About supplements Should I give my child supplements? This is a question every parent must ask. On the one hand we are told that 'a well balanced diet gives you everything you need'. On the other hand the press is full of studies showing increased IQ and attention with supplements of vitamins,...
Schizophrenia About schizophrenia and psychosis About one in a hundred people have schizophrenia and can have a variety of ‘positive’ symptoms, such as hallucinations, delusions or disordered speech/behaviour, and ‘negative’ symptoms such as problems with fluency of language and...
Introduction Insomnia is a sleep disorder frequently characterized by having difficulty in initiating and maintaining sleep, having trouble returning to sleep after multiple awakenings during the night, and failing to sleep again after early morning awakenings (1) (2). This insufficient sleep...
Bipolar disorder is characterised by episodes of deep depression followed by mania. The set of symptoms and their severity varies considerably from person to person, and in many cases, the person may not have any symptoms for long periods of time. No one knows the cause(s) of bipolar disorder...
What your score looks like Here is an example of a Cognitive Function Test result. This person scored highly and, in the cognitive domains tested, currently does not show cognitive impairment. How we classify scores A score of 54.2 is the average expected score, and we expect most...
About Alzheimer's disease What could be worse than losing your mind, while your body has many years to run? Yet, that is precisely what happens to three in ten people over the age of 70. In Europe alone 1 million people develop impaired memory every year, more than half of which will be later...
Below is a small selection of our key webinars - however, we have many more available for download: for our full menu choice, please get in touch. Thank you. How to help children focus, stay engaged and accelerate learning with a clear mind and good mood. Dr Alex Richardson is a...
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Throughout this period of forced social isolation, many are fortunate enough to be living with family and therefore may not feel the negative effects of social distancing as much. However, many are also completely alone and will be vulnerable to the negative impact of isolation on the brain....
Just one night of little sleep can have a significant impact on our mental wellbeing and cognitive function. Although it may appear that our brain completely switches off whilst we’re sleeping, it is actually performing highly sophisticated tasks and is very far from being...
