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Why child to parent violence is an overlooked challenge

Child to parent violence is an often overlooked and stigmatised form of…

Helen Bonnick

Who writes for MHT?

It is only through amplifying the experiences of minority groups that mental health care…

LeeMC2022

An autism diagnosis saved my life, but not before the Mental Health Act almost ended it

Hope Lightowler describes her experiences before and after diagnosis, in an exclusive…

Hope Lightowler

The DSM and the ICD: do “equivalent” diagnoses between manuals exist?

Today, the two most widely established systems of psychiatric classification are the…

Chloe Apter

Life after an ABI (acquired brain injury): An ABC guide to good mental health

Advice on how to process and progress following an acquired brain injury is…

Carina Barnett

An introduction to the classification of mental disorders: the DSM and the ICD

Today, the two most widely established systems of psychiatric classification are the…

Chloe Apter

‘If anyone is to be wearing recording equipment on psychiatric wards, it should be the patients’

The death of Seni Lewis in detention led to legislation supporting the…

Rachel Rowan Olive

‘As a black therapist, I want to see action come out of mental health awareness discussions’

"When a community is constantly portrayed as strong and independent, individuals can…

Kairo Maynard

#DearGP activists pursue mental health solidarity through satire

Campaigners are forging creatively to encourage reflection on how 'patient letters' are perceived. 

LeeMC2022

The healing power of music in affective and neurological disorders

While awareness of the power of music to move and transport people is common,…

Abi Crossland-Otter