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A Closer Look at NIMHANS' Perinatal Psychiatry Approaches

May 23, 20235 min read

A Closer Look at NIMHANS' Perinatal Psychiatry Approaches

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

The Trials and Tribulations of Moral Perfectionism

Courtney Worrell

May 17, 20235 min read

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The Trials and Tribulations of Moral Perfectionism

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

Can Brown Noise ‘Blanket’ Your Brain and Reduce Anxiety?

Maddy Kirkpatrick

May 11, 20234 min read

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Can Brown Noise ‘Blanket’ Your Brain and Reduce Anxiety?

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...

Yuri Milaneschi

May 9, 20235 min read

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The Rise of Immuno-metabolic Depression

Exploring the intersection of depression and cardiometabolic health

Career Progression Remains Elusive for Female Academics

Carolina Estevao

May 4, 20234 min read

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Career Progression Remains Elusive for Female Academics

Despite all efforts, women remain underrepresented in academia, particularly in leadership positions.

What is World Maternal Mental Health Day (WMMHDay)?

Sandra Nakić Radoš

May 3, 20234 min read

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What is World Maternal Mental Health Day (WMMHDay)?

It is a day when we raise public awareness of mental health problems that can occur in pregnant women and mothers...

Magic for the Mind: Why are imaginary worlds so appealing?

Livia Dyring

May 2, 20234 min read

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Magic for the Mind: Why are imaginary worlds so appealing?

They are not real but can really feel as though they are. From our own sofa, we can explore new places, encounter strange creatures and...

Music is the Answer: The health benefits of clubbing

Olivia Johnson Trewick

Apr 25, 20235 min read

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Music is the Answer: The health benefits of clubbing

Most of us know what it feels like to wake up on a Monday morning after a long weekend of clubbing, head pounding and body aching all...

The Skin Deep Impact of Stress and Anxiety

neurominded

Apr 20, 20235 min read

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The Skin Deep Impact of Stress and Anxiety

How Your Mental Health Affects Your Skin For as long as I can remember, I have always been incredibly ticklish. This was a curse when I...

Coping with Life: Adjusting sails in storms

Swati Singh

Apr 19, 20235 min read

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Coping with Life: Adjusting sails in storms

I woke up to the soothing pitter-patter of raindrops last week. Trees were swaying in an exhilarating dance on the music of rustling...

Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes and Their Evidence-Based Benefits

Riddhi Laijawala

Apr 11, 20235 min read

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Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes and Their Evidence-Based Benefits

What comes to your mind when you hear the acronym TLC? For some (especially healthcare professionals), the first thought is "Tender...

Zuzanna Zajkowska

Apr 5, 20234 min read

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The Magic of Fairy Tales

Fairy tales provide a framework for how to deal with the challenges and conflicts of growing up...

How to Manage a Fear of Enclosed Spaces and Public Transport

Emily Rose Burley

Apr 3, 20234 min read

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How to Manage a Fear of Enclosed Spaces and Public Transport

Around 10% of the UK population is estimated to be affected by claustrophobia at some point during their lifetime, according to the NHS.

Will the future look like GATTACA? The application of genomics in Psychiatry

Yuri Milaneschi

Mar 29, 20236 min read

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Will the future look like GATTACA? The application of genomics in Psychiatry

Hospital setting. A child is born and cries at the top of his lungs. The hospital personnel carefully takes the newborn from the mother...

Behind Cats' Purrs and Their Healing Power-Sharing the Benefits

Nicole Mariani

Mar 23, 20234 min read

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Behind Cats' Purrs and Their Healing Power-Sharing the Benefits

Most of us think that a cat purrs when it is happy, however, there is much more behind it, from communication to healing properties. As...

Livia Dyring

Mar 20, 20235 min read

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Can't Sleep? Here's Something New to Do

If you find yourself tossing and turning at night, your mind buzzing with thoughts — among them why you are not asleep — you are not...

ChatGPT: The AI Wonder Bot That Could Transform Your Mental Health and Productivity

Becky Pollard

Mar 13, 20235 min read

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ChatGPT: The AI Wonder Bot That Could Transform Your Mental Health and Productivity

Chat GPT is the AI chat bot that is taking over the internet. At first glance it seems amazing and feels almost straight out of a Sci-Fi...

Myths and stereotypes around eating disorders are deadly - we need to dismantle them

Emily Bashforth

Mar 6, 20236 min read

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Myths and stereotypes around eating disorders are deadly - we need to dismantle them

When you hear ‘eating disorder’, there’s probably a particular image that comes to mind – a white, teenage girl, emaciated, anorexic....

Psychiatry's Past is Failing its Future to Develop Drugs Targeting Inflammation

Andrew H. Miller

Mar 2, 20235 min read

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Psychiatry's Past is Failing its Future to Develop Drugs Targeting Inflammation

Co written by Prof. Andrew H. Miller and Dr. Charles L. Raison Despite substantial research showing that inflammation plays a role in...

An Interview with Neurovariability Expert Stephanie Forkel

Sofia Quaglia

Mar 1, 20236 min read

Behind the Science Column

An Interview with Neurovariability Expert Stephanie Forkel

A interview about the Science special issue on brain connectivity In the morgue. That’s where Stephanie Forkel, a researcher whose work...

How Loneliness Impacts the Queer Community

Heather Oglesby

Feb 28, 20234 min read

Science & Research

How Loneliness Impacts the Queer Community

There are several seconds before a client enters my office or I open the “Zoom room” for a session, where I take a few deep breaths,...

On World Encephalitis Day, let's remember that suicide is a preventable death in encephalitis

Dr Ava Easton

Feb 22, 20235 min read

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On World Encephalitis Day, let's remember that suicide is a preventable death in encephalitis

By Dr. Ava Easton and Dr. Thomas Pollak Trigger warning: The following article describes research about suicidal ideation, suicidal...

Behind the Science - A column introduction

Lea Schmid

Feb 21, 20233 min read

Behind the Science Column

Behind the Science - A column introduction

Behind the Science with Sofia Quaglia. Sofia and I first met in October of 2022 via Zoom. She had interviewed Carmine, Inspire the Mind...

Gianluca Didino

Feb 20, 20235 min read

Science & Research

Depressive Realism

There was a time, five or six years ago, when I got very interested in philosophical pessimism. The idea that looking at life through a...

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