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Luca Sforzini
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Our new research shows that more people with depression than previously estimated could have increased activation of their immune system...
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How Machine Learning Can Transform Psychiatry
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Clinical trials probably don’t include people like you, here’s why that matters
Hello, I’m Heidi, and I do research to make clinical trials more inclusive. In this article, I’m going to share some of my knowledge,...
Yuri Milaneschi
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Youth mental health in the digital age. Exploring a new world together
My son is seven years old. He and I grew up in different technological epochs. I bought my first personal computer during university. He...
Lea Schmid
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Courtney Worrell
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Language We Should and Shouldn't Use When Talking About Mental Health
The words we use are impactful. They can be liberating, uplifting, and inspiring. But equally, they can be harmful.
Caitlin Pentland
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Tap dancing and my improved relationship with exercise
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How Aerial Arts Saved Me From My Eating Disorder
In April of 2022, I started taking aerial arts classes, a form of dance originating from circus arts, where you use a hanging apparatus.
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Is Buddhism the Future of Psychology?
I first came across Buddhism through the work of C.G. Jung. I was in university in Turin, Italy, an avid reader of psychology, and...
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Are “Excited to Announce” Posts on LinkedIn Motivating or Demoralising?
Over the last couple of years, the phrase ‘social media’ has become typically synonymous with TikTok dances, hot Twitter takes, and...
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Navigating the TikTok Generation: TikTok’s Rising Popularity among Today’s Youth
There is no doubt TikTok has taken the world by storm. With the unique combination of short-video content and Instagram’s influencer...
Emily Zarevich
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Corner Loner
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Laura Molteni
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Balancing Life as an NHS Doctor with Research: A personal reflection
My name is Laura, I have never written a blog post in my life and if I had to define myself with a simple description, I would say that I...
Alessandra Biaggi
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How to Help Babies Sleep Better Without Just Leaving Them Crying
A few years ago, I was at some close friends’ house and their baby was sleeping in his room. Suddenly, while we were having dinner...
Rachel Kelly
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The Poetic Power of Nature to Heal our Minds
A hot June day that finds me visiting the Japanese garden in our local park. Enclosed within the grounds, the garden abounds with...
Catherine Shuttleworth
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The Romanticisation of Mental Illness Online
The romanticisation of mental illness isn’t a new phenomenon. In fact, it’s something that defined a lot of my teen social media experience
Sofia Quaglia
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Racism damages black pregnant women’s mental health, Covid-19 made it even worse.
This scientist is figuring out how to avoid their children also suffering the consequences. A growing body of research suggests that...
Emily Zarevich
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Abbé de Coulmier: The therapist who dared to treat the Marquis de Sade
Imagine, if you dare, being in charge of the care of a notorious, licentious writer whose idea of conducting research for his depraved novel
Swati Singh
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Hidden Battles: Exploring Men's Mental Wellbeing
Trigger warning: The following blog contains discussions about suicidal ideation and of suicide itself. Some readers may find this...
Natali Simmonds
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More Than A Thriller
Good Girls Die Last is feminist reality wrapped in fiction I was so tired of crying. It was the summer of 2021 and the news was full of...
Elizabeth Taylor
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Creating the World We Want To Live In
I have broached the issue of climate anxiety previously and was inspired by the advice that one way of addressing our fears and despair...
Lea Schmid
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World Refugee Day: Mental Health after Fleeing
Each year, on the 20th of June, the world honours everyone who was forced to flee their home country to escape conflict, climate, or...
Sorcha Alford
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"Homeless But Friendly, It's Good To Talk"
It is easy to walk past homeless people and ignore them, convincing ourselves they are responsible for their own demise. Post-pandemic,...
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