Risk of respiratory disease is greatly heightened for people with bipolar disorder but we are missing opportunities to intervene to improve lung health.

Jasmine completed undergraduate studies in dual-field adult and mental health nursing in 2018. While completing her undergraduate study, Jasmine worked as a healthcare support worker to gain ...

A systematic review shows relationships between staffing and incidents of violence on wards is complex suggesting an urgent need for better evidence.

Emily has worked at the University of Sheffield since 2015, where she specialises in researching factors affecting the mental ...

Xiaolin Guo, a MSc student in Global Mental Health at the University of Glasgow, and Nina Higson-Sweeney summarise a recent ...

For many of us the menstrual cycle is a recurring part of life. Yet, its emotional and psychological toll often flies under the radar. We’re quick to acknowledge physical premenstrual symptoms such as ...

KCL MSc student, Geetika Sharma, reviews a study on the contribution of cannabis use to the increased psychosis risk among ...

KCL MSc student Yunyi Chen explores a study on the effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy in an NHS service for service-users ...

KCL MSc student, Jingyi Zhang, considers a recent meta-analysis on gender non-conformity and common mental health problems, ...

Schizophrenia affects around 1 in 300 people globally and is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide (Foley EM, 2023, The Mental Elf).This debilitating condition significantly reduces life ...

Dr Eleanor Dawkins is a ST4 Psychiatrist, currently working for SLaM NHS Trust in South London. She is interested in chronic and treatment-resistant psychosis and is passionate about advocating for ...

Prison and probation services are under-researched settings from a health perspective. Previous blogs here have explored the prevalence of mental health problems including self harm in prisons, the ...