Dr Nicky Lambert

Making sense of the widening gender mental health gap: what teenage girls told us Girls said that visual platforms, such as Instagram and TikTok, particularly reiterate gendered expectations for girls on how they should present themselves.

Making sense of the widening gender mental health gap: what teenage girls told us

Doing it Ourselves: Crafting a Mad Zine Methodology - Hel Spandler, Jill Anderson, Tamsin Walker, 2026 This article describes the approach we developed in our research project about radical mental health zines, or mad zines. Rather than importing a set of accepte...

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Dementia: how brain resilience, immune health and the menopause play a role in women’s risk Investigating sex-specific factors could lead to more targeted therapies and better understanding of diseases, such as Alzheimer’s.

Dementia: how brain resilience, immune health and the menopause play a role in women’s risk

Boofing: why taking illicit drugs rectally is so risky It isn’t new but stronger drugs and faster absorption mean boofing carries risks many people don’t realise.

Boofing: why taking illicit drugs rectally is so risky

How mental health has changed in baby boomers and gen X across their entire adulthoods Our findings highlight life-long inequalities in mental health by factors that are down to chance.

How mental health has changed in baby boomers and gen X across their entire adulthoods

Routine medical procedures can feel harder for women – here’s why When medical procedures are designed around male anatomy, women often pay the price – in pain, difficulty and dismissal.

Routine medical procedures can feel harder for women – here’s why

The menopause gap: why some women suffer more and get less care Menopause is universal, but experiences are not. Ethnicity, culture and access to care shape symptoms, silence and support, leaving many women overlooked.

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Emily Ryalls’ Divine Archives explores women’s collective and individual experiences with pain Women’s experiences of pain – and how pain is felt, understood and lived through the body – sit at the heart of the exhibition.

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How to deal with worry this Christmas You may not control which worries show up before Christmas, but you can control how you respond to them.

How to deal with worry this Christmas

Violence against women and girls: four key takeaways from a strategy that aims to change society The goal is to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.

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What looks like ‘overdiagnosis’ is really a system struggling to provide continuous care Diagnosis rates are rising because the NHS pathway is overwhelmed and fragmented, not because distress is being exaggerated.

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Drug use is changing in England – with more adults showing signs of dependence Our survey has highlighted shifts in the nature of drug use in England, the types of drugs adults take and their dependence on these drugs.

Drug use is changing in England – with more adults showing signs of dependence

A criminal & public health crisis: From grooming gangs to Virginia Giuffre, this is the common thread in abuse theconversation.com/from-groomin... TY #TheConversation

Standing Together: The health impacts of the racist riots on communities, one year on www.patientlibrary.net/cgi-bin/down...

Rise in youth mortality fuelled by mental illness, drugs, violence and other preventable causes The main causes of youth deaths were shown to be injury, violence, suicide, road traffic accidents and substance abuse.

Rise in youth mortality fuelled by mental illness, drugs, violence and other preventable causes theconversation.com/rise-in-yout...

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How domestic abusers use emotional bonding to control their victims – new study Perpetrators used emotional connection to create a sense of closeness early in the relationship, later using it against their victims.

How domestic abusers use emotional bonding to control their victims – new study

Effective Support for Homeless Women with Severe Mental Illness Nicky Lambert explores a qualitative study which aims to build a model of practice for homeless women with severe mental illness in India.

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TY Centre for Aging Better This report highlights the variations in the experiences of growing older across England with the difference in life expectancy for women in the richest and poorest areas now reaching an average of 3.7 years. ageing-better.org.uk/sites/defaul...

Fancy reading more about climate change and mental health? We have published lots of blogs that highlight new research about climate distress and related topics #CMHP25
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The arts aren’t just nice to have—they’re a powerful, culturally adaptable tool for prevention.

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The dark history of medical illustrations and the question of consent Historical anatomy textbooks are built on the bodies of prisoners, the poor and the powerless – and we’re still using them today.

The dark history of medical illustrations and the question of consent

Health care for older adults: What the Commonwealth Fund 2024 Survey tells us about the state of health care services in the UK www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

The mental toll of menopause – what women really feel How medical ignorance of menopause is putting women’s lives at risk.

The mental toll of menopause – what women really feel

Suicide Prevention: A global Health Priority Infographic TY MHIN

Effective Support for Homeless Women with Severe Mental Illness Nicky Lambert explores a qualitative study which aims to build a model of practice for homeless women with severe mental illness in India.

Effective Support for Homeless Women with Severe Mental Illness www.nationalelfservice.net/populations-... TY MentalElf

Mind the gap: public perceptions of the NHS and social care TY The Health Foundation www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

Paracetamol, pregnancy and autism: what the science really shows A study tracking 2.4 million children found no link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism.

Paracetamol, pregnancy and autism: what the science really shows

Lasting relief from depression after magic-mushroom treatment – new study Participants report life-changing effects years after psilocybin treatment.

Food for thought from Prof. Petri Kajonius ‘ Lasting relief from depression after magic-mushroom treatment – new study’