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...
Dextromethorphan Vs Ketamine: A New (Affordable) Depression Treatment Option Explained –...
Ketamine and esketamine (Spravato) have been breakthrough treatments for depression, but unfortunately, many people can’t afford ketamine or esketamine (more on the differences...
Predicting antidepressant response using artificial intelligence
Antidepressants are a commonly used treatment for a range of mental health conditions, including depression and anxiety. Despite their frequency of use (i.e.,...
What Recovering from Depression Feels Like: My Personal Bipolar Journey –...
This is not something I generally write about. You know why? Because I’m generally depressed and not recovering from depression. My bipolar disorder...
How a Mental Health App is Tackling Depression in High-Risk Youth
A cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) app has been found to significantly prevent increases in depression among young people at high risk, offering a...
A Breakthrough Treatment for Schizophrenia |
Recently a new drug was approved for use in the USA to treat schizophrenia in adults. But how does this new drug work?...
Wide variance in the use of coercion in children and young...
Being admitted to an inpatient child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) as a child or young person (CYP) is incredibly distressing. It...
