In this small RCT, vitamin C supplementation improved attention and work absorption in healthy young adults with low vitamin C levels, alongside changes in gut bacteria and inflammation markers.

Andie Ashdown considers a qualitative study exploring professional views on the needs of South Asian adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the UK.

The Connected Belonging model argues that schools should support young people's relationships to their community, culture and peers, rather than focusing on individual skills like "grit" and ...

James is a trainee clinical psychologist at the University of Manchester. His current research will focus on adverse experiences of psychotherapy, using a mixed-methods approach. His other research ...

Dr Jade Norris considers a study on parents' joyful experiences raising autistic children highlighted by emotional bonding ...

Research Fellow in Autism Research at Bristol Medical School (Population Health Sciences). Recently her work has focused on a clinical trial for treating anxiety in autistic people (the STRATA trial), ...

Ellie Davies explores a study on British Muslims therapy preconceptions with non-Muslim therapists revealing barriers and facilitators for good engagement.

Inpatient mental health services are meant to provide safe places for people experiencing mental health difficulties to receive support and recover, but for many, the reality is far from this ideal.

Brexit in 2016 hit the UK with crucial implications on people’s mental health, especially those who belong to ethnic minority backgrounds. But was there an earlier event in the UK that could have ...

The past 50 years has seen globalisation of psychiatric diagnostic (categorical) frameworks. Early versions were notoriously unreliable; when categories are unreliable they cannot be valid, meaning ...

Exercise-based interventions, potentially serving as either alternative treatments for depression or alongside medication and/or therapy, are recommended by the UK National Institute for Health and ...

Microaggressions are simply defined as brief, commonplace daily verbal and/or behavioural slights or indignities that display hostility towards marginalised and minoritised people (Nadal et al, 2018).