Mental Health

“I was stressed and anxious throughout, feeling powerless as I watched him deteriorate, torn between prioritising care for him, seeing my children through their teenage years and keeping an eye on my ageing parents.” Dementia is a progressive syndrome associated with an ongoing decline of brain function. In the UK …

A lot of people are making sure they get their daily exercise as part of the lockdown allowance. As gyms are closed, a lot of people are doing their exercise at their local park. To do this, you need a good pair of training shoes. Read on to discover everything …

Stanford University has just published some more innovative research in the medical journal, Current Biology. This relates to yet another far reaching effect of stress on our mental health, and indicates that: “stress can hinder our ability to develop informed plans by preventing us from being able to make decisions …

Things have been just a tad stressful lately, wouldn’t you say? Seems a certain pandemic has wreaked havoc on our lives, and so many things just aren’t the same. That includes our personal rhythms and routines. And here are 11 ways we can minimize damage… Get up at the same …

Dr William Davies, Schools of Medicine and Psychology A major challenge in mental health research is to disseminate our emerging findings to relevant stakeholder groups – these include fellow academics, patients and support organisations, clinicians, funders and charities, and healthcare professionals such as genetic counsellors. Another key stakeholder group are …

I’m not one to take my mental health for granted. I’ve worked too hard for my emotional stability. I grew complacent once with disastrous results. After emerging from a prolonged depressive episode in 2008, in which I was hospitalized six times in eighteen months and received ECT, I returned to …

A form of modern-day witch hunt, the penchant to persecute others has shifted from public shaming to online shaming. The luxury of the digital-era is that we have an open-forum to speak our minds. It is not uncommon to scroll down the comments on a blog or social media post, …

In a week where we’ve all welcomed increased and much needed investment in a range of services, especially tele-health, as well as a new #InThisTogether campaign, the coronavirus pandemic has become a catalyst for drastic change, and our mental health system is in no way immune to such change. To …

Life seemed to all go to plan for Joanne – the perfect family, home, and career. But her world was shaken when that perfect vision fell apart, and she realised she’d endured years of emotional abuse How did I get to this point in my life? How did a girl …

Spoiler Alert:  This post may ruin the season finale of A Million Little Things for you if you haven’t seen it yet! I have to admit I’m in a position of incredible privilege relative to the quarantine. I have a tiny house on wheels to myself (well, with 2 cats …