Papers & Interviews

"Limited voices from lived experience suggest that living with PSC can cause considerable psychological distress. This study, therefore, aims to explore how the illness impacts the psychological well-being of those living with the illness, and those supporting them. It also aims to create a personalised psychological intervention to support all groups."

"Dr Livia Martucci told Sky News that the UK is in a "much better place" than many other countries in terms of pre-natal mental health care for women, but that more research would help continue improvements. She said that it had now been shown that babies' emotional development would be impacted by their mothers' health, not just during pregnancy but in the months after their birth. It can lead to poorer cognitive performance and education performance, she said, having a significant impact on their lives."

"Dr Smith, who is a Visiting Senior Lecturer in the Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences at the IoPPN and a Consultant Psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, has been awarded a CBE for services to forensic psychiatric intensive care."

"We asked Dr Jessica Farren, a key researcher on this project, how to tell if someone you love is suffering from PTSD. Dr Farren has taken time out of her busy schedule to join up with psychologist Dr Maria Jalmbrant and Tommy’s Professor Tom Bourne to give us this list of symptoms to look out for."

"Study author Dr Nicola Kalk, from the National Addictions Centre at King’s College London and the Division of Brain Sciences at Imperial, said: “Previous knowledge suggested that we would find greater microglial activity in alcohol-dependent patients’ brains, but in fact we found the opposite."

"Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults is a "hidden" problem that needs better diagnosis, the charity for people with the condition, ADDISS, has said. Naga Munchetty discussed the issue with Andrea Bilbow, Chief Executive of ADDISS, the National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service, Dr Maria Jalmbrant, a Clinical Psychologist, Jonathan Lanham-Cook, a mental health nurse consultant who has ADHD and Olympic Judo athlete Ashley McKenzie, who also has ADHD."

It may be an ancient Buddhist practice, co-opted and misrepresented by celebrity practitioners, but scientists and health practitioners have found that mindfulness has specific benefits for mental health patients. The medical profession, too, is beginning to take it seriously. Consultant psychiatrist Dr Florian Ruths explains why.

""I don't like the expression hypochondriasis," says Dr Florian Ruths, a psychiatrist and cognitive therapist who features in the film, "because it suggests that people are imagining their symptoms. What people, including GPs, have to understand, is that patients do experience real symptoms, real pain." And this isn't only psychosomatic. Many sufferers prod their body repeatedly, checking for lumps or swelling, which can, again, induce genuine physical pain."