Carmine Maria Pariante
@carminepariante.bsky.social
Psychiatrist and Writer ✍️🇬🇧🇮🇹
Website https://linktr.ee/Carmine_Pariante
Chair https://www.psychiatryresearchtrust.org/
Editor https://www.inspirethemind.org/
Kung fu, running, travel!
Website https://linktr.ee/Carmine_Pariante
Chair https://www.psychiatryresearchtrust.org/
Editor https://www.inspirethemind.org/
Kung fu, running, travel!
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🧪In today's article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social student Erin Collins talks about why #heartbreak feels #physical, highlighting the #chemistry of a broken heart.
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Why Heartbreak Feels Physical: The Chemistry of a Broken Heart
Heartbreak is a common experience, often understood as a time of emotional crisis which can be resolved with feeling-based healing. Some typical advice you may have heard (or given) is: “the feeling w...
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February 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
🧪In today's article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social student Erin Collins talks about why #heartbreak feels #physical, highlighting the #chemistry of a broken heart.
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🧪In today’s article, @ox.ac.uk medical student Menagaa Sarvananthalingam reflects on how #languagebarriers affect #patientcare, from both a personal and professional perspective, highlighting how they contribute to #healthinequalities and how to address them.
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The Unheard Voice: When Language Barriers Limit Patient Care
I never had to think when I switched between speaking Tamil and English, it was second nature to me. I spoke Tamil at home and English at school, sometimes mixing the two without realising I did. I ha...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
🧪In today’s article, @ox.ac.uk medical student Menagaa Sarvananthalingam reflects on how #languagebarriers affect #patientcare, from both a personal and professional perspective, highlighting how they contribute to #healthinequalities and how to address them.
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In today’s short story, Chloe Smith takes us into Celine’s life, where #anxiety keeps her stuck in a loop where every day seems the same, using her fictional world to remind us how small steps can help us regain #connection, #hope and new possibilities.
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Day After Day — A Short Story
Celine’s day was the same, come rain or shine. It helped that she never really knew what the weather was, but that was beside the point. As soon as she got her heart to stop palpitating after her alar...
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January 30, 2026 at 3:06 PM
In today’s short story, Chloe Smith takes us into Celine’s life, where #anxiety keeps her stuck in a loop where every day seems the same, using her fictional world to remind us how small steps can help us regain #connection, #hope and new possibilities.
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🌎🧠 With today’s article, writer Mariana Delgado wraps up our #mindinconflict series, reflecting on leaving #Venezuela as a child and exploring how the ongoing #politicalunrest in her home country continues to affect her #mentalhealth and #family relationships.
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Losing More Than My Home After Leaving Venezuela
I was born on December 3rd, 1993, in Caracas’ busiest hospital. I spent my early years in a high-rise apartment at the top of a mountain in Manzanares, living a quiet, ordinary life. Everything change...
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January 28, 2026 at 2:50 PM
🌎🧠 With today’s article, writer Mariana Delgado wraps up our #mindinconflict series, reflecting on leaving #Venezuela as a child and exploring how the ongoing #politicalunrest in her home country continues to affect her #mentalhealth and #family relationships.
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In today's article, teacher and writer Anna Nixon shares the experience of overcoming #acne in #adulthood, highlighting how she has learnt to #embrace the #scars over time.
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Overcoming Acne in Adulthood
Severe acne may seem only skin deep, but its effects on mental health can be devastating.
I’m Anna, a primary school teacher and writer who has struggled with acne since my late teens. I have been th...
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January 27, 2026 at 3:50 PM
In today's article, teacher and writer Anna Nixon shares the experience of overcoming #acne in #adulthood, highlighting how she has learnt to #embrace the #scars over time.
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In today’s article, singer-songwriter, producer, and writer Charlee Remitz shares her journey through #healthanxiety as an #artist, reflecting on how accepting her #mentalhealth struggles helped her move forward and find ways to cope.
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On Health Anxiety as an Artist
Eight years ago, I went to a friend of mine in distress. I had a lump or a bump or a cough or a premonition.
