How to Stop Checking Your Phone: A Guide to Breaking the Habit It’s 11:30 PM. You’ve just finished a long day, and you’re exhausted. You tell yourself you’ll check “just one thing” on your...
(Unexplained) Persistent Physical Symptoms (PPS): Definition, Causes, and Treatment A Lancet article, titled “Persistent physical symptoms: definition, genesis, and management” (Lowe, 2024...
5 Mental Health Problems You Should Go to A&E For When it comes to mental health, ‘safety is the priority.’ While many people experience periods of low mood, anxiety, or stress, a men...
Beyond the Outburst: Understanding Tourette’s Through the Lens of I Swear The 2025 biographical drama I Swear, directed by Kirk Jones, has brought a renewed and deeply human focus to Tourette’s Syndro...
How to Perform a Mental State Examination (MSE) The Mental State Examination (MSE) is the psychiatric equivalent of a physical examination. It provides a structured “snapshot” of a patient...
Schizophrenia: 10 Common Signs and When to See a Doctor Symptoms of schizophrenia are generally divided into “positive” (additions to reality) and “negative” (withdrawal...
5 Evidence-Based Coping Skills for Anxiety, Depression, and Stress Navigating the weight of anxiety, depression, and stress can feel like wandering through a fog without a map. However, psychological...
Digital Burnout vs. General Anxiety: How to Tell the Difference 1. Defining the Problem What is General Anxiety? General Anxiety is typically characterised by persistent, excessive worry (medically de...
5 coping mechanisms for mental health problems Dealing with mental health challenges can feel like trying to navigate a ship through a storm without a compass. Whilst professional help is the gold sta...
Depression: 5 Common Signs and When to See a Doctor Often misunderstood as a temporary bout of “the blues,” (clinical) depression is a serious medical condition that affects the entire bod...
