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Benedetta Vai
Jul 20, 20234 min read
How Machine Learning Can Transform Psychiatry
Predicting the Unpredictable Last week, I took part in a Challenge Workshop on Immunopsychiatry, a branch of psychiatry that explores the...
Heidi Green
Jul 19, 20233 min read
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
Jul 18, 20235 min read
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
Jul 17, 20234 min read
It's More Than Just a Sport: A Self-Discovery Journey
Sports. Physical Activity. An unspoken connection. A safe space.
Courtney Worrell
Jul 13, 20236 min read
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
Jul 12, 20234 min read
Tap dancing and my improved relationship with exercise
When does a joy become a pain? How does something we love turn into something we dread? Why can something so helpful become risky? These...
Clare Liedstrand
Jul 11, 20234 min read
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.
Gianluca Didino
Jul 7, 20234 min read
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...
neurominded
Jul 6, 20235 min read
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...
Aishah Mehmood and Constance Hsiah
Jul 5, 20233 min read
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
Jul 4, 20237 min read
Corner Loner
A short story about the unbearable loneliness of OCD
Laura Molteni
Jul 3, 20234 min read
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
Jun 30, 20236 min read
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
Jun 29, 20235 min read
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
Jun 28, 20234 min read
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
Jun 27, 20236 min read
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
Jun 26, 20236 min read
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
Jun 23, 20236 min read
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
Jun 22, 20235 min read
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
Jun 21, 20235 min read
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
Jun 20, 20234 min read
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
Jun 19, 20235 min read
"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,...
Dinesh Bhugra CBE
Jun 15, 20233 min read
The Disappearance and Reappearance of Rituals
Why do we need rituals? For a number of reasons, in many settings and situations people need rituals to give them a degree of comfort,...
Irene Wangari Migwi
Jun 14, 20235 min read
When Depression Takes Its Toll on Your Relationship
Are you dating, married, or in a relationship with someone struggling with depression? Maybe you suspect that your significant other may...
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