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Category: Mental health

Not all adversity is equal: bullying, maltreatment, and persistent psychotic-like experiences

We know more about how childhood shapes adulthood than previous generations did. But when we talk about adversity, there could be an endless range of experiences. Losing at Monopoly after landing on Mayfair with a hotel may have felt devastating as a child, but adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) refer to more severe stressors, ranging from abuse and neglect to bullying,...

Tackling loneliness could...

What does loneliness actually feel like? It’s not only about being physically alone, but rather a feeling that is silent but hard to bear,...

Suicide prevention must...

Suicide prevention research has historically focused on individual-level risk factors, including mental health conditions, previous self-harm and/or suicidal behaviour, and substance use. While...

Understanding Psychosis: Symptoms,...

Psychosis is often misunderstood, yet it is more common than many people realise. At MQ Mental Health Research, we are committed to improving...

MDMA-assisted therapy for...

MDMA was first made in 1912 as an accidental byproduct of a search for anticoagulants. Its potential would not be explored for another...

Early intervention for...

Given that most mental health disorders develop before the age of 25 (Solmi et al., 2022), providing support as soon as possible to...

the underestimated impact...

We often say that words can hurt, but do we really take that seriously? In research, the harms of verbal abuse remain less...

Can group singing...

Postnatal depression can affect up to one in four (24%) mothers in the UK. This has profound effects on mothers’ levels of maternal...

In the Land...

Around 30% of people don’t respond to traditional antidepressants (TADs), such as SSRIs or SNRIs (McIntyre et al., 2023) and there is a...

Can we predict...

On average, people with psychosis die 15 years earlier than the general population. This is largely due to preventable physical illnesses, with obesity...