Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug worldwide (UNODC, 2023), and is likely to become more prevalent as the world sees an increase in legal cannabis markets. Meanwhile, the…
Depression is common in the postpartum period (pregnancy to one year after delivery), but suicide is the leading cause of maternal mortality. Perinatal mental health conditions are more common in…
Loneliness, often defined as a subjective, unwanted feeling which occurs when we are unsatisfied with the quantity and quality of our social relationships (Paplau & Perlman, 1982), is a common…
The concept of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) was proposed by Herman in 1992 (Herman, 1992), but it has only recently been introduced as an official diagnosis in classification manuals…
Depression presents a significant global challenge, affecting the lives of approximately 280 million people and contributing to more than 47 million disability-adjusted life years in 2019 (WHO, 2023). Globally, 5%…
How is it that detention rates under mental health law in Finland are almost 20 times higher than in Italy? (Zinkler and Pribke 2002) Is it just the law, or…
The NHS is increasingly turning to technology as a solution to productivity and workforce issues. We are increasingly seeing the development and introduction of technologies that hope to improve mental…
Depression is a leading cause of disability and poor health worldwide and is expected to rank first by 2030 (Mental Health Statistics, n.d.). The notion of intergenerational trauma in relation…
Poor quality institutional child rearing, such as the Romanian orphanages which were commonplace in the 1980s and 1990s, can be considered a severe form of child neglect. These orphanages were…
The recent COVID-19 pandemic exposed the stark reality of some of the challenges faced by individuals working within healthcare, and how being a healthcare worker (HCW) means dealing with burnout,…
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