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...
Turning our faces to psychological interventions under an ongoing threat
At the time of writing, my home country, Ukraine, is almost at its 1,000th day of the Russo-Ukrainian war. Considering the strength required...
How Alcohol Really Affects Bipolar Disorder Symptoms
A new University of Michigan study challenges the belief that people with bipolar disorder use alcohol as "self-medication" for mood symptoms. Analyzing data...
The Role of Depression in Accelerated Memory Decline (and What to...
A study led by UCL and Brighton and Sussex Medical School, published in JAMA Network Open, reveals a two-way link between depressive symptoms...
Childhood trauma and abuse: long-term outcomes for people with eating disorders
Childhood maltreatment (CM) refers to abuse and neglect that occurs to children and results in actual or potential harm to the child’s health,...
Jury remains out on antidepressant-induced mania
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a disabling condition characterised by episodes of mania or hypomania, alternating or co-occurring with depression (American Psychiatric Association, 2013;...
The Power of Language: How Words Shape Your Mindset and Mental...
Today, we’re talking about how positive language can improve your mindset and mental health and fashion’s place in helping us get there. Kimberly...
