Dr Alison Pease reviewed efforts to use technology in creative mental health therapies and found AI tools must support respect therapy’s sensitive nature.

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21.01.2025

Introducing SYNAPSING | MQ Mental Health Research

MQ is partnering with nine other organisation from across Europe for a new, EU funded research project called SYNAPSING.

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21.01.2025

Addressing Mental Health Challenges in Juvenile Diabetes

Dr Archana Nepal found that "pre-depression" in young people with diabetes was often seen as depression, limiting its usefulness.

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20.01.2025

How Anxiety and Depression Affect the Way We Move

Dr Aleksandra Birn-Jeffery found that depression significantly impacts movement, causing slower walking, shorter steps, and more frequent pauses

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20.01.2025

Exploring the Benefits of Gardening for Mental Health

Dr Carly Wood found that therapy using gardening activities helped significantly reduce depression and anxiety symptoms in participants

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17.01.2025

Exploring the Benefits of Gardening for Mental Health

Dr Carly Wood found that therapy using gardening activities helped significantly reduce depression and anxiety symptoms in participants

MQ Mental Health

16.01.2025

Using Digital Tools to Support Mental Health After a Brain Injury

Dr Tom Bashford explored how digital tools like mobile apps could improve mental health care for patients with traumatic brain injuries

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15.01.2025

The genetic risk factors for depression | MQ Mental Health Research

A new global study, led by the UK, has pinpointed the genes that increases the risk of developing depression across different ethnicities.

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14.01.2025

Developing and Testing the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets

Researchers at KCL, supported by MQ, the Wellcome Trust and lived experience experts have launched a ground-breaking platform that can facilitate research into health and wellbeing.

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09.01.2025

What impact will Meta’s changes to fact checking have on mental health?

Yesterday Meta announced that they would be ending third party fact checking on their US platforms. But what impact will this have on mental health?

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03.01.2025

MQ trustee James Palmer awarded CBE | MQ Mental Health Research

James Palmer has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in this year's Honours lists for his services to business and to law in the United Kingdom.

MQ Mental Health

20.12.2024

2024: A year of breakthroughs | MQ Mental Health Research

As 2024 draws to a close we reflect on the breakthroughs made in mental health research over the past year.

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14.12.2024

Why Loneliness Hurts Sleep More Than Screen Time for Students

A study from Oregon State University have found that loneliness is a bigger obstacle to college students getting a good night's sleep than excessive screen time

MQ Mental Health

13.12.2024

MQ’s response to the 10-Year Health Plan | MQ Mental Health Research

MQ has identified four priorities we would like to see incorporated into the 10-Year Health Plan for England.

MQ Mental Health

12.12.2024

Launch of the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets

Next month, researchers at King’s College London will be launching the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets; A ground-breaking platform that can facilitate research.

MQ Mental Health

10.12.2024

Urgent Letter to Prime Minister on Mental Health

Major organisations working to improve the UK’s mental health express concerns about mental health waiting lists not being prioritised in the Government's Plan for Change.

MQ Mental Health

07.12.2024

How Fitness Trackers Could Revolutionize Bipolar Disorder Management

Research reveals a concerning rise in depression among LGBTQIA+ U.S. higher education students, indicating their disproportionate mental health challenges.

MQ Mental Health

29.11.2024

Announcing Andy Ratcliffe | MQ Mental Health Research

MQ Mental Health Research is delighted to announce that Andy Ratcliffe has been appointed as their new CEO.

MQ Mental Health

22.11.2024

The Alarming Rise of Depression in LGBTQIA+ College Communities

Research reveals a concerning rise in depression among LGBTQIA+ U.S. higher education students, indicating their disproportionate mental health challenges.

MQ Mental Health

14.11.2024

New research finds risk of PTSD 20 times higher for people held in offshore detention

Researchers found refugees in offshore detention face a 20 x greater risk of PTSD and other mental health problems than asylum seekers who were detained onshore

MQ Mental Health

13.11.2024

The Role of Depression in Accelerated Memory Decline (and What to Do About It)

A study has found s a two-way link between depressive symptoms and memory decline in older adults.

MQ Mental Health

12.11.2024

How Alcohol Really Affects Bipolar Disorder Symptoms

Researchers found that even small increases in drinking can lead to lasting depressive or manic symptoms in individuals with bipolar disorder.

MQ Mental Health

07.11.2024

How At-Home Brain Stimulation Could Help Treat Depression

A study has found that a device delivering a weak electrical current to the brain, is a safe and effective way to treat depression at home.

MQ Mental Health

07.11.2024

Mental Health Bill Reform | MQ Mental Health Research

Today the government has announced its revised mental health bill will be finally put to Parliament. We've rounded up responses from the mental health sector.

MQ Mental Health

05.11.2024

Data Science Recap: Natural Language Processing & Linking Electronic Health Data

A mental health app has been found to prevent increases in depression among young people at high risk, offering a cost-effective public mental health measure.

MQ Mental Health

05.11.2024

Data Science Recap: Navigating Data, Trust, and Ethics in Mental Health Research

Aeron is a passionate Mental Health Data Scientist who attended the event in London. Here, she kindly shares what it was like to attend.

