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InSPIre the Mind

Everything you’ve always wanted to know about mental health, its effects on the brain and the body, and the science behind it. Written by members of the Stress, Psychiatry and Immunology (SPI) Lab at the IoPPN in London, and by invited guest writers.

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Living in the Shadow of Bipolar: My Experience of Diagnostic Overshadowing

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When I think cannabis use, I can’t help but think about the stigma and controversy around it for the past few decades, the back and forth…

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Christmas and pandemics: Times for love and anger

Now that government has decided how the festival season is to be celebrated are we any clearer? Pubs may open but cannot sell alcohol, up…

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Dec 21, 2020

The *ND Rough Guide to Thriving During the Holiday season

Due to Covid-19 there maybe even more pressure to enjoy the festive season and the social expectations attached to it, not only people in…

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Craft and Connection this Christmas

It goes without saying that this year has been unlike any other in our lifetime. Due to the pandemic, many of our usual Christmas…

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Recognising good mental health — more than just a tool for recovery

If you could go back in time, what do you wish you had learnt to increase your confidence in navigating your mental health?

Caitlin Pentland

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How is Climate Change Affecting our Mental Health?

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Celeste Miller

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Social distancing is the greatest act of solidarity in pandemic

I am working as a psychiatrist in a large hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. I will never forget the night between 11th and 12th of April this…

Daniela Enache

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