Mental Health

Luke Hanson, Academic Advisor and postbac at University of Alabama at Birmingham, Capsule Contributor Stress. I think it’s fair to say we’re all feeling it right now, whether that’s over Coronavirus, the markets, deals been pulled out, job uncertainty, food shortages… the list goes on. The negative impacts of stress …

On the 11th March 2020, WHO Director-General made an official statement in assessing the COVID-19 Coronavirus as a global pandemic.  At that time, there were 118,000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus globally. Fast forward just 24 days from the Director-Generals chilling assessment, the official count of confirmed COVID-19 infections now top …

We are proud to work alongside the Academy of Medical Sciences, and a team of mental health and neuroscience experts to make sure the mental health research response to coronavirus gets the urgent attention it needs. As part of this work, we asked our supporters to tell us their top …

Borderline Personality Disorder and Triangulation Personality Disorder and Triangulation.Any sort of relationships can be hard and plagued with challenges. From family clashes to friendship disagreements to love issues, handling these relationships is difficult on its own. One of the most generally acknowledged concerns in relationships is when one or both …

It seems to be a truth almost universally acknowledged that the combination of a pandemic and a lockdown may have negative consequences for mental health (Holmes 2020, BBC News website). Eating disorders tend not to be the first mental illness people remember (despite their mortality rate of up to 6%) …

Childbirth during quarantine is very different; some folks are considering home births while others do their best to reduce the number of people around during the event. Still, one thing that hasn’t change is the desire you have as a parent to document the moment, and the following guide will help you …

As reported in the American Journal of Psychiatry, researchers have just uncovered two clusters of depressive symptoms which can respond to a specific treatment protocol. These comprise giving two different types of treatment, while patients receive TMS (transcranial magnetic brain stimulation). These findings have empowered scientists to discover more about the …

So many coronies flyin’ around – so much distance, isolation, and idle time. Ticktock, ticktock. Being alone may have already been troublesome for you. But now this? What are you going to do with yourself? Yep, perhaps you just don’t like yourself, or selected portions. And now that you’re alone, …

Why did you choose to do research into mental health? Working in the mental health field came first for me, with research following. I studied for a social sciences degree when I left school, and after a short period teaching English as a second language gravitated to mental health work …

Every year as this country and Hallmark begin the countdown to Mother’s Day in early May, I convince myself I won’t be affected by ads like this: Source: © Real Simple® I repeatedly tell myself these ads won’t remind me how much I miss her, even eighteen-plus years after her death.  For …