Blog
My news items, features, research requests and workshops.
Latest news
Memento Mori on my socks
Celebratory socks worn for completing new book, “Free Yourself from Death Anxiety”, with Rachel Menzies
How eating nutrient-dense foods might improve your brain health
Identify nutrient-dense foods and how to include these mood improving foods into your diet
Understanding the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis: The Science
Healthy dietary and lifestyle choices improve your mood and health of your gut microbiota
The Gut Microbiome and Mood
An introduction to gut microbiata and tips for supporting our gut-brain axis
Getting a Good Night’s Sleep Free Webinar
Webinar on Getting a good night's sleep for the BDD Foundation 6th January 2021
Giving evidence at APPG
Giving evidence at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Beauty, Aesthetics and Well-Being.
Tree Planting in Singapore
Honoured to plant a tree whilst teaching in Singapore.
NICE Evidence Update on OCD and BDD
I chaired the NICE Evidence Update on OCD and BDD.
Risperidone v CBT for OCD
Surprising or not so surprising result for trial on risperidone v CBT in OCD
ICD-11 for OCD at WHO, Geneva
Invited to the WHO in Geneva for ICD11 classification of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders.
Features
Getting a good night’s sleep
Advice on getting a good night's sleep and therefore improving emotional problems like depression or OCD.
Anti-superstitious thinking
An anti-superstitious pre-op card from my patient
Because I’m Ugly: Body Dysmorphic Disorder and me
A video exploring the challenges of an adolescent living with BDD
Channel 4 “Pure”
I was an adviser on this comedy drama about intrusive sexual thoughts in OCD.
BBC TV: Ugly Me
I have been involved with an excellent documentary on Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) available on BBC iPlayer.
RAPID Therapy for depression
50% of people can recover from depression in one week by Wake and Light Therapy.
“Homosexual” OCD
Buzzfeed article highlights worrying lack of understanding about the nature of OCD.
Ugly Duckling Cartoon
Funny commentary on BDD.
“Tainted” bishops and OCD
Bishops feel contaminated by women
OCD Sanitizer
Taking the piss out of OCD.
DIY Surgery
Woman cuts off breast as offering to the Buddha
The “OCD Bully”
Steve Caplin does it again with a brilliant depiction of OCD.
Current research and teaching
Research into lip fillers
Do you use injectables to your lips?
Do you suffer from paedophile OCD?
We are conducting a paedophile OCD research study in order to refine therapy.
Treating Contamination OCD
Workshop for treating fears of contamination and polluting thoughts in OCD.