16,000 pregnant women and new mothers without access to mental health support during the pandemic
16,000 pregnant women and new mothers without access to mental health support during the pandemic
Perinatal mental health is a growing concern. New research from the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Mental Health Watch has found that 16,000 women have been unable to access perinatal mental... read more »
Why Hoarding Can Be a Psychological Issue (and how to get help)
Extreme hoarding can cause distress and danger to the sufferer and those around them. It may seem like a quirk of someone’s personality, or a sign of sentimentality, that they... read more »
Ways to Support a Friend with Antenatal and Postnatal Depression
Having a baby is a life-changing event, but it isn’t plain sailing. Along with the usual ups and downs of new parenthood, and the hormone-charged ‘baby blues’ that can appear for a few weeks, many mums and dads will suffer from more intense lows that need proper mental health... read more »
How to Combat Impostor Syndrome
Impostor syndrome is not a recognised psychiatric disorder in its own right, but is acknowledged by psychologists and psychiatrists as a legitimate issue for many people – sometimes (but not always) contributing to a mental health condition such as anxiety. When someone says they ‘feel like a fraud’, or their... read more »
What is Learned Helplessness?
Learned helplessness can make you feel more isolated and trapped than ever before. Feeling helpless and hopeless can be very common with mental health issues, but when... read more »
International Women’s Day: Five Female Psychologists to Know
Celebrate these great female psychologists who made a difference. As International Women’s Day approaches (8th March), we felt it was only right... read more »
Why is Happiness Fleeting?
At the weekend, I was listening to James Rhodes’s brilliant new album, ‘Fire on all sides’ - what a masterpiece. To say he has talent is the understatement of the decade. Almost at the same time, I saw his recent BBC Breakfast interview, which you can watch below, where... read more »
How the Media Should Report Mental Health Stories
Think before you publish that story or documentary. On Monday, the Virgin Money Giving Mind Media Awards... read more »
Is creativity boosted by depression or personality traits or both?
Is creativity boosted by depression or personality traits or both? A Swedish study carried out in 2012 suggested depressed individuals might have the edge in the creativity stakes. Great Poets such as Dickinson and Plath; seminal writers like Virginia Woolf and Hans Christian Anderson have been simultaneously lauded and devalued... read more »
Practical Steps for Preventing Suicide in a Mental Health Crisis
According to the Mental Health Foundation, 4,400 people in the United Kingdom end their life by suicide each year (at the time of writing, August 2014). Between... read more »