British Journal of Psychiatry Blog Posts

• MDMA-assisted therapy for depression: a promising but early first step

  01 May 2026

  • Raphael Rifkin-Zybutz

  
• Can we predict and prevent weight gain in early psychosis?

  24 Apr 2026

  • Dominic Oliver

  
• Midlife women: self-harm and suicide are not interchangeable

  02 Mar 2026

  • Rachel Gibbons

  
• Coercive control and intimidation: stronger links to adult mental health than physical violence

  02 Feb 2026

  • Megan Bailey

  
• Prevention, screening and treatment of peripartum depression for women: new clinical guidelines

  30 Jan 2026

  • Angelica Tong

  
• A cancer diagnosis brings a suicide risk: The sooner after diagnosis, and the more aggressive the cancer, the higher the risk

  21 Nov 2025

  • Dona Matthews

  
• Genes, brains and self-harm: New study links adolescent risk to biology and disadvantage

  16 Oct 2025

  • Abby (Abigail) Russell

  
• Peer support has UPSIDES for global mental health

  02 Oct 2025

  • Rafi Armanto
  • and Magenta Simmons

  
• “It’s not just for attention”: New research highlights the increased risk of PMDD in women with ADHD

  10 Sep 2025

  • Shubhangi Karmakar

  
• Continuing antipsychotic medication during pregnancy associated with reduced risk of schizophrenia relapse

  11 Mar 2025

  • Shuichi Suetani
  • and Sarah Thomas