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...
Make A Will For Free
Every March and September, MQ Mental Health Research offers you the chance to make a will for free with no strings attached. While...
Digital self-help for bulimia recovery: encouraging results for waiting list management
Bulimic-spectrum disorders such as bulimia nervosa (BN), binge eating disorder (BED), and other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED) are among the most...
New and emerging treatments for major depressive disorder
In my clinical work some of the most challenging patients to manage are those with ‘treatment resistant depression‘ and unfortunately up to 30%...
How Loneliness Fuels Nightmares and Affects Health
People who are lonely are more likely to experience bad dreams. The research highlights a connection between loneliness and sleep disorders, both of...
Young peoples mental health is entering a dangerous phase experts warn.
Around the world, young peoples mental health has been declining over the past two decades and is now entering a dangerous phase, suggests...
Life in the key of you
We’re awarded one earthly life, with no length of stay guarantee. So why waste time and suffer by trying to alter what may...