a number of reasons — but...

Photo by Gabby K from Pexels Throughout the ups and downs of my life, there has been one constant: music. It’s something that I’ve been doing ever since I was little. I started learning guitar aged six, had my first singing lesson, joined my first musical theatre stage school when I was 10, and started my classical singing training when I was 12. I’d always loved to sing. I remember my dad calling up the stairs to tell me to be quiet, because it was 10pm and I was in my bed,