Blogs and Articles

Our experts and sometimes even the service users are keen to share their knowledge and experiences with you. We hope that you find the blogs, articles and videos by us helpful.

Informative Video About Fear & how to tackle isolation during COVID-19 Outbreak, Dr Francesca Mantia Conaty
Oaktree Clinical Psychologist talks through how fear and anxiety in these unprecedented times are natural. And ways to tackle this anxiety and the forced isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

COVID-19: Looking for the Positives & Appreciating the Gift of Time
The current coronavirus pandemic has been frenetic and a scary time for all. At the Oaktree Clinic, we urge you to at stay home as suggested by the government. However, this period of time does not have to be all doom and gloom! For most of us, our day to day lives are very busy and we are always on the go. How many of us have thought ‘I don’t have time’?. If you find no positives in this situation, take this as one of them: you have been given the gift of time. In this post, read on for tips on how to fill your new-found time.

Dear Mum: A Story by an Oaktree Patient with Depression
Dear Mum A Story By An Oaktree Patient With Depression Based on Their Own Experiences Trigger warnings: Suicide, eating disorders, body hatred, assault, abuse, alcohol abuse. The content of this

What happens during a TMS treatment for depression?
What happens during a TMS treatment? Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Is A Highly Effective Treatment for Treatment-Resistant Depression and Other Disorders By Michael Swift | January 2019 Facebook Linkedin Youtube

SCHIZOPHRENIA – A Poem
SCHIZOPHRENIA – A Poem Schizophrenia is not the most understood of mental disorders. Oftentimes it is confused with Split Personality Disorder, when in reality it’s less cinematic and a lot
Disorder Related Blogs
- Anorexia Nervosa: Recognise the Quiet Killer
- Patient Talk - What Does Severe Clinical Depression Feel Like?
- Dear Mum: A Story by an Oaktree Patient with Depression
- SCHIZOPHRENIA – A Poem
- Autism: Dispelling Myths
- Mental Fitness: “I Have an Addiction”
Lifestyle Related Blogs
- Preventing Online Burnout
- Sad at Christmas? Help Is at Hand
- Burnout at Work
- Mental Fitness: How to Beat Stress
- Mental fitness: Brain Stimulation Therapy
- Mental Fitness: When Should You Stop Driving?
- Mental Fitness: “Let Us Talk About It”
- How to Combat Work-Related Stress
- Foods that make you happy
- Business Spending on Mental Health, Worth it?
- Employers Need More Awareness of Mental Health Issues