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Exercising our immune system during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on health, society and the global economy. Worldwide infections are now over...

Richard Simpson
Jun 24, 20206 min read


Mobile Apps and Mental Health: what's up?
Technology is becoming increasingly more important in our daily lives. During both work and in free time, everyone holds a computer, a...

Jessica Zambotti
Jun 19, 20206 min read


AMPLIFYING BLACK VOICES: Celebrating the work of black female influencers
hese past couple of weeks have been an important time for self-reflection. Through my reflective work, I have thought about all the women...

Annabel Amber Pilecka
Jun 17, 20203 min read


Investigating the most convincing COVID-19 conspiracy theories
Let’s take a look at the flawed science underlying conspiracy theories and who is behind them. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Anna McLaughlin
Jun 17, 202010 min read


Abecedary of a Pandemic
A is for apocalypse — an uncovering. As we create alternative approaches to actions it is as if we are planting an acorn amidst...

Felice Salmon
Jun 12, 20204 min read


Children in lockdown: Time to review the age of criminal responsibility?
The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children” Nelson Mandela, 1997 I was asked to write for this blog last...

Penelope Brown
Jun 10, 20208 min read


How coronavirus has marked the use of breath, and George Floyd's murder has amplified it
Severe cases of Coronavirus are characterised by breathing difficulties. This is understandably discomforting; if you were to hold your...

Naomi Limbachiya
Jun 10, 20206 min read


Solidarity with BLM: Transforming Empathy into Action
Black Lives Matter from a neurodivergent and diaspora perspective: Preston Mitchcum, Board Co-chair of Collective action for safe spaces...

Natasha Trotman
Jun 5, 20203 min read


Black Lives Matter to InSPIre the Mind
This blog has been written on behalf of the InSPIre the Mind editing team. As a team we want to raise awareness of such a prevalent issue...

Inspire the Mind
Jun 5, 20204 min read


A Teenager's Experience of the Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on many lives, causing disruption globally. As an 18-year-old student, I would like...

Kiran Kuri
May 29, 20204 min read


Working in old age psychiatry during the COVID-19 pandemic
For many of us living longer is a blessing, an achievement of our modern society. After every sunset we wake up wiser, more experienced,...

Daniela Enache
May 27, 20205 min read


Feeding our mental health
Cooking without a doubt nourishes your psychological well-being; it soothes the soul and the mind” — Chef Zipora Einav For some people...

Nicole Mariani
May 27, 20205 min read


Kindness at the time of Coronavirus: who are we really kind to?
Approximately two years ago, the science writer Marta Zaraska contacted me as she was interested in kindness and stress. She was curious...

Carmine Pariante
May 22, 20204 min read


Yoga philosophy and mental health: dare to go beyond the downward-facing dog
Slow down…take a deep breath…downward-facing dog…namaste. Gurus, fitness stars and health professionals are recommending yoga as the...

Carolina Estevao
May 20, 20205 min read


Mild symptoms of COVID-19: what symptoms can you expect and for how long are you going to be ill?
With very few people given access to testing for covid-19, those of us experiencing mild symptoms are left wondering if we have the virus...

Valeria Mondelli
May 20, 20205 min read


Coping During Coronavirus: Tips from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
In recent weeks, many of my patients have asked me about how to manage stress and take care of their mental health during the coronavirus...

Lisa Hantsoo
May 15, 20206 min read


Caring will help us stop coronavirus, but then we can't stop caring
As schools are shut across the UK and older people are particularly encouraged to isolate (including being discouraged them from caring...

Ed Whiting
May 13, 20203 min read


"Fake it till you habit": a neuroscience approach to improving your routine
One thing that all people (and even some animals) have in common is habits. Bad ones, good ones — our lives are all about changing them,...

Anna Bogdanova
May 13, 20204 min read


Poetry for a new fulfilment in the Coronavirus
In a famous episode reported in the book If this is a man, Italian writer Primo Levi recalls himself speaking with another prisoner in...

Anna Maria di Brina
May 8, 20204 min read


“Can you hear me?” How adolescents can ask for help when having suicidal thoughts
Disclaimer: this blog will discuss sensitive contents such as suicide, rape and bullying. This blog is for informational purposes only...

Valentina Zonca
May 6, 20207 min read


COVID-19 and Medicine’s Social Contract
Medicine has been described as the second oldest profession: from caring to curing and prevention, doctors and medicine have played a...

Dinesh Bhugra CBE
May 6, 20205 min read


Hope through unsealed blinds
“We live in unprecedented times”. It’s been said so much, the phrase has lost its meaning. Lockdown brings its challenges, but it has...

Elizabeth Appiah-Kusi
May 1, 20204 min read


How to support a close someone battling depression
When I was invited to write about mental health for this blog, I struggled to find a topic. I was suggested: just think about why you...

Alessia Marrocu
Apr 29, 20207 min read


How can science and history help us to understand and change human behaviour during a #pandemic?
Part 2: The role of Governments By Ellen Lambert and Emily Hayes You might have caught part one of this blog series last week, where we...

Ellen Lambert
Apr 29, 202010 min read
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