Mental Health
Childhood adversity, depression, obesity and the gut microbiome: a complex relationship in pregnancy
Adverse childhood experiences, such as abuse, neglect or household dysfunction, have been associated with a wide range of physical and...
My Food Rules To Help a Picky Eater
Over the years, I’ve gotten a lot of questions about how I get my kids to eat healthy foods. In...
New Study Looks At The Effectiveness Of Youth Social Prescribing While Waiting For Treatment
A new study published in European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry looked at the effectiveness and implementation of youth social prescribing...
4.48 Psychosis review – a dazzling, harrowing opera worthy of Sarah Kane’s furious writing | Opera
Sarah Kane revolutionised British theatre with five provocative plays written between 1995 and 1999. Her final work, 4.48 Psychosis, was...
Attention or distraction: does focus change the body’s inflammatory response?
I hate being ill. When I have flu, a stomach ache or one of those vague “something is coming on”...
What I’ve Learned (And Changed My Mind On)
When I first started Wellness Mama I couldn’t have imagined where this journey would take me. All of the research,...
New Study Looks At Symptoms Experienced By Women With Endometriosis
A new study published in the Journal of Human Reproduction looked at characterizing endometriosis and adenomyosis symptom clusters and their...
George W Brown obituary | Psychiatry
In 1956 a letter arrived for George Brown. The Social Psychiatry Research Unit in Camberwell, south London, needed an anthropology...
Can we audit AI chatbots for mental health safety?
We are probably now quite familiar with the story. On the one hand, AI chatbots can extend the reach of...
How Triggers Can Become Teachers (and Bring More Peace)
I used to think being triggered meant someone else was doing something wrong. Someone interrupted me, showed up late again,...
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