Care-Experienced Young People Shaping Mental Health Research

This piece was written by researchers at University College London (Havovi Khareghat and Eva Sprecher) and lived-experience advisors (Clo H, Valerie, Ace Garmodon & Alfie-James Waring) from the ReThin...

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Young People Want to Talk About Social Media. Are We Listening?

Why better conversations may matter more than blanket restrictionsAs a Senior Research Fellow in Digital Health at King's College London, I've spent the past few years speaking with young adults about...

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From Daughter to Researcher: Transforming Parkinson’s Through AI

Like many researchers, my journey into Parkinson’s disease began with a personal connection. Growing up with a father with Parkinson’s, I learned early that a diagnosis is only the beginning of the st...

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What Do Schizophrenia and ALS Have In Common?

In an era of increasing need for understanding mental health and neurodegenerative conditions, identifying links between the two could revolutionise our approach towards clinical care. My name is Lili...

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Finding Her Voice: The Science of Singing in Motherhood

Before a baby can understand a single word, before they can even clearly focus on a face, they already know one sound better than any other: their mother’s voice, with research suggesting that infants...

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Help us support the family of Professor Jason Arday with funeral a… Sir Patrick Vernon OBE needs your support for In Memory of Professor Jason Atta Kwei Arday

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Child Screen Time Guidelines - But What About Their Parents?

The UK Government recommends no more than one hour a day for under 5’s, but this is an unachievable standard for many modern parents. With screen usage increasing during and after the Covid-19 pandemi...

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The Link Between OCD & My Eating Disorder

The first thing most people learn about me is my résumé. As a professor with a decent public profile, I’m easy to Google. What most people don’t know is that I’m quite overwhelmed. It’s not the job that does it. It’s the mental health condition I’ve been living with since 1997: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Oh, and there’s also my eating disorder. OCD brings unwanted, cycling thoughts that counter my values and invites compulsive mental/physical behaviours.

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Focused Ultrasound: Can Sound Waves Treat Depression?

I have always been fascinated by research that explores new ways of treating conditions that sit at the intersection of the mind and body. As our understanding of these complex relationships continues...

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Banning Social Media for Under-16s Won't Solve the Problem

As a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London, I spend a lot of time teaching students about child development, mental health, and the evidence surrounding digital techn...

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Are We Over-Psychologising Public Health Problems?

I’ve always been fascinated by the gap between what people know they should do and what they actually do. Why do some people ignore health advice, while others make lasting changes to improve their we...

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OCD: Lived & Research Experience on Attachment and Recovery

Amidst growing discourse surrounding mental health, there is one condition that, I feel, has been left out. That condition is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The condition has been discussed prev...

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Easier Said Than Done

Lifestyle advice has become almost inseparable from conversations about mental health. Open a newspaper, scroll through social media, or visit a health website, and the message is strikingly consisten...

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I’m a psychiatrist who was terrified of horror films – until I learned about ‘cinematic neurosis’

Why do scary movies thrill some viewers and send others running for the hills? Our writer gets to the bottom of his fear of the genre – with the assistance of Freud, clinical researchers and his six-y...

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Hidden Obstacles to Cervical Screenings

As my friends and I approach our 25th birthdays, we have been apprehensively awaiting the arrival of our text messages from the NHS inviting us to our first cervical screenings. These screenings, prev...

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I’m a psychiatrist who was terrified of horror films – until I learned about ‘cinematic neurosis’

Why do scary movies thrill some viewers and send others running for the hills? Our writer gets to the bottom of his fear of the genre – with the assistance of Freud, clinical researchers and his six-y...

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On Defence Mechanisms, A Woodpecker, Good Omens and My Marathon

It was Saturday, the 25th of April 2026, The Day Before My Marathon. The London marathon, obviously. I thought I was chill about running it, but in reality, I was just in denial. It is easier to prete...

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When Reality Feels Far Away

Have you ever found yourself staring out of the window on a train and suddenly realised you had no idea how many stops had passed? Most of us know what it’s like to experience these mild and temporary...

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The Men Minds Project: Young men making time for young men

My name is Nina, and I am a Senior Research Fellow at the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice. This year, on the occasion of Men’s Health Week, I wanted to share how co-producing research a...

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