Writing through Winter – WriteWell Community
Writing through the winter feels good. When there are no deadlines and briefs to follow it can feel freeing. Have you tried writing for wellbeing yet? Writing improves memory, decision …
What Does the 10-Year Health Plan Mean for UK Mental Health?
The UK Government has now launched is much anticipated 10-year health plan. A plan to improve the care for millions of people by localising services in a shift from centralised …
Physical health side effects of psychotropic medication
Today I am bringing you a slightly different kind of blog. As a jobbing Psychiatrist I spend the majority of my time considering what medication to prescribe (or importantly not …
The Full Spectrum of the Disorder – Bridges to Recovery
Charles Raymond Lake, Hypothesis: Grandiosity and Guilt Cause Paranoia; Paranoid Schizophrenia is a Psychotic Mood Disorder; a Review, Schizophrenia Bulletin, Volume 34, Issue 6, November 2008, Pages 1151–1162, https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbm132 Gabor …
Reframing the New Year – WriteWell Community
Looking to enter the new year with direction and enthusiasm? The beginning of the new year is a great time to consider where we are in life, what matters to …
The Lasting Psychological Impact of Childhood Adversity
Although the researchers did not find statistically significant differences in risk between men and women, they observed that women showed slightly stronger associations between psychosis and overall adversity, especially in …
Does harsh parenting increase the risk of self-harm and suicide in young people?
Parents’ treatment of their children, as well as family dynamics more broadly, are related to the children and young people’s (CYP) mental health. Parenting can involve many different behaviours, including …
The Overlap, the Differences, and What You Can Do
What Are ADHD and Anxiety… Beneath the Surface? Anxiety is about over-control. ADHD is about under-control. But most people with both feel like they’re caught in the middle of a …
Building Resilience – WriteWell Community
Resilience is a lifelong process, a day-by-day process learning how to navigate the small things and sometimes the bigger lessons too. Resilience isn’t something you’re born with, but something you …
Why That Yoga Class Feels Better Than Mopping the Floor
Although the researchers did not find statistically significant differences in risk between men and women, they observed that women showed slightly stronger associations between psychosis and overall adversity, especially in …