Piece of Mind: Mental Health & Psychiatry
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We bring you the latest on mental health research at the National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH) and the Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics at Cardiff University, plus real-life experiences of people affected by mental health problems.We would love to hear your feedback or ideas for future episodes, either comment on our latest episode, message us at [email protected] or include #POMpod in our social media posts.Darn o Feddwl: Iechyd Meddwl a SeiciatregRydym yn rhannu'r diweddaraf ar ymchwil iechyd meddwl yn y Ganolfan Iechyd Meddwl Genedlaethol (NCMH) a'r Ganolfan Geneteg a Genomeg Niwroseiciatrig ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Research findings and lived experience meet in careful conversations that make complex mental health conditions easier to understand.
Piece of Mind: Mental Health & Psychiatry puts researchers, clinicians and people with lived experience into the same conversation. Catherine Hopkins guides discussions through psychosis, complex PTSD and suicide risk in bipolar disorder, asking follow-up questions that connect…
Going home after psychosis can mean missing hospital; Catherine Hopkins lets you hear that firsthand.
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A clear, grounded look at mental health research participation that keeps the human experience front and center.
The episode centers on what it feels like to take part in mental health research, not just why the work matters. Dave's account of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 57, then volunteering with NCMH and later helping shape the UK Minds Project, gives the discussion real…
A measured look at how lived experience feeds mental health research.
An NCMH research update settles into a careful discussion of diagnosis, lived experience, and why participation matters. Catherine Hopkins sets out the centre's work across Bangor, Cardiff and Swansea University, while Dave's account of becoming ill at 18 gives the subject a…
A calm, grounded look at how ADHD is missed, named, and lived with.
The episode gives a calm, practical look at why ADHD is still missed in girls, women, and non-binary young people, then moves into what support can look like after diagnosis.
A calm, lived-in account of psychosis that keeps recovery, family support, and stigma in view.
This episode treats psychosis as lived experience, not as a case study. Malia Akbar talks with Becca and Hezron about memory gaps, family members helping check what is real, and recovery that can still include fear, mood swings, and a pull toward hospital routine.
A calm case for planning care before a crisis makes the decisions.
This episode makes a solid case for Advanced Choice Documents as a way for people with severe episodic mental health conditions to shape future care from the record of what came before.
A steady look at early psychosis support for young people in Wales.
This episode of Peace of Mind, hosted by the National Centre for Mental Health, follows the Psychosis Wales revamp with NHS Wales and keeps its focus on young people who are experiencing, or recovering from, psychosis.
A clear look at PMDD as a serious mood disorder that can be missed when it is treated like routine PMS.
PMDD is presented here as a mood disorder with emotional, behavioural, and physical symptoms that arrive in the luteal phase and ease within a few days of bleeding starting.
A calm look at how complex trauma can shape self-blame, shame, and the search for help.
Complex PTSD is treated here as a careful, humane conversation about how early trauma can continue to shape adult life. Catherine Hopkins hosts, while Professor John Bisson and Michael Davitt keep the discussion grounded by pairing clinical framing with lived experience.
Jonquilyn Hill chases one listener question per episode to the experts who can answer it.
Three hosts and psychologist Dr Emily talk vulnerability, therapy, and imperfection with guests.
Fearne Cotton interviews guests like Boy George and Bryony Gordon about mental health and identity.
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford pairs therapy insight with Black TV recaps, maternal health, and history.
This episode explores ADHD in girls and women, featuring researcher Dr.
Ellie Short opens the episode with Chloe Apsey and Becky Smart.
Bex Parker introduces the National Centre for Mental Health at Cardiff University and welcomes Dr Tanya Gergel to discuss Advanced Choice Documents.
Catherine opens the discussion on dementia research.
Catherine Hopkins opens the conversation from Cardiff University.
Bex Parker opens the conversation by asking how mental illness affects cognition.
Catherine Hopkins opens from Cardiff and frames Peace of Mind as NCMH's way of sharing the latest mental-health research.
The episode opens with a content warning and a reminder that suicide will be discussed in relation to bipolar disorder.
This minisode features Dave, a research champion with bipolar disorder, sharing his 38-year journey to diagnosis and how it led him to participate in the UK MINDS study.
This minisode from the Piece of Mind podcast demystifies the process of participating in mental health research.
Malia Akbar takes the hosting seat.
Ellie introduces the National Centre for Mental Health and the episode’s focus on helping young people with a learning disability and/or autism into employment.
Dr Matthew Hoskins joins Catherine to talk about MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD.