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Your Mental Health Toolkit

Very Well Mind

Kicking off your mental health journey can often feel like a daunting task, this toolkit can help.

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The New York Times Moves the Goalposts on ADHD

Psychiatric Times

This critical analysis of recent ADHD coverage challenges misconceptions about treatment, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive approach to mental health.

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How Could I Not Love My Baby?

The New York Times -- Mental Health

What happens when motherhood doesnt feel the way you expect.

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The Therapeutic Alliance

Psychiatric Times

The therapeutic alliance in psychiatry: enhancing patient engagement and treatment outcomes through effective communication and collaboration.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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4 Steps to Claiming the Career You Deserve

ADDitude

Too often, ADHD symptoms and circumstances push women to leave high school or college before graduation, limiting professional opportunities as a result. Impulsive behaviors and limiting choices can haunt us and affect our self-esteem, but they need not dictate our career potential. Heres how to recover from early setbacks and forge a path to a satisfying work life.

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What’s the matter? The role of white matter microstructure in depression-related cognitive decline

The Mental Elf

Fionnuala Rogers discusses a study on the role of white matter microstructure in depression-related cognitive dysfunction, which highlights the importance of viewing major depressive disorder not only as a mood disorder, but as a condition with significant neurocognitive implications. The post Whats the matter? The role of white matter microstructure in depression-related cognitive decline appeared first on National Elf Service.

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This Underrated Hack Is the Simple Secret to Better Sleep

Very Well Mind

A steady, consistent "shhh" sound can block out environmental noises that wake you up while youre sleeping. How well does white noise actually work?

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A bouquet of encouragement for mental health carers this Mother’s Day

Sane Blog

This Mother's Day, wed like to recognise all the women who play a caring role in our lives. Caring for someone with complex mental health needs can be overwhelming and sometimes quite lonely, but there are some simple actions you can take to keep yourself and your loved ones positive, connected and confident that youre heading in the right direction.

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How Do I Stop Feeling Like I'm Behind in Life?

Very Well Mind

Feeling behind in life is a common experience, and one that the majority of people experience at least a handful of times throughout their life. Learn how to shift your mindset, redefine success on your own terms, and gain a new appreciation for your unique path.

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I’m Like Who?

Psychiatric Times

Check out this reflective analysis of a notable graduation speech and its personal implications.

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I Took a Cold Shower Every Day for a Week—Here’s How I Felt

Very Well Mind

I wondered if a week of cold showers could shake things upliterally and emotionally. So I tried it. One cold shower, every day, for a full week. Find out how it impacted my mood and energy.

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Shortness of Breath from Anxiety: What’s Happening and How to Cope

My Psychiatry

What Is Shortness of Breath from Anxiety? Shortness of breathalso called dyspneais a feeling that you cant get enough air, or that breathing is difficult or labored. While many people associate this symptom with physical issues like asthma or heart problems, its also a common symptom of anxiety. In fact, for some people, shortness of breath is one of the first and most distressing signs of an anxiety or panic attack.

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Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Work? A Deep Dive into Women’s Mental Health

Lightwork

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a powerful therapeutic approach that helps you reshape negative thought patterns and behaviors into positive, adaptive responses. This evidence-based treatment works by identifying destructive thoughts, challenging them, and developing healthier coping strategies. Women face distinct mental health challenges tied to biological, social, and cultural factors.

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The Irish Times: the invisable addiction crisis gripping Ireland’s teenagers

College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

College member Dr Colin O’Gara, head of addiction services at St John of God Hospital, was quote in an article in the The Irish Times on 3 May entitled ‘Generation gamble: the invisible addiction crisis gripping Irelands teenagers’ Read the full article on The Irish Times here. The first comprehensive Irish legislation since 1956 passed into law after 17 years of stop-start government debate and much industry lobbying.

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What Kind of Therapist Do You Need?

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

So, youve decided it might be time to talk to someone. Maybe life feels heavy. Maybe youre stuck in your own head more than youd like to admit. Or maybe youre just curious. Thats brave. But then comes the real question: What kind of therapist do I need? Honestly, that part can feel more confusing than the decision to go in the first place. Therapy isnt just one thing, and therapists arent all the same.

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How to Stop Perfectionism and Anxiety in their Tracks

Anxiety & Depression Association of America

How to Stop Perfectionism and Anxiety in their Tracks rkeeler May 8, 2025

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FDA Has Granted Request for End of Phase 2 Meeting to Discuss Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment, AD04

Psychiatric Times

Adial Pharmaceuticals advances its treatment for alcohol use disorder, AD04, with FDA meetings and promising genetic insights for targeted therapy.

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Why Do More Police Officers Die by Suicide Than in the Line of Duty?

The New York Times -- Mental Health

His friend and fellow cop killed himself. Then he nearly became a statistic as well. Why do more police officers die by suicide than in the line of duty?

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The Impact of Sleep Medications on Psychiatric Disorders

Psychiatric Times

Collaboration in sleep medicine can optimize treatment for conditions like narcolepsy, ADHD, and insomnia.

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Intimate Partner Violence Among Women with ADHD

ADDitude

With the benefit of hindsight, Candace Rollins* now sees the red flags of intimate partner violence (IPV) in her marriage. The belittling comments that put me in my place more and more over time, not letting me have friends over, driving a wedge between me and my family, explains Rollins, a mother of three in Virginia. I didnt know how to deal with it, so I kept on keeping on.

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Irish Times: College President Dr Lorcan Martin on Mental Health Presentations to Emergency Departments

College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

Dr Lorcan Martin spoke to the Irish Times on the issue of mental health crisis presentations in emergency departments. Though speaking to the issue generally, the article focuses on the tragic death of 34-year-old Adam Loughnane in February, shortly after he left the University Hospital Galway emergency department. Read the article in full on the Irish Times website , and read quotes from the article featuring Dr Martin below.