Mental Health

Each year, over 1 million people attend emergency departments in England and Wales with a recent head injury, otherwise known as...

Psychotropic medication use during pregnancy is a challenging issue. Several Mental Elf blogs have covered this topic already. For example,...

In one of my first sessions as a therapist, a 60-year-old outpatient with body dysmorphic disorder and chronic depression said...

Mental health professionals often work with people who have been traumatised in some way, either through being direct victims of...

The approval of the first hormonal contraceptive (HC) in 1960 was a historical turning point for women, offering unprecedented autonomy...

Around 8-12% of the general population experiences multiple childhood adversities, including abuse or neglect, typically within the caregiving environment. These...

Depression is a common condition that has a significant disease burden on those affected. While medication and psychotherapy are very...

Gambling is a pastime that nearly half of the UK population do, ranging from occasionally purchasing scratch cards to regularly...

Racial and ethnic disparities in mental health remain a contentious topic of political initiatives, researchers, theorists and activists.  There have...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are highly prevalent mental health conditions with many overlapping symptoms (Biederman, 2005)....