Unfortunately, mental health problems are sometimes seen as a sign of weakness. This view can be held by unaffected individuals as well as the sufferers themselves, who believe that they would cope better if only they were stronger characters. Here, we discuss why this is NOT the case and why…
Taking part in research is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the improvement of future health care initiatives. The usefulness of research findings are dependent on the type and quality of the data researchers can access. In our next Mythbusting blog series, EDIT lab placement students Anna, Beth and Bronte…
It’s 2019 and society is slowly winning the battle against stigma surrounding mental health. NHS posters across London ask commuters “How are you feeling?”, “How is your sleep?” and “Are you able to look forward to things as much as you used to?” – and charity campaigners are working to…
Continuing with this week’s theme of sleep, Sarah reviews Professor Alice Gregory’s (guest contributor for our final A-Z blog) book ‘Nodding Off: The Science of Sleep from Cradle to Grave’.
Last but not least in our A-Z series of blog posts, guest contributor Professor Alice Gregory [co-head of the Goldsmiths Sleep Lab] writes about the importance of sleep.
In today’s blog post, Professor Angelica Ronald [guess contributor to our blog] outlines the genetic and environmental causes of paranoid thoughts.
Today Georgina [clinical psychologist and PhD student in our group] walks us through a recent study with implications for understanding OCD and its’ development.
Continuing our A to Z series, Meredith [placement student] describes in this blog post the concept of mental well-being.
It is often discussed how strange it is that people are so different to their family members. After all, shared genes and a shared home environment should lead to strong family resemblance, right? Not necessarily.
This week for our S blog, we bring a post on the important issue of statistical significance, written by a guest blogger from the Said & Dunn blog, led by Dr Erin Dunn. This post is by Khalil Zlaoui, a graduate student in the Dunn Lab. We are very grateful…
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