HOW TO REVERSE MEMORY...

Learn how to reverse memory loss and get back your mental clarity with...

The Role of Social...

Social media has fundamentally changed what advocacy looks like. Platforms like Facebook,...

How to avoid losing...

I don’t do well with stress. Even minor inconveniences can throw me...

A 1-in-15-Million Miracle: Australian...

An Australian mother defies 1-in-15-million odds, naturally conceiving identical quadruplets...
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Can brain metabolites predict who responds to antipsychotics?

Antipsychotics are the first choice of treatment for people with schizophrenia or other related psychotic disorders (see Mental Elf blog by Elwira Lubos, 2017). However, for up to 30% of people with schizophrenia, antipsychotics are not effective and identifying methods for predicting who will respond to treatment remains a major clinical challenge. People with psychosis show substantial biological and clinical...

Can transdiagnostic approaches...

Have you ever met a young person who is clearly struggling, but whose difficulties do not seem to fit any single label? This...

The role of...

Imagine your teenage self and everything you had to navigate: growing independence, changing physiology, and strong emotions, just to name a few. Think...

What works in...

Domestic abuse and sexual violence are highly prevalent and have profound consequences for mental health and wellbeing. Yet despite substantial investment in services...

When staff wellbeing...

For many staff on mental health wards, the introduction of a new wellbeing initiative can be met with a familiar reaction: “oh no,...

AI and Mental...

Why the Risks of Using AI Are Particularly High in Mental Health What AI can do well is generate language, identify patterns, and process...

The hidden health...

Today’s topic may be difficult, but it certainly has wide-reaching personal and societal impacts across the globe. Nearly 1 in 3 ever-partnered women...

We Talk a...

  Importantly, this shift also changes how people talk about their own needs. Participants described how engaging with “pop-psychology” content gave them the language to...

Can experiencing mental...

The heart has long served as a metaphor for emotions, the soul, and mental suffering. Idioms, proverbs and quotes linking the heart to...

MQ Trustee awarded...

Professor Ann John, a leading figure in suicide prevention and mental health data science, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday...