Dementia is a term that covers a wide range of different conditions and every person with dementia experiences illness and the challenges it brings in different ways. While prevention and […]
This article first appeared on the braindomain.org Over the last few years there has been a drive in mental health research to find biological explanations for mental illnesses, both to […]
George Drummond talks about life as a carer, coping strategies and an innovative care solution. There are around 670,000 carers of people with dementia in the UK, often close family […]
Today is University Mental Health Day and there are lots of crucial themes around students’ wellbeing that deserve public discussion on this day. Students can encounter a huge variety of […]
Written by Anne-Marie Bollen and Alison Seymour. The term ‘eating disorders’ is a generic name for a range of clinically significant eating behaviours normally classified under the Diagnostic and Statistical […]
This post first appeared on thebraindomain.org You wouldn’t blame someone with breast cancer or cystic fibrosis for their disease, would you? We know they are caused by impaired biological mechanisms. […]
For a disorder characterised by delusions, hallucinations and false beliefs, it may come as a surprise to know that schizophrenia is thought to originate from the abnormal processing of memories. […]
This post is based on a paper that appears in the first issue of The Student Doctor Journal, an imprint of Cardiff University Press. As the population ages, we will […]
Gellinudd Recovery Centre, Hafal's new in-patient service in Pontardawe for people with a mental illness, was officially launched by Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport Vaughan Gething last month. […]
In 2015, I went to the Cardiff University Winter School in Psychiatry. As second year medics, we had all just finished a two week psychiatry block and everyone was buzzing […]
