‘Children living with someone who is mentally unwell are more likely to face difficulties’
A new study, from Cardiff University, showed children who had grown up living with someone with mental health difficulties were 63% more likely to experience any mental health issue, which includes…
How to identify an addiction
Addiction can take many different forms from behavioural, psychological, to physical symptoms. Recognising these symptoms when they arise is the first essential step to receiving professional care.
Scrapbooking, art, depression, and anxiety: how creativity can aid mindfulness
Mindfulness activities such as yoga and meditation don't work for everyone, so why not engage in creative solutions such as drawing and scrapbooking to soothe anxiety and depression?
Promoting inclusivity by reframing the conversation around mental health at work
Dr Heather Bolton, head of psychology at Unmind, gives some illuminating and practical suggestions as to how businesses can begin to build a holistic and inclusive mental wellbeing work strategy.
As the crisis in Afghanistan escalates, UK veterans seek mental health support
As news reports and social media are filled with distressing images of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, UK veterans are left triggered and re-traumatised. What can be done to support…
Is doomscrolling the problem? Or is it the state of the world?
Doomscrolling epitomised 2020 and has continued to suit 2021 pretty well. The urge has been linked to declines in mental health. But how should we think about the obsession? Are…
Study links threatening or obscene messages with increased risk of mental illness
A University of London study has highlighted the extensiveness, and emotional impact, of threatening and obscene messages for domestic abuse survivors. In conversation with MHT, Women’s Aid said services must…
Creative workshops for wellbeing by Performing Medicine to start in October
Performing Medicine is a leading provider of arts-based wellbeing training for the health and social care sector. They are hosting a range of programmes through autumn to support the sector.
Safeguarding yourself and others from traumatic media
After a year full of traumatic events, it becomes increasingly easy to get swept up the media furore and constantly watch, repost and consume, but what does this mean for…
Psilocybin found to ‘repair’ neural connections in mammalian brain
Continuing our reporting on how research into psychedelic treatment of psychiatric disorders is developing, we explore a new study that suggests psilocybin can repair neural connections.