Demetra Christodoulou summarises the latest review of the evidence on barriers to disclosure of sexual trauma in men and boys.

You might have heard people talk about ‘the depression gene’ or ‘the schizophrenia gene’ – these comments are misleading. While there is substantial evidence for a genetic component to mental health ...

Qualitative study reveals gap between how lived experience individuals and professionals conceptualise anorexia recovery; particularly around weight restoration and residual symptoms.

Sophie is a Research Associate based at the Institute for Mental Health at the University of Birmingham. Her main research focus is the interplay between genetic, immune and environmental factors in ...

Andy Bell blogs the latest paper from the Millennium Cohort Study finding that childhood adversity is related to police ...

Dr Almudena Trucharte is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of Sheffield. Her work focuses on understanding the cognitive and emotional ...

Ross Nedoma covers an umbrella review of the most up-to-date prevalence of mental and physical health in prison worldwide.

Qualitative study reveals young people on CAMHS waiting lists feel alone and dismissed, with mental health deteriorating ...

Dr Rachel Gibbons is Vice Chair of the Psychotherapy Faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a leading voice on the emotional impact of suicide and homicide in clinical practice. A ...

Mental health service users face higher sexual victimisation rates than the general population: 13% in the past year for women, 3% for men.

In terms of effects, THC is a partial agonist of the CB1 receptor. Synthetic Cannabinoids act as full agonists meaning their effects are often over-powering, unpleasant and significantly more ...

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.