In her debut blog, Ivana Kihas summarises a Norwegian 17-year longitudinal study examining the trajectories of eating ...

Sahar Seidl explores how risk management processes in acute psychiatric care can have a negative impact on patient recovery.

Linda Kaye and Kirsten Lawson summarise a large systematic review synthesising the effectiveness of applied and casual games ...

Melanie de Lange summarises a recent paper on the possible effects of Spring and Autumn daylight saving time on life ...

Michael Kalfas and Paul Leeks summarise a recent Danish study that assesses the risk of antidepressant-induced mania in ...

Michael is a research assistant in the Centre for Affective Disorders at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & ...

Bipolar, otherwise known as manic depression, now exists largely within common consciousness and understanding, thanks to high profile stigma-busting publicity. Characterised by episodic shifts in a ...

Kirsten Lawson summarises the ECoWeB PROMOTE and PREVENT trials in relation to self-helps apps for promoting wellbeing and preventing mental ill health among young adults.

Sahar has an MPhil in medical anthropology from the University of Cambridge and is now working in policy at the Department of Health and Social Care. She has experience in perinatal healthcare ...

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