Mental health blog articles

In this piece, we'll explore anxiety symptoms to look out for, plus how you can help a teenager to minimise disruption to their life and reduce the likelihood of long-term mental health issues.

In this piece, we'll look at how and why depression can impact your work life and how your job can affect your mental health.

For people in a relationship with someone with BPD, or for anyone beginning such a relationship, we spoke with Dr Oluwagbenga Odeyemi from The Priory Hospital Woodbourne about how you can help support your partner and manage BPD symptoms within your relationship.

To help parents, carers and teachers identify whether a child has OCD, we have outlined the symptoms to look out for.

Patients at the Priory’s Hospital in Bristol are benefiting from the company of a 'therapy dog' to help with their treatment for stress, anxiety, and depression.

If you are concerned that a patient may be suffering from BDD, your advice and support will be imperative. Making a referral to a facility that can provide the treatment detailed above will help a patient’s recovery significantly.

Somatoform disorder, also known as somatic symptom disorder (SSD) or psychosomatic disorder, is a mental health condition that causes an individual to experience physical bodily symptoms in response to psychological distress.

Some of us are too self-critical. It could simply be everyday misdemeanours that are troubling us. However, instances in which we compare our relationships to others, look longingly at celebrity social media photos wishing we looked like them, or convincing ourselves that we should be further along the career ladder than we are, can be harmful.

In his article, he discusses the common misconceptions of self-harming, explores why people cause injury to themselves, and how best to offer care and management to individuals you are concerned about.

Dr Donna Grant discusses the most effective ways to support those living with the illness, and offers guidance on how best to approach a patient you are concerned about.

Though the festive period is arguably the busiest time of year, it seems that men aged 25+ suffer from loneliness, anxiety and a number of pressures at Christmas, new research from Priory has revealed.

Dr Donna Grant (MBBS, MCRPsych, BSc Hons), Consultant Psychiatrist at Priory Hospital Chelmsford, offers some top tips to help cope with panic.