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Brain Changes in Anorexia Nervosa: New Discoveries
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious eating disorder affecting the body and brain, with significant implications for physical and mental...
Klaas Bahnsen
Sep 10, 20244 min read


Cognitive Biases of Social Anxiety
At some point in life, we all feel some unnecessary jitters. It might manifest in stuttered words during a presentation or a hammering...
Urvashi Maharshi
Sep 3, 20244 min read

Ozempic: Navigating the Intersection of Weight Loss and Mental Health
Part II: The effect of Ozempic on people suffering with eating disorders Trigger warning: The following article contains discussions...
Maddy Kirkpatrick
Aug 20, 20244 min read

Next in the wave of new treatment approaches for anorexia: Ketamine
Trigger warning: This article contains discussion of suicide It is 2024 and there are still no highly-effective treatment options for...
Johanna Keeler
Aug 15, 20244 min read


Ozempic: Navigating the Intersection of Weight Loss and Mental Health
Part 1: Halting progress in body positivity Content warning: This article contains discussions surrounding weight loss and body image The...
Maddy Kirkpatrick
Aug 13, 20245 min read

Our sense of humour is no laughing matter
Is a sense of humour an important ingredient in changing our highly polarised world into a happier and healthier one? Well, it probably...
Daniela Enache
Aug 2, 20245 min read


OCD’s Cognitive Features: Towards a Unified Model of Cause and Treatment
I’m Sorcha, a PhD student at Imperial College London leading the PsilOCD study – which explores the use of a low dose of psilocybin to...
Sorcha O'Connor
Jul 25, 20244 min read


The current state of the field of schizophrenia research
First described in 1908 by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler, schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder characterised by loss of...
Giulia Cattarinussi
Jul 24, 20246 min read


The first tuning: mother-infant bonding and unseen strains
Nature is full of heart-melting examples of mother-baby relationships, especially, in birds and mammals. However, a parent’s tenderness...
Gina Hernández
Jul 17, 20244 min read


Can we predict psychosis by studying cognition?
The PRECOGNITION Project In this piece, we are excited to introduce a new project which we have been working on, called PRECOGNITION. We...
Barbora Rehák Bučková
Jul 3, 20245 min read

The Whole Picture: Integrating Mental and Physical Health
Our new MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mind-Body Interface offered by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience at...
Giulia Lombardo
Jul 2, 20244 min read

Understanding mental health in LGBTQ+ people
Research on biological and psychosocial factors in mental health disparities offers clues to reducing the mental health burden among...
Dr Qazi Rahman
Jun 14, 20244 min read


Has the $1.8 trillion Wellness Industry commodified mental wellbeing?
Commodified = to treat or consider something as a commodity (= a product can that be bought or sold) - Cambridge Dictionary More than...
Courtney Worrell
Jun 13, 20245 min read


A deep dive into the concept of influencing
Like many people in their 20s, I have a TikTok account (you can learn more about this social media platform in this article). While I...
Riddhi Laijawala
Jun 11, 20244 min read


Birth Trauma and Mental Health - the 'Postcode Lottery'
As a researcher in perinatal psychiatry (working with women who are pregnant or have recently had a baby), unfortunately I was not...
Kristi Priestley
Jun 4, 20245 min read


Neuroscience has Underserved Women. That's Changing
Neuroscientists are making strides in mapping and understanding the human brain, but like many other scientific fields, neuroscientific...
Livia Dyring
May 15, 20245 min read

Quitting Psychotropic Drugs: How, When and Who?
For many people worldwide, psychotropic drugs, which are medications used to treat mental health conditions, are beneficial in improving...
Jakob Van Gaalen
May 14, 20245 min read


Mental Health Stigma in the South Asian Community
As a South Asian girl studying Psychology, when asked what I study by extended family and other people in my community, I’m met with a...
Maryam Rehan
May 8, 20244 min read

The Value of Co-Production
The Importance of Young Voices in Mental Health Research and Beyond
Dr. Ally Jaffee
May 7, 20246 min read

"Scream Therapy" Can Make You Feel Happier and Calmer
Being a writer, I have explored and am still exploring many mental health concepts and solutions for better wellbeing. In today's times,...
Hazra Khatoon
Apr 23, 20245 min read

How I’ve learnt to spend more time in my ‘soothing’ system
Do you spend time in your ‘soothing’ system? Or know what that is? And are you aware of how understanding the ‘three systems’ model might...
Rachel Kelly
Apr 17, 20245 min read


Transition to adulthood for individuals with ADHD
A helping hand from wearable tech? Rare is the adult who looks back on their adolescence and recalls years of calm sensibility and smooth...
Jonna Kuntsi
Apr 16, 20244 min read


Unmasking the Trauma: Narcissistic Abuse and the Hidden Scars of PTSD
Did you know that prolonged abuse at the hands of a “narcissist” can sometimes be associated with the development of Post Traumatic...
Irene Wangari Migwi
Apr 11, 20245 min read


Improving Mental Health in Pregnancy: The HappyMums Project
Our names are Riddhi and Kristi, and we are researchers in Perinatal Psychiatry, interested in trying to improve mental health during and...
Kristi Priestley
Apr 10, 20244 min read
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