Meta-analysis of 13 studies found school-based interventions reduced PTSD, depression and anxiety after natural disasters, ...

Dasha is a health promotion practitioner and strong advocate for gender equality and women’s and children’s rights, with more ...

Sexual assault survivors face six-fold increased risk of multiorgan functional somatic disorder (unexplained physical ...

Mental health admissions to acute medical wards rose 65% for young people in England (2012-2022), with eating disorder ...

Ana Veic critiques a qualititative study assessing the experience of receiving dyadic developmental psychotherapy among children with developmental trauma.

Jordan Budgen is a psychiatry registrar working in Brisbane, Australia completing his training in general adult psychiatry.

Jennifer is a PhD candidate in the field of biological psychology at Ulm University. With a focus on understanding the ...

Inpatient mental health services are meant to provide safe places for people experiencing mental health difficulties to receive support and recover, but for many, the reality is far from this ideal.

Brexit in 2016 hit the UK with crucial implications on people’s mental health, especially those who belong to ethnic minority backgrounds. But was there an earlier event in the UK that could have ...

Over the past decade there has been huge interest in the role of the microbiome-gut-brain axis in brain function and mental health (as covered in these previous Mental Elf blogs: Murray, 2024; Clarke, ...

Aggressive challenging behaviour includes verbal aggression, physical violence, sexual aggression, self-injurious behaviour and property damage. These behaviours in people with intellectual disability ...

Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders worldwide and is also one of the leading causes of disability. For decades, researchers have focused on developing our understanding of ...