“I am dying,” I told her. I was certain of it.
“Or are you just about to put an album out...
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January 23, 2026 at 4:44 PM
In today’s article, singer-songwriter, producer, and writer Charlee Remitz shares her journey through #healthanxiety as an #artist, reflecting on how accepting her #mentalhealth struggles helped her move forward and find ways to cope.
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I so much enjoyed writing on #strangerthings and the #conformitygate theory - and on why it is all down to our unconscious emotions!
In today's article, ITM Editor in Chief @carminepariante.bsky.social talks about the ending of #StrangerThings, highlighting how the series finale led him to reflect on his #innerchild, ending with a message of embracing a new #fantasy #reality.
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Grieving Stranger Things is grieving my inner child
It’s time to accept it, Stranger Things is finished. We have all become a little bit more adult since Episode 8, which aired on New Year’s Eve.
Why is it so difficult to accept that it is over? This ...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I so much enjoyed writing on #strangerthings and the #conformitygate theory - and on why it is all down to our unconscious emotions!
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In today's article, ITM Editor in Chief @carminepariante.bsky.social talks about the ending of #StrangerThings, highlighting how the series finale led him to reflect on his #innerchild, ending with a message of embracing a new #fantasy #reality.
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www.inspirethemind.org/post/grievin...
Grieving Stranger Things is grieving my inner child
It’s time to accept it, Stranger Things is finished. We have all become a little bit more adult since Episode 8, which aired on New Year’s Eve.
Why is it so difficult to accept that it is over? This ...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:29 PM
In today's article, ITM Editor in Chief @carminepariante.bsky.social talks about the ending of #StrangerThings, highlighting how the series finale led him to reflect on his #innerchild, ending with a message of embracing a new #fantasy #reality.
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In today’s article, writer and digital creator Jelisha Jones opens up about her journey with #alopecia, reflecting on how living with #hairloss helped her reclaim her #selfworth and #confidence.
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The Price of Self-Abandonment: What Alopecia Taught Me About Wholeness
I have alopecia, and I wear my bald head proudly now.
Alopecia is hair loss that can be the result of medical conditions, hormonal changes, or genetics. While it is treatable, sometimes its effects c...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:32 PM
In today’s article, writer and digital creator Jelisha Jones opens up about her journey with #alopecia, reflecting on how living with #hairloss helped her reclaim her #selfworth and #confidence.
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🧪 In today’s article, @umontreal.ca researcher Enzo Cipriani discusses the importance of social determinants in #Schizophrenia, drawing on his #research into how #socialfactors interact with biological mechanisms shaping #mentalhealth outcomes.
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How the social becomes biological and pathological
The question surrounding the innate and cultural forces that can shape an individual goes as far as biology and social sciences go.
Psychiatry can be understood as a hybrid medical speciality. Whil...
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January 20, 2026 at 12:44 PM
🧪 In today’s article, @umontreal.ca researcher Enzo Cipriani discusses the importance of social determinants in #Schizophrenia, drawing on his #research into how #socialfactors interact with biological mechanisms shaping #mentalhealth outcomes.
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In today's article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social graduate Olivia Marsh talks about the large gap in #hormonalcontraception research, highlighting the need for better #care.
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Prioritise Female Health: The Gap in Hormonal Contraception Research
The healthcare sector’s overwhelming complacency with current female hormonal contraceptives has resulted in a lack of innovation for new methods. Between 2017 and 2020, pharmaceutical companies funde...
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January 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
In today's article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social graduate Olivia Marsh talks about the large gap in #hormonalcontraception research, highlighting the need for better #care.
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🧪 In today’s article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social MSc student Adam Filan breaks down what #chronicpain is, how it affects the physical and #mentalhealth of those living with it, and where current #research is heading to better understand it and treat it.
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Chronic Pain: The UK's Silent Health Epidemic
Disability due to chronic pain is a massive issue in the UK, with millions of people across the country unable to work, see their friends, or perform everyday tasks because of their condition. As an i...