MQ Mental Health

31.10.2024

What does the new budget mean for mental health research? |

There were many announcements within the budget but what do they mean for mental health research? And how might it impact the mental health of the nation?

MQ Mental Health

24.10.2024

What impact does internet use have on children’s mental health? |

"MQ's evidence-based approach aligns with PwC and we are excited about the potential to support one of the key recommendations from the report." - David Adair

MQ Mental Health

22.10.2024

How Children’s Thoughts Influence PTSD and Anxiety After Trauma

A mental health app has been found to prevent increases in depression among young people at high risk, offering a cost-effective public mental health measure.

MQ Mental Health

18.10.2024

Severe Mental Illness Triples Risk of Death from Non-COVID Respiratory Infections

Research from King's College London has found that people with severe mental illness are 3 times as likely to die from non-COVID respiratory infections.

MQ Mental Health

17.10.2024

A Breakthrough Treatment for Schizophrenia |

Recently a new drug was approved for use in the USA to treat schizophrenia in adults. But how does this new drug work? And how effective is it?

MQ Mental Health

17.10.2024

How a Mental Health App is Tackling Depression in High-Risk Youth

A mental health app has been found to prevent increases in depression among young people at high risk, offering a cost-effective public mental health measure.

MQ Mental Health

10.10.2024

Commercial practices and mental health | MQ Mental Health Research

Young people across the globe are increasingly exposed to commercial practices on the internet that can significantly impact their mental health and well-being.

MQ Mental Health

10.10.2024

We have a rapidly closing window to make internet use healthy for young people, say experts |

Experts have conducted a comprehensive review of the research into the effects of the internet on young people's mental health, both positive and negative.

MQ Mental Health

08.10.2024

Stress, Boredom, and Impulsivity: Understanding the Drive Behind Rash Choices

Research from the University of Portsmouth has explored the link between high impulsivity and boredom to understand what drives rash and unhealthy decisions.

MQ Mental Health

08.10.2024

Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Mental Health Advocacy

This blog explores the mental health challenges experienced by those from the LGBTQ community and those who have faced bullying.

MQ Mental Health

03.10.2024

Experts discuss the challenges in mental health research

Rethink and MQ held a roundtable with leading voices in mental health to discuss the barriers preventing progress in research into different mental illnesses.

MQ Mental Health

30.09.2024

How Tetris Is Helping Frontline Workers Fight PTSD

A study from Uppsala University has found that a single treatment session, including playing the video game Tetris, can significantly reduce symptoms of PTSD.

MQ Mental Health

30.09.2024

Are Mental Health Video Games Effective?

Research suggests that video games designed for mental health interventions can modestly improve well-being in young people with anxiety, depression, and ADHD.

MQ Mental Health

24.09.2024

Study Reveals the Link Between Diabetes Complications and Mental Health

Research from the University of Washington found the pandemic accelerated brain maturation in adolescents, especially in girls.

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Exploring the Role of Creative AI in Art Therapy

Introducing SYNAPSING | MQ Mental Health Research

Addressing Mental Health Challenges in Juvenile Diabetes

How Anxiety and Depression Affect the Way We Move

Exploring the Benefits of Gardening for Mental Health

Exploring the Benefits of Gardening for Mental Health

Using Digital Tools to Support Mental Health After a Brain Injury

The genetic risk factors for depression | MQ Mental Health Research

Developing and Testing the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets

What impact will Meta’s changes to fact checking have on mental health?

MQ trustee James Palmer awarded CBE | MQ Mental Health Research

2024: A year of breakthroughs | MQ Mental Health Research

Why Loneliness Hurts Sleep More Than Screen Time for Students

MQ’s response to the 10-Year Health Plan | MQ Mental Health Research

Launch of the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets

Urgent Letter to Prime Minister on Mental Health

How Fitness Trackers Could Revolutionize Bipolar Disorder Management

Announcing Andy Ratcliffe | MQ Mental Health Research

The Alarming Rise of Depression in LGBTQIA+ College Communities

New research finds risk of PTSD 20 times higher for people held in offshore detention

The Role of Depression in Accelerated Memory Decline (and What to Do About It)

How Alcohol Really Affects Bipolar Disorder Symptoms

How At-Home Brain Stimulation Could Help Treat Depression

Mental Health Bill Reform | MQ Mental Health Research

Data Science Recap: Natural Language Processing & Linking Electronic Health Data

Data Science Recap: Navigating Data, Trust, and Ethics in Mental Health Research

What does the new budget mean for mental health research? |

What impact does internet use have on children’s mental health? |

How Children’s Thoughts Influence PTSD and Anxiety After Trauma

Severe Mental Illness Triples Risk of Death from Non-COVID Respiratory Infections

A Breakthrough Treatment for Schizophrenia |

How a Mental Health App is Tackling Depression in High-Risk Youth

Commercial practices and mental health | MQ Mental Health Research

We have a rapidly closing window to make internet use healthy for young people, say experts |

Stress, Boredom, and Impulsivity: Understanding the Drive Behind Rash Choices

Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Mental Health Advocacy

Experts discuss the challenges in mental health research

How Tetris Is Helping Frontline Workers Fight PTSD

Are Mental Health Video Games Effective?

Study Reveals the Link Between Diabetes Complications and Mental Health

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