André Tomlin

May 2, 2024 | nationalelfservice.net | André Tomlin

We’re hiring! The National Elf Service needs 2 part-time Elf Coordinators to join our team and support us in the commissioning and editing of Mental Elf blogs. This opportunity will suit a PhD student working in a mental health setting, but may also be of interest to people with lived experience, practitioners or trainees working in mental health. We especially welcome applications from individuals with knowledge of psychiatric research.

Nov 13, 2023 | nationalelfservice.net | André Tomlin

Hello, I’m André Tomlin – Founder of The Mental Elf. If you like what we do and you want it to continue, please watch this short video and do what you can to help save The Mental Elf. I started The Mental Elf in 2011 as a free website for anyone who wants to keep up to date with the latest reliable mental health research.

Jul 31, 2023 | nationalelfservice.net | Nadine Staples Parker |Ole A. Andreassen |André Tomlin |Hosana Tagomori

Our schizophrenia Blogs Nadine Parker and Ole Andreassen summarise a recent UK population-based cohort study, which looks at the impact of polygenic risk for schizophrenia on cardiac structure and function in over 32,000 people.

Jul 28, 2023 | nationalelfservice.net | André Tomlin

South Asia’s silent struggle: severe mental illness patients suffer increased burden of physical illness Severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression with psychosis are conditions that can make it hard for people to carry out their daily activities.

Jul 28, 2023 | nationalelfservice.net | André Tomlin |Hannah Walsh |Masuma Pervin Mishu |Jodie Ferris

bipolar disorder IntroductionBipolar, otherwise known as manic depression, now exists largely within common consciousness and understanding, thanks to high profile stigma-busting publicity.