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January 12, 2026 at 4:19 PM
🧪 In today’s article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social MSc student Adam Filan breaks down what #chronicpain is, how it affects the physical and #mentalhealth of those living with it, and where current #research is heading to better understand it and treat it.
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In today’s article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social PhD student Aeron Kim discusses the importance of #sound in #architecture, reflecting on how this often-overlooked dimension can affect our #mentalhealth.
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Learning to Listen: Sound as an Overlooked Dimension in Architecture
Have you ever thought about sound in the spaces you love to spend time in?
When we talk about what makes a place great, we usually focus on how it looks. We notice the lighting, the materials, the lay...
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January 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
In today’s article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social PhD student Aeron Kim discusses the importance of #sound in #architecture, reflecting on how this often-overlooked dimension can affect our #mentalhealth.
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What does it take to win #TheTraitors? In today’s article, Psychologist Patrycia Gaszczyk delves into the #psychology behind the hit #realityshow, unpacking the psychological traits and strategies that underpin successful #deception.
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The Psychology of Deception in The Traitors
On ‘The Traitors UK’, an award-winning reality TV competition, strangers trust and betray one another for the chance to win up to £120,000 (and one more day in the presence of Claudia Winkleman’s frin...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
What does it take to win #TheTraitors? In today’s article, Psychologist Patrycia Gaszczyk delves into the #psychology behind the hit #realityshow, unpacking the psychological traits and strategies that underpin successful #deception.
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In today’s article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social MSc student Heidi Kneeshaw reflects on the challenges the #festiveseason can bring for people living with #dementia and their #carers, sharing practical tips to support their #mentalhealth and #wellbeing.
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Dementia, families and carers' wellbeing during the Holiday period
Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that affects the brain and causes issues with memory, behaviour, emotions, and communication. The most common form is Alzheimer’s disease, which i...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
In today’s article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social MSc student Heidi Kneeshaw reflects on the challenges the #festiveseason can bring for people living with #dementia and their #carers, sharing practical tips to support their #mentalhealth and #wellbeing.
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That’s a wrap for 2025!
As another year comes to a close, we want to thank our readers and contributors for being part of Inspire the Mind. We’ll be back in January 2026 with many more new, engaging, and exciting articles.
In the meantime, we wish you #happyholidays!
As another year comes to a close, we want to thank our readers and contributors for being part of Inspire the Mind. We’ll be back in January 2026 with many more new, engaging, and exciting articles.
In the meantime, we wish you #happyholidays!
December 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
That’s a wrap for 2025!
As another year comes to a close, we want to thank our readers and contributors for being part of Inspire the Mind. We’ll be back in January 2026 with many more new, engaging, and exciting articles.
In the meantime, we wish you #happyholidays!
As another year comes to a close, we want to thank our readers and contributors for being part of Inspire the Mind. We’ll be back in January 2026 with many more new, engaging, and exciting articles.
In the meantime, we wish you #happyholidays!
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In today’s article, writer @aleenahansari.bsky.social opens up about embracing #Christmas traditions as a Muslim, reflecting on how #holidaycelebrations can go beyond religious and cultural traditions to embody shared values of joy, #belonging and #inclusion.
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Creating My Own Holiday Traditions as a Muslim
Growing up Muslim, I didn’t have many holiday traditions, so I learned to create my own.Today, I’m a Seattle-based writer who has learned to create traditions and define home on my own terms. As a kid...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
In today’s article, writer @aleenahansari.bsky.social opens up about embracing #Christmas traditions as a Muslim, reflecting on how #holidaycelebrations can go beyond religious and cultural traditions to embody shared values of joy, #belonging and #inclusion.
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In today’s article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social PhD student Riddhi Laijawala reviews @godfreyisaacs.bsky.social's latest book, highlighting the importance of evidence-based resources like this in challenging #misinformation around #pregnancy and #childbirth.
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An inclusive and relevant pregnancy book is exactly what we need
Pregnancy is expected to be a “one size fits all” phenomenon. Every stereotype of a pregnant person involves peeing on a stick, sharing the happy news with your partner, throwing up every morning, and...
