To mark Women’s History Month, we explore the complex history of hysteria and its impact through the centuries on the understanding of women’s health.
Dr Laura Bunting: remembering our inspirational colleague
We remember Dr Laura Bunting, a dear friend and colleague whose impact leaves a lasting legacy at the National Centre for Mental Health, Cardiff University and beyond.
Help us find the causes and triggers of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and inform better care in the future
Find out how you can help and inform better care for people affected by premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) in the future.
Making suicide and bipolar a research priority
Director of Research at Bipolar UK and Honorary Cardiff University staff member Dr Tania Gergel has been featured in a prestigious journal calling for more understanding into bipolar and suicide.
The changing landscape of maternal mental health
NCMH Research Champion Barbara reflects over the last twenty years of maternal mental health on the anniversary of becoming unwell with postpartum psychosis. May 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of a significant event in my life. In 2004, after the…
Driving positive change in the workplace for people with learning disabilities and autism
On Friday 3 May, NCMH researchers welcomed third sector and academic professionals to discuss the topic of ageing for people with learning disabilities and autism.
Keeping my head above water: overcoming grief through surfing
The focus of Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 is movement: a vital part of maintaining positive mental health and wellbeing. Our guest blogger Chloe shares her experience of movement and how it has helped her deal with grief.
Happy feet, happier brain: how I found myself in dancing
Catrin is a 35-year-old dancer, crocheter, bookworm and cinephile from Cardiff. She is also the Communications Manager of the National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH) and the wider division of psychological medicine and clinical neurosciences at Cardiff University.
Register today: National project creating tools to support mental health of university students
Recent research has discovered that over 40% of students reported high levels of worry.
Championing lived experience voices in brain health research
On Saturday 20 April, we celebrated the importance of patient and public involvement (PPI) in research through our ‘Working together for better brain health’ event hosted in collaboration with the BRAIN Unit.










