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 to be at peace with yourself when you’re “old”
Barring unforeseen circumstances, we’re going to get old. Truth: we may have been at peace with ourselves going in to our senior years,...
Mental Health Bill Reform | MQ Mental Health Research
Today, the government has published its revised mental health bill. The reform of the existing mental health act has been long overdue, having...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for motor neuron disease
Prior to this study, there was very little known about improving the quality of life for those diagnosed with motor neuron disease, a...
Navigating Data, Trust, and Ethics in Mental Health Research
Last week, the MQ and DATAMIND Data Science Meeting & Workshop took place in London. Here is an account from early career researcher,...
How At-Home Brain Stimulation Could Help Treat Depression
A new study published in Nature Medicine has found that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a device delivering a weak electrical current to the...
Can self help apps PROMOTE wellbeing or PREVENT illness in young...
Mental wellbeing in young people is understandably a growing focus, both within the UK and around the Woodland World. There have been a...