Caroline Harper, Clinical Lead for Mental Health at Bupa UK comments on the new ONS Research for UK Suicide rates: “From the earliest days of the pandemic there was concern that suicide rates would increase. However, new research released by ONS has found suicide rates decreased in the first few months of 2020 – for both […]
Vaccine passports linked to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in UK and Israel: A new study from Imperial College London has found a link between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and a perceived lack of free will over vaccine passports. The findings, taken from surveys of 1,358 people across the UK and Israel – two highly vaccinated countries – […]
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Supporting back to school anxiety in a time of COVID: Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, based at the Priory’s Oxford Wellbeing Centre. Here she explains how to support young people who may be feeling anxious at the start of the new school term and struggling to adjust to new […]
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When you have to say No to your teen or tween. Advice from Michelle Mitchell […]
Two University of Bradford projects which aim to take mental health support into the digital realm have been awarded funding by the Office for Students. Following a call from the Office for Students for bids for projects to explore innovative and intersectional approaches to target mental health support for students, the University has been successful in receiving funding for two […]
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Rise in Pandemic-Related Eating Disorders In Young People: New research from Bupa UK shows how the pandemic has raised awareness of eating disorders in younger generations. Teenagers have turned to harmful coping mechanisms to manage their mental health during the pandemic, including controlling or restricting their food intake. 46% of teens surveyed had altered their eating […]
Exams and the importance of Plan B: As exam results are released, Priory child psychiatrist Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg tells parents: ‘Why having a ‘Plan B’ is so important in reducing a child’s anxiety’ It’s been a stressful year for students, culminating for those in England receiving AS, A level and GCSE results this week, […]
New research published in The Journal of Physiology found that otherwise healthy young people diagnosed with COVID-19, regardless of their symptom severity, have problems with their nervous system when compared with healthy control subjects. Specifically, the system which oversees the fight-or-flight response, the sympathetic nervous system, seems to be abnormal (overactive in some instances and […]
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New research offers Europe-wide insight on how chronic pain sufferers have been impacted by the pandemic. Chronic pain sufferers silenced by pandemic, as survey finds 7 in 10 delayed seeking help: Delayed medical advice has left patients feeling increased worry and stress Face-to-face appointments are the preference for the majority, with 68 per cent agreeing […]
Ok not to be ok: Medals and mental health; why talking about mental health on the world’s stage has become a game-changer: Athletes talking about their mental health could change the conversation forever and for everyone, says Priory psychotherapist Dee Johnson. Physical and mental health still don’t have parity, but this has got to change, she […]