Mental Health
What is brain rot? And why you need to know
The Oxford University Press has announced its Oxford Word of the Year 2024. Out of six nominees, including ‘romantasy,’ ‘brain rot’ was the...
2024: A year of breakthroughs
As 2024 comes to a close, it’s a great time to reflect on the breakthroughs made in mental health research over the past...
Omega-3 supplements for the prevention of psychosis
The Irish legend of An Bradán Feasa (the Salmon of Knowledge) tells of a salmon which ate the nuts from a mythical hazel...
Best Mental Health Charities to Donate to This Holiday Season and Beyond
Looking for a last-minute gift? I previously wrote a list of the 10 best mental health-related gifts for one with bipolar disorder. You...
How Children’s Thoughts Influence PTSD and Anxiety After Trauma
A new study from the University of East Anglia has revealed why some children and adolescents develop mental health disorders such as PTSD,...
Is a sleep intervention delivered by non-expert practitioners feasible for youth...
Poor sleep is like an unwanted companion – it sticks around and can negatively impact your mental health. Sleep difficulties are incredibly common...
Trauma Informed Care in Crisis, Emergency, and Residential Settings.
The concept of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) in healthcare has emerged due to the recognition of the profound impact of traumatic experiences on mental...
Severe Mental Illness Triples Risk of Death from Non-COVID Respiratory Infections
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that people with severe mental illness...
Navigating mental health support for female migrants in Europe
A migrant is “a person who moves away from his or her place of usual residence” (United Nations, 1980). Almost half of the...
What is temperament – and what type is yours?
Some 1,800 years ago, Greek physician Galen identified four types of temperament, which he based on levels of body “humors” (fluids). All these...
