New research from Denmark unpacks how adolescent substance use can pave a dangerous path to future mental health crises.

This new commentary explores where psychedelic mental health treatments might be heading and what needs to happen next.

A systematic review shows relationships between staffing and incidents of violence on wards is complex suggesting an urgent ...

Immersive virtual reality is able to simulate real-life environments, making it a potentially great tool in the treatment of various mental health disorders, like anxiety.

Xiaolin Guo, a MSc student in Global Mental Health at the University of Glasgow, and Nina Higson-Sweeney summarise a recent ...

Jasmine completed undergraduate studies in dual-field adult and mental health nursing in 2018. While completing her ...

Today Emily Wood reminds us that there is an urgent need for high quality evidence to inform guidelines and practice.

Risk of respiratory disease is greatly heightened for people with bipolar disorder but we are missing opportunities to intervene to improve lung health.

Paul Salkovskis & Jo Edge explore the Power Threat Meaning Framework published by the British Psychological Society Division of Clinical Psychology.

Welcome to the Mental Elf. This website will help you find just what you need to keep up-to-date with all of the important and reliable mental health research and guidance. Our team of mental health ...

Talen reviews a recent study investigating microaggressions against transgender individuals as a form of social exclusion.

Dr Eleanor Dawkins is a ST4 Psychiatrist, currently working for SLaM NHS Trust in South London. She is interested in chronic and treatment-resistant psychosis and is passionate about advocating for ...