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Seeking private mental health support was an act of pure desperation

Jessica Murray reflects upon supporting her friend, Frankie, through the journey of…

Jessica Murray

Investing in a depressed life and how to look towards the future

Michael O'Sullivan, a CBT therapist in the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust,…

LeeMC2022

‘Transdiagnostic psychiatry’: should we prescribe to treat specific emotions, rather than specific disorders?

Patients and psychiatrists might arriving at effective medication faster through following a narrower…

Adrian Pecotic

Mental health remains the poor relation when it comes to medication research funding

Robert Westhead has spent almost 30 years placing his faith in different…

Robert Westhead

Conquering anxiety: pathological fear and its manifold causes

What causes anxiety? Abi Crossland-Otter explores what we know.

Abi Crossland-Otter

‘Self diagnosis trivialises severe mental disorders’

New mental health lessons are being designed to teach secondary school pupils about…

Bernadka Dubicka

I thought that there was something wrong with me or I was just a bad person

Ann-Marie D'Arcy-Sharpe, 32, reflects upon her experiences of growing up with undiagnosed…

LeeMC2022

It’s not “just a film”: the damaging effects of misrepresenting Dissociative Identity Disorder

Jessica, who lives with Dissociative Identity Disorder, discusses the effects of negative…

Jessica

What are my options for addressing social phobia?

At its worst the fear of social situations can lead to a…

Darren Devine

Treating anorexia: an alternative to prolonged hospitalisation

Dr Paul Robinson, Director of Research and Development at Orri, discusses why…

Dr Paul Robinson