Thought Pieces & Videos

All too often, we meet patients who have been on their current medication regimens for years, but who also have questions about it. ‘Do I really need to still take these medicines?’ ‘What will happen if I stop?’ ‘Could it be that what helped me then, isn’t helping me now?' Here, Dr Siobhan Gee, Consultant Pharmacists, breaks down what’s involved in a medication review, why they’re important, and why you might want to consider having one.

High standards can drive success - but when they're unrelenting, they can also harm our emotional wellbeing. Dr Florian Ruths, Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, discusses the kinds of negative schemas he sees most often in his practice, particularly the pressure to perform, and how Schema Therapy helps patients identify and gently challenge these deep-rooted beliefs.

What does “normal” eating look like when you're in recovery? The answer isn’t always what people expect. This video offers a hopeful reminder that food can return to its rightful place: nourishment, not fear.

With the mountains of self-help resources, mental health podcasts and wellness social accounts out there, it can be overwhelming. Are all of these valuable resources? Are some better than others? We all know that few things beat a personal recommendation so, we’ve pulled together a selection of mental health and wellness resources below from our clinical team that may help you better understand yourself and/or your loved ones.

Becoming pregnant, pregnancy, child birth and looking after a newborn baby are all challenging in their unique ways - and, if you’ve had challenges with your mental health in the past - it can be invaluable to have a preconception psychiatric assessment. But - what actually is that? What does it entail? And how can it help both you and your baby now, and in the future?

It can be easy to forget that, when thinking about medications in combination, vitamins and supplements should very much be included in the conversation too. Dr Siobhan Gee, Consultant Pharmacist, explains here why everything we put into our body must be part of our thinking.

Meeting with a new therapist or seeing a psychiatrist for the first time can feel daunting - but behind the scenes, careful preparation is already underway.

When someone you love is struggling with an eating disorder, it’s hard to know how to help. In this video, Dr Sajdah Zaman, Senior Clinical Psychologist, shares what types of support tend to be most effective - from family, friends, and partners. She highlights the importance of consistency, patience, and non-judgement, and why just “being there” can make such a difference in the recovery process.

Pregnancy, birth and the fourth trimester is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, test for the human body and mind. This means that the likelihood of any illness, including psychiatric, occurring is higher in in this time of life than any other. Here Dr Livia Martucci, Consultant Psychiatrist and Perinatal Mental Health Specialist, talks through some of what she feels are the most important things to be aware of during this phase of life.