Glasgow Insight into Science & Technology – A New Vision for Mental Health

Building for Better Health: How Architecture & Design Can Address the Mental Health Crisis

Author: Editorial 28th July 2021 0 Comments

This article by Aditi Desai appears on the website of the Glasgow Insight into Science & Technology. It begins: “The term ‘psych ward’ calls to mind grim, often uncomfortable, images: from the stereotypical “deranged” mental patient who is dangerously violent to…
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a coherent system

Aditi Desai, architecture, Banner-University Medical Center South, building design, Clients & Patients, Glasgow Insight into Science & Technology, in-patients, Scrivner Center for Mental Health & Addiction Services

Gut feelings: The microbes involved in our mental health

Author: Editorial 29th January 2021 0 Comments

Writing for the Glasgow Insight into Science & Technology (GIST), Carolina Guidolin reports : “Normally, around 1014 (one hundred trillion) microorganisms live in our gut, supporting our health in many ways, from providing essential vitamins to helping our immune systems develop 1 ….
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a wellbeing society

anxiety, Carolina Guidolin, depression, diet, dysbiosis, Glasgow Insight into Science & Technology, gut microbiome, immune system, serotonin, wellbeing

Lived experience of mental health: Benefit or hindrance?

Author: Editorial 28th August 2020 0 Comments

“Lived experience of poor mental health matters for representation, so why do some think otherwise? Michelle Jamieson explains… “ This article on the website of theGIST (the Glasgow Insight into Science & Technology) has been written by Michelle Jamieson. It begins: “Lived experience…
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collaborative practice

experts by experience, Glasgow Insight into Science & Technology, lived experience of mental health, Michelle Jamieson, peer research, peer support

What peer research brings to mental health science

Author: Editorial 29th May 2020 0 Comments

This article on the website of theGIST (the Glasgow Insight into Science & Technology) has been written by Stephanie Allen. It begins: “It is (probably) widely agreed that not all scientists wear white coats and work in labs. But, as highlighted…
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collaborative practice

clinical trials, Glasgow Insight into Science & Technology, peer research, peer review, Research, Stephanie Allen, Suzy Syrett, theGIST