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"Half the time I was a different person"- A psychologist's journey with PMS

Feb 15, 20235 min read

"Half the time I was a different person"- A psychologist's journey with PMS

Growing up, I was never taught much about periods or the female anatomy… and I was certainly never taught about mental health issues...

Penelope Maran

Feb 9, 20235 min read

Science & Research

When does 'sick' become 'sick enough'?

Trigger warning: This blog contains discussions of mental health struggles (e.g., eating disorders, self-harm) and suicidal thoughts,...

The Therapeutic Power of Poetry: What's the Evidence?

Rachel Kelly

Jan 26, 20234 min read

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The Therapeutic Power of Poetry: What's the Evidence?

Can poetry help our mental health? In my last piece, I spoke about my personal experiences with poetry, and the life-changing impact it...

Family Connection as a preventive behavioural intervention

Gauri Seth

Jan 25, 20235 min read

Science & Research

Family Connection as a preventive behavioural intervention

Prevention through Connection Given the combination of an already stretched mental health care system, the overwhelming need for mental...

Scientists and Scholars of the Islamic Golden Age: al-Balkhi

Clare Liedstrand

Jan 24, 20233 min read

Science & Research

Scientists and Scholars of the Islamic Golden Age: al-Balkhi

“Since man’s construction is from both his soul and his body, therefore, human existence cannot be healthy without the ishtibak...

A biopsychological perspective to why we love or hate Mathematics.

Vanessa Chikamara

Jan 19, 20234 min read

Science & Research

A biopsychological perspective to why we love or hate Mathematics.

Mathematics, from the perspectives I have encountered for my entire life, is the subject where, when studied, people feel some of the...

Scientists and Scholars of the Islamic Golden Age: Ibn Sina

Clare Liedstrand

Jan 17, 20233 min read

Science & Research

Scientists and Scholars of the Islamic Golden Age: Ibn Sina

Last week, I wrote about Al-Razi, father of pediatrics. In this article, I will be discussing one of my favourite historical figures,...

Poverty and Marginalisation - Forgotten Risk Factors That Never Went Away

Shubulade Smith

Jan 13, 20235 min read

Science & Research

Poverty and Marginalisation - Forgotten Risk Factors That Never Went Away

I’m going to let you into an open secret — social status determines the likelihood of having a mental illness, accessing mental...

Post-holiday blues - the psychology of endings and new beginnings

Zuzanna Zajkowska

Jan 12, 20234 min read

Science & Research

Post-holiday blues - the psychology of endings and new beginnings

Feeling sad, apathetic, deflated, or irritable is not uncommon after a holiday period, especially Christmas. And of course, there are...

Scientists and Scholars of the Islamic Golden Age: Al-Razi

Clare Liedstrand

Jan 10, 20234 min read

Science & Research

Scientists and Scholars of the Islamic Golden Age: Al-Razi

As scientists, we stand on the shoulders of giants, so I think it’s the least we can do to acknowledge them. Many of those who impacted...

How You Take Medication for Your Mental Health Matters

Melisa Kose

Jan 9, 20236 min read

Science & Research

How You Take Medication for Your Mental Health Matters

Between 2020 to 2021, a total of 79.4 million antidepressant drug items were prescribed to 7.87 million identified patients.

Rituals, traditions and ceremonies - festive reflections

Zuzanna Zajkowska

Dec 28, 20224 min read

Science & Research

Rituals, traditions and ceremonies - festive reflections

When I was growing up, “Merry Christmas” (or “Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia” in Polish, where I am from), was the traditional way of...

Pesticides And Our Mental Health: The Unexpected Link

Katie Zhou

Dec 19, 20224 min read

Science & Research

Pesticides And Our Mental Health: The Unexpected Link

What do you think of when you think about food? How does it taste, and what does it smell like? Does it look appealing, and will it...

Relationship OCD: It's Not What You Think

Cole Sommeling

Dec 14, 20225 min read

Science & Research

Relationship OCD: It's Not What You Think

My name is Cole Sommeling, and I am a placement student working at King’s College and currently getting my BSc in psychology. I’ve been...

The impact of perinatal mental health problems in South Africa

Annette Bauer

Dec 13, 20225 min read

Science & Research

The impact of perinatal mental health problems in South Africa

What are the costs? We are a group of researchers from different parts of the world. We focus on mental health in the perinatal period,...

Speeding up the development of treatments for depression

Nare Hartoonian

Dec 6, 20225 min read

Science & Research

Speeding up the development of treatments for depression

The benefits of platform trials This is the second article of a brand-new series inspired by EU-PEARL (EUropean-Patient-cEntric clinicAl...

Luca Sforzini

Nov 29, 20225 min read

Science & Research

The status of psychiatric research

And why platform trials are the only way to move it forward This is the first article of a brand-new series inspired by EU-PEARL...

Swati Singh

Nov 17, 20224 min read

Science & Research

Colourful Minds - Feeling blue or grey?

As I sat on the grass soaking all the dewy fresh green around me in the early morning, I thought to myself, is green the colour of...

The Surprisingly Comforting Science Behind Grief

Livia Dyring

Oct 23, 20224 min read

Science & Research

The Surprisingly Comforting Science Behind Grief

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

Time to Reassess Cognitive Testing: Using Simulated Environments to Assess Real-world Function

Lilla Porffy

Oct 17, 20225 min read

Science & Research

Time to Reassess Cognitive Testing: Using Simulated Environments to Assess Real-world Function

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

Yuri Milaneschi

Oct 16, 20224 min read

Science & Research

Is this Long-COVID?

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

Mindfulness-Based Intervention: A Novel Approach to Treating Childhood ADHD

Riddhi Laijawala

Sep 26, 20225 min read

Science & Research

Mindfulness-Based Intervention: A Novel Approach to Treating Childhood ADHD

As a student of psychology, and an aspiring mental health practitioner, one of my key areas of interest involves understanding new forms...

How is eye movement therapy used to treat PTSD?

Surabhi Roy

Sep 21, 20226 min read

Science & Research

How is eye movement therapy used to treat PTSD?

The Covid-19 pandemic has made life unpredictable, and accordingly, mental health concerns have grown exponentially. In fact, 13% of the...

Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) Diagnosis

Emma Flint

Sep 21, 20226 min read

Science & Research

Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) Diagnosis

Overlooked and Downplayed: The Difficulty in Getting an Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) Diagnosis It took me years to...

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