Objectives It is often reported by medical practitioners that medical students develop
hypochondriacal concerns and symptoms relating to diseases they are studying, a phenomenon …

The United Kingdom government has made a concerted decision to ramp up its ‘hostile
environment’policy towards asylum seekers and refugees. 1 The original policy took the form of ‘…

BackgroundPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) carries a high disease burden worldwide,
yet significant barriers exist to providing and accessing treatment for PTSD, particularly in …

Convincing international evidence demonstrates that immigration detention adversely affects
mental health. During the COVID-19 outbreak, additional concerns were raised about the …

Identifying the causes of psychiatric and physical symptoms in asylum seekers, refugees
and other migrants and making definitive diagnoses can be challenging. Ethical and legal …

Hanif and colleagues highlight the importance of cultural competence in covid-19 vaccine
rollout so that ethnic minority communities are not left out. 1 Particular attention should be paid …

Since the Liverpool Care Pathway has been withdrawn in the UK, clinicians supporting the
palliative needs of patients have faced further challenges, particularly for patients with …

Chronic insomnia is undertreated in the UK despite being a common mental disorder that
severely affects quality of life. The lead author, a psychiatry trainee, implemented a new group …

From July 2013, the Liverpool Care Pathway for dying patients was gradually withdrawn in
response to an independent review. 1 Since this time, there has been a necessary …

Stokel-Walker raises an important concern that relaxation of data sharing restrictions during
the covid-19 pandemic might continue after the pandemic has ended. 1 There was mixed …