Medical student and patient Zac discusses the effect chronic physical illness had on his mental health and urges the importance of integrated mental and physical healthcare.
Read Zac's blog: https://t.co/gLIyeWy4CL
Most autistic people are adults, but most adults are undiagnosed. Our latest #AutisticaBriefs, published today, focus on adult diagnosis, particularly on access, post-diagnostic support and diagnosing women and girls. They are available here: https://t.co/PkhmRrxYe8
16 million people in the UK experience a mental illness at some point each year ranges from anxiety and depression to alcohol dependence, substance misuse and psychosis. The @MaudsleyCharity is there to help, so help us help them by donating at one of our 2019 screenings
Our updated #anxiety GWAS with a larger sample size and additional replication analyses is up on @biorxivpreprint. 5 novel loci with replication in anxiety, MDD and neuroticism @thaliaeley@psychgenomics https://t.co/sdyjKfaJzO
New research from @kingsioppn finds individuals’ #DNA can predict up to 11% of the differences seen between young people in intelligence and 16% of the differences in educational achievement: https://t.co/sjoX9iSzqs @TwinsUKres
Today marks two years since the Westminster Bridge attack. Our thoughts are with those who lost their lives and everyone who was affected. We also remember the bravery of our emergency services and hospital staff who cared for people involved 💙
New @KingsCollegeLon research from Dr Marta Di Forti, Prof Sir Robin Murray and colleagues is the first to show the impact of #cannabis use on population rates of #psychosis
Read more: https://t.co/khIPIkqORb
Paper in @TheLancetPsych: https://t.co/sP3ICZCjl0
We are pleased to share the news that we have been part of a new BBC2 Louis Theroux doc, called Mothers on the Edge, about postpartum psychosis. The film will focus on postpartum mental health, and will take viewers inside two psychiatric units, including our own MBU at Bethlem💙
The director of #TEDS, @RobertPlomin, recently discussed the importance of #DNA in education with TES magazine. We are seeing some great responses to the article!
Make sure to catch up and read the excellent piece here: https://t.co/aId9ihLuNo
A closeup of the motor #cortex featuring some of my all time favorite cells- the massive Betz cells in layer V! Descending #axons bring motor information into spinal cord. #neuro#sciart#brain
B. F Skinner facts:
⏺️He considered free will to be an illusion
⏺️He believed that when a behaviour has previously been proved rewarding, that behaviour will be repeated
⏺️He invented the 'Skinner box' to study how to reinforce certain behaviours in rats