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...
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Naomi Limbachiya
Jun 9, 20206 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...
Natasha Trotman
Jun 4, 20203 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...
Inspire the Mind
Jun 4, 20204 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...
Daniela Enache
May 26, 20205 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,...
Carmine Pariante
May 21, 20204 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...
Valeria Mondelli
May 19, 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...
Ed Whiting
May 12, 20203 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...
Dinesh Bhugra CBE
May 5, 20205 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...
Ellen Lambert
Apr 28, 202010 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 28, 20209 min read
How can science and history help us to understand and change human behaviour during a pandemic?
(Part One of Two) By Ellen Lambert and Emily Hayes Pandemics like the current one with COVID-19 are caused and contained by how people...
Courtney Worrell
Apr 21, 20206 min read
Microdosing - Tiny doses with even tinier amounts of evidence
Disclaimer: This blog is by no means an endorsement, nor is it advocating, illegal activities. It is purely a discussion about a trend of...
Clara Snijders
Apr 14, 20204 min read
Silver linings in times of Covid-19
As a PhD student, my research does not always go smoothly. Actually — it rarely does. A few weeks ago, I found myself in one of those...
Shashi Dissanayake
Mar 31, 20204 min read
COVID-19 - How do we balance working from home, parenting and our mental health?
Working from home has never been as important as it is now. COVID-19 has changed the day to day working patterns of employees and...
Ashvin Kuri
Mar 31, 20206 min read
The Shortage of Psychiatrists - A Student's View
In light of recent events with coronavirus, the national burden on mental health services is only set to rise over the coming few...
Anna McLaughlin
Mar 25, 202010 min read
The 10 most dangerous coronavirus myths debunked - Let's look at some pictures of real data
Let’s look at some pictures of real data The coronavirus pandemic has swept across the globe at breakneck speed, bringing whole countries...
Paola Dazzan
Mar 25, 20205 min read
Staying sane at home in the time of the CORONA-virus
Taking control while letting go This is day 14 of my working from home because of the COVID-19 crisis. I have had to start early my...
Etta Nettis
Mar 11, 20208 min read
WOMEN IN ACADEMIA: WHAT IS THE ALBA NETWORK AND WHY EVERYBODY SHOULD JOIN IT!
In September 2019, I was in Copenhagen at the ECNP (European College of Neuropsychopharmacology) conference. While I was reading the...
Ioannis Bakolis
Mar 4, 20207 min read
Air pollution and mental health: an unhealthy love story
I live in Camberwell, in South East London, just a few minutes away from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience where I...
Margherita Noto
Feb 26, 20207 min read
Shouldn't all babies be born free and equal - rather than die in prison cells?
Trigger warning: This blog deals with the subject of infant death. It was the beginning of October last year when I read a disturbing...
Regina Askary
Feb 12, 20205 min read
On shame and stigma in mental health: A medical student's view on how we can bring change
I am a fourth-year medical student studying at the University of Southampton. Though I don’t know what I want to specialise in yet, I...
Inspire the Mind
Feb 12, 20202 min read
What’s in a logo? Time to celebrate our blog - and to change it!
We are only a few days away from the one year anniversary of our blog platform — our first blog was published on the 1st of March...
Carmine Pariante
Jan 22, 20205 min read
One Duchess, #5BigQuestions, 730 thousand births and 3.9 million children:
How to build the healthiest generation in history. The first time that I met HRH the Duchess of Cambridge, it had just been announced...
Ellen Lambert
Dec 12, 201911 min read
MENTAL HEALTH AND THE MUSIC INDUSTRY: IN CONVERSATION WITH LÅPSLEY
I literally talk about my inner monologue and then sell it” Many know her as Låpsley, but to me she is Holly Lapsley Fletcher: singer,...
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