Mindfulness training should be implemented with care, say researchers
A team of researchers analysing the usefulness of mindfulness-based therapies have cautioned that this increasingly popular style of therapy should be recommended with care.
Top tier sports club pioneers its own mental wellness hub
While many of us spend more time behind a screen, and not only because of the pandemic, it may start to steadily feel disconnected from services there to support us.…
Most people with EUPD/BPD aren’t manipulative – but often those around us can be
A pervasive stereotype about people with emotionally unstable personality disorder/ borderline personality disorder is that they are manipulative. Although, Maddi Crease writes that because of their often traumatic backgrounds they are…
Nearly half of ICU staff report signs of severe depression and PTSD
New research published by King's College has revealed that almost half of ICU staff surveyed are exhibiting signs of severe mental distress.
What is dialectical thinking? And how can it help you?
Claire Nara, a clinical psychotherapist, explains the process of dialectical thinking, and how it can help us achieve an increased awareness of the external world and of our internal world which…
Reformed Mental Health Act to offer choice and tackle discrimination
After the Independent Review in 2018 the long-awaited white paper on the proposed changes to the Mental Health Act has been published by the Department of Health and Social Care.
How can you help someone struggling with anxiety? – expert tips
We all have one time or another have suffered from anxiety, but how can we help a friend or family member who is in crisis? Sara Anderson of the EZCare Clinic…
Women and BAME communities report significant decline in mental health due to the pandemic
An analysis of pre-pandemic and pandemic mental health by ethnicity and gender has revealed significant deterioration of mental wellbeing for women and individuals from BAME communities.
Research suggests positive forward-thinking safeguards mental health during lockdowns
Researchers at the University of Surrey have concluded that writing down three things that you are grateful for every day, and thinking positively about the future improves mental wellbeing, as…
Undoing social anxiety with CBT
Cogitative behavioural psychotherapist with Vita Health Group Michael O’Sullivan, explains that errors in our thinking can stimulate serious forms of social anxiety, as well as describing the CBT techniques we…
