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Poetry for a new fulfilment in the Coronavirus

In a famous episode reported in the book If this is a man, Italian writer Primo Levi recalls himself speaking with another prisoner in...

“Can you hear me?” How adolescents can ask for help when having suicidal thoughts

Valentina Zonca

May 6, 20207 min read

“Can you hear me?” How adolescents can ask for help when having suicidal thoughts

Disclaimer: this blog will discuss sensitive contents such as suicide, rape and bullying. This blog is for informational purposes only...

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...

Elizabeth Appiah-Kusi

Apr 30, 20204 min read

Hope through unsealed blinds

“We live in unprecedented times”. It’s been said so much, the phrase has lost its meaning. Lockdown brings its challenges, but it has...

How to support a close someone battling depression

Alessia Marrocu

Apr 28, 20207 min read

How to support a close someone battling depression

When I was invited to write about mental health for this blog, I struggled to find a topic. I was suggested: just think about why you...

How can science and history help us to understand and change human behaviour during a #pandemic?

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

Lifestyle & Relationships

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...

TOP TIPS FOR SUSTAINING YOUR MENTAL WELLNESS THROUGH THE CORONA VIRUS

Rachel Kelly

Apr 23, 20205 min read

TOP TIPS FOR SUSTAINING YOUR MENTAL WELLNESS THROUGH THE CORONA VIRUS

1. Make your bed first thing Every morning, make your bed to your own satisfaction, the duvet nice and straight and the pillows plumped....

Microdosing - Tiny doses with even tinier amounts of evidence

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...

Blockchain and the medical sector: from patient data and clinical trials to COVID-19

Ann Sofie Cloots

Apr 14, 20209 min read

Blockchain and the medical sector: from patient data and clinical trials to COVID-19

You may be bored of hearing about blockchain as the panacea to all problems of the world. So am I (and I’m so intrigued by it that I even...

My quarantine during COVID-19 pandemic: a personal insight from the very red zone in Italy

Valentina Zonca

Apr 7, 20205 min read

My quarantine during COVID-19 pandemic: a personal insight from the very red zone in Italy

I am writing from Italy, where I am spending my quarantine… but I do not remember how many days I have spent in lockdown so far, maybe...

Daniela Enache

Apr 7, 20204 min read

If I were a neuron...

A few months ago, I saw one of Yayoi Kusama’s installations, Gleaming Lights of the Souls. It is part of the permanent collection of the...

COVID-19 - How do we balance working from home, parenting and our mental health?

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...

The Shortage of Psychiatrists - A Student's View

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...

The 10 most dangerous coronavirus myths debunked - Let's look at some pictures of real data

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...

Staying sane at home in the time of the CORONA-virus

Paola Dazzan

Mar 25, 20205 min read

Lifestyle & Relationships

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...

Omega-3 fatty acids: it's about more than just fish

Juliette Giacobbe

Mar 18, 20204 min read

Omega-3 fatty acids: it's about more than just fish

Fish, and particularly fish oil, contains molecules called omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Walnuts, soybeans, and flaxseeds are...

Carmine Pariante

Mar 18, 20205 min read

Lifestyle & Relationships

Running in the times of #Coronavirus

Is this #pandemic changing our approach to pollution? And to life? Let me start with an Editor’s Note. We don’t usually start a blog with...

Pollution and antidepressants: The flavour of medications in our tasteless waters

Daniela Enache

Mar 11, 20205 min read

Pollution and antidepressants: The flavour of medications in our tasteless waters

In 1962, marine biologist Rachel Carson reported in her book Silent Spring on the environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate use...

WOMEN IN ACADEMIA: WHAT IS THE ALBA NETWORK AND WHY EVERYBODY SHOULD JOIN IT!

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...

Mind Your Mindfulness: a neuroscience approach

Anna Bogdanova

Mar 4, 20204 min read

Mind Your Mindfulness: a neuroscience approach

A little while ago, my colleague Giulia wrote a fabulous introduction into mindfulness practice. Before reading this blog, please check...

Air pollution and mental health: an unhealthy love story

Ioannis Bakolis

Mar 4, 20207 min read