What’s in the blood? Immune cell changes in schizophrenia
Schizophrenia affects around 1 in 300 people globally and is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide (Foley EM,...
Mental Health
Push for RCN statement on preserving nursing specialties
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has been urged to issue a statement backing the four fields of nursing. The...
Psychosis and loneliness: two struggles, one endless loop
A group of UCL MSc students reflect on a qualitative review looking at the experience of loneliness among people with...
Are circadian rhythms the key to understanding our physical and mental health?
First thing’s first, what are circadian rhythms? Circadian rhythms are internal 24-hour rhythms that cause physiological and behavioural changes with...
Anticholinergics are associated with worse cognition: it’s time to take a serious look at our prescribing
People with psychosis (such as schizophrenia or bipolar with psychotic symptoms) have a significant burden of symptoms. Research has mainly...
‘Urgent’ safety issues in mental health hospitals, review concludes
Mental health patients and nursing staff are being failed by a system “buckling under the weight of demand and decades...
DNA methylation in Syrian refugees
Over the past few decades, we have become more aware of the profound and lasting impact of trauma on human...
Warning against extending police detention powers to nurses
Nurses have rejected proposals to extend police powers to restrain and detain people in mental health crisis in the community...
Exploring the impact of hostile environment policies on psychological distress of ethnic minority groups in the UK
Brexit in 2016 hit the UK with crucial implications on people’s mental health, especially those who belong to ethnic minority...
Preventing the intergenerational transmission of anxiety: encouraging insights from new online RCT
We are increasingly faced with alarming information regarding a surge of mental health problems among children and young people, as...
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