In her first Mental Elf blog, Dr Mary Butler discusses the use of probiotics for the treatment of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

Sweeney summarises a qualitative study exploring the #camhs hashtag on TikTok and how young people experience child and ...

Amanda Sabo reviews reports of stigma, misdiagnosis, care and advocacy by autistic adults, previously diagnosed with ...

Alice Dawson and Emma Cormack evaluate an umbrella review on trauma-informed clinical practice in forensic youth settings, which finds that trauma-specific treatments show promise, but they need to be ...

Smoking and depression - Gemma Taylor discusses the effects of smoking cessation treatment options for people with past or ...

Lisa and Milagros consider a systematic review evaluating the effectiveness of psychotherapies for eight mental disorders.

In her latest blog, Emiliana Tonini discusses research on current issues in monitoring and addressing sleep problem in patients with serious mental illness.

Milagros is a postgraduate student currently studying a master’s in Brain and Mind Sciences at University College London (UCL), UK. Milagros has long-maintained an interest in mental health by joining ...

Rina Dutta and Alina Cuhraja summarise a network meta-analysis on antidepressants, suicidal ideation and suicidal behaviours, ...