An inconvenient truth? Older people’s mental health during Covid-19
Jan reflects on the mental health implications of the pandemic for older people in care homes
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Unsettling and unjust: mental health inequalities and coronavirus
Andy outlines how the impact of coronavirus, like mental illness, is being driven by inequality
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Was it catastrophising or not after all?
Marsha McAdam on the surreal way the pandemic is validating the previous fears she experienced with Borderline Personality Disorder
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A public health approach to understanding resilience during COVID-19
Sally Amor challenges the idea of resilience as ‘grit and determination’, recommending instead a trauma-informed understanding
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Keeping yourself and others safe: Leadership in the age of COVID-19
Jim McManus shares hard-learned lessons on looking after yourself and others during the pandemic
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Managing your eating through a time of turmoil
Hope shares some practical tips on what can be helpful with managing an eating disorder while isolating at home
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Life in quarantine: notes from a psychiatrist
Nuwan Dissanayaka considers the impact of the pandemic on some of the most vulnerable and isolated in our communities
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Managing an anxiety disorder in the midst of coronavirus
Thea shares her reflections on managing her mental health during the pandemic
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The Government’s emergency Mental Health Act changes: what do they mean in practice?
Louis explains what changes the Coronavirus Bill will make to the care of people detained under the Mental Health Act
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What does ‘Budget 2020’ mean for mental health?
Louis unpacks the Government’s spending pledges and how they could impact people with mental health difficulties
Type: Blog