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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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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