My Writing

I am Running For The Animal World

Grieving Stranger Things is grieving my inner child

Do you want to stop depression? Support mothers in the perinatal period – Daily27

Three things I have learned from running the London Marathon

Is Training for a Marathon Good for my Mental Health?

When I talked about my grief, others followed

The i: As my parents died, I grieved for the relationship we never had

Life at a UK University Since the October 7th Attacks

We aspire to revolutionise the treatment of depression

The Mind of Others: A documentary on mental health

The Guardian: The myth that antidepressants are addictive has been debunked

Is our blood at the core of the mind-body interface?

An interview with Professor Matthew Hotopf on ‘Where is psychiatry going?’

The New Humanist: The drugs do work. The war on antidepressants is scientifically unsound. It is hurting the most vulnerable in society.

The Guardian: Succession’s daddy issues and The Flight Attendant’s rampant id: why Freud looms over TV in 2023

How do you keep sane as a creative? An interview with our new columnist, novelist Natali J Simmonds

#BeReal Carmine, you are old!

Antidepressants Can Help People with Depression  -  While We Are Fighting for Societal Changes

On #StrangerThings4, Kate Bush, mental pain, and the monsters of the mind

The Hype on "Beyond the Hype": an Interview with Fiona Fox, the Head of the Science Media Centre

On the road to Ukraine: an interview with Dennis Ougrin

The Guardian: Long Covid is very far from ‘all in the mind’ – but psychology can still help us treat it

Reframing Fathers' Mental Health: An interview with Elliott Rae, founder of "Music.Football.Fatherhood"

During the last 20 years, women had become much more confident in Afghanistan, but everything has changed this week

The London Riots, a Psychiatrist's Perspective

Five groups of people I smile at when I am running

How can we improve the public narrative on the early years, and support parents? Insight from the #5BigInsights.

Daily Mirror: Prepare for day of emotions.

#SuperSaturday is not Independence Day - it is 'acceptance day

Kindness at the time of Coronavirus: who are we really kind to?

Running in the times of #Coronavirus

One Duchess, #5BigQuestions, 730 thousand births and 3.9 million children: How to build the healthiest generation in history.

Are antidepressants addictive? Yes. No. It depends.

Every Pregnancy is Everyone’s Business

People always want to know about stress and how it affects our lives

Is Kung Fu good for your health? Yes — and also for your body and mind.

Let’s kick off the world’s largest study into arts and health!

Letting children go hungry makes no economic (or moral) sense: so why do some governments try to do it?

The Independent: As a psychiatrist, I know that Johann Hari's views on antidepressants are wrong

Antidepressants for depression in schizophrenia: when good-enough evidence is good enough

The key to maternal mental health? Make it a collective experience again #maternalmhmatters

Chronic fatigue syndrome: new evidence of biological causes

Daily Mail: Antidepressants may not be perfect, but they DO save lives

Training Kung Fu with Depression. It’s not a cure, but…

An Adolescent Boy's View of Why Adolescent Boys Should Learn How to Express Their Emotions

Come to Crete if you dare – and even if you don’t

Autoantibody in schizophrenia? Elementary, my dear Lennox

Seven Things Lynn Did Not Know About Pregnancy, the Postpartum, and Why She Became Depressed

Facts You Should Know About Psychiatry and Why It Is Helping the Person Next to You

Food for thought — recipes for a happy year.

It’s not the winning, it’s the taking apart.

There Are More Connections in the Human Brain Than There Are Stars in Our Milky Way Galaxy…

The London Riots, a Psychiatrist's Perspective