My Writing

My Writing has been a member of Linktree for 5 years and joined in May 2021. Resources ParianteSPILabBlogs has populated their site with include: • On Defence Mechanisms, A Woodpecker, Good Omens and My Marathon • The Guardian: I’m a psychiatrist who was terrified of horror films – until I learned about ‘cinematic neurosis’ • 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…