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December 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In today’s article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social PhD student Riddhi Laijawala reviews @godfreyisaacs.bsky.social's latest book, highlighting the importance of evidence-based resources like this in challenging #misinformation around #pregnancy and #childbirth.
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In today’s article, psychiatry trainee Anna Todd discusses the urgent need to challenge societal #stigma and #antipsychiatry attitudes to tackle the #mentalhealthcrisis in the UK.
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Challenging Stigma and Scepticism in the UK’s Mental Health Crisis
Britain faces a growing mental health crisis, yet the narrative increasingly blames individuals rather than the conditions that shape their lives.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In today’s article, psychiatry trainee Anna Todd discusses the urgent need to challenge societal #stigma and #antipsychiatry attitudes to tackle the #mentalhealthcrisis in the UK.
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🧪 In today’s article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social MSc student Rona Hiley-Mann discusses the use of #chatbots among #teens, reflecting on the risks they pose and how #AI should be used responsibly to support #mentalhealth.
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Shifting Skills, Not Reality: Teens and AI Chatbots
I will shift.
Two teenagers scribbled this same line repeatedly in their journals. Both later died by suicide after extensive interactions with Character.AI chatbots
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December 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🧪 In today’s article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social MSc student Rona Hiley-Mann discusses the use of #chatbots among #teens, reflecting on the risks they pose and how #AI should be used responsibly to support #mentalhealth.
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In today’s piece, Psychology and Neuroscience graduate Caroline Lackner explores the feeling of #nostalgia and what it reveals about the #mindbodyconnection, reflecting on her own experience while unpacking the #science behind it.
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Nostalgia: Aching for the Ordinary
How nostalgia makes us yearn for our own memories.
Time moves forward whether we follow it or not. Nostalgia, however, waits.It lingers in old songs, in familiar streets, in the scent of a season ...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In today’s piece, Psychology and Neuroscience graduate Caroline Lackner explores the feeling of #nostalgia and what it reveals about the #mindbodyconnection, reflecting on her own experience while unpacking the #science behind it.
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🧪 In today’s article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social PhD student Riddhi Laijawala discusses how #federatedlearning can advance #mentalhealthresearch, drawing on her experience using this approach in the HappyMums study.
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Federated Learning Analysis: Revolutionising global research data
I am a mental health researcher working on the HappyMums project, a European consortium that focuses on understanding depression in pregnancy. At King’s College London, we are leading a clinical study...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
🧪 In today’s article, @kingsioppn.bsky.social PhD student Riddhi Laijawala discusses how #federatedlearning can advance #mentalhealthresearch, drawing on her experience using this approach in the HappyMums study.
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Read now: www.inspirethemind.org/post/federat...
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🧪Does #alcoholconsumption become more #harmful the older we get? In today's article, @utaustin.bsky.social Research Fellow Alexis Campanile answers this question, highlighting what happens when #alcohol and #ageing collide.
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Does Alcohol Become More Harmful As We Age?
When we think about individuals who are likely to consume alcohol in large quantities, we often think about college-aged students or middle-aged adults. However, one important age group is often overl...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
🧪Does #alcoholconsumption become more #harmful the older we get? In today's article, @utaustin.bsky.social Research Fellow Alexis Campanile answers this question, highlighting what happens when #alcohol and #ageing collide.
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In today’s article, freelance journalist Aysha Imtiaz opens up about the struggles #internationalstudents face when studying abroad with their family, reflecting on her own #livedexperience.
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In Limbo: The Cost of Studying Abroad with Family
There are two types of winter coats. One is light on the pocket but good for a fast-fashion spin. Then there’s the down-filled workhorse, puffed with promise and designed to last year after year. Stan...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
In today’s article, freelance journalist Aysha Imtiaz opens up about the struggles #internationalstudents face when studying abroad with their family, reflecting on her own #livedexperience.
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"Strong evidence shows that perinatal depression increases the risk of depression and other mental health problems in the offspring"
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✏️ @carminepariante.bsky.social Professor of Biological Psychiatry at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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✏️ @carminepariante.bsky.social Professor of Biological Psychiatry at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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January 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM