8th August 2019
Oscar Johnson National road victim month not only looks at those we’ve lost but those who survive. Many people that survive are physically okay but they could still be struggling. Many people experience survivor’s guilt. By definition survivors guilt is “a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress experienced by someone who has survived an More…
20th May 2019
Action for Brain Injury Awareness Week 2019 Action for Brain Injury awareness week 2019 takes place between the 20th and the 26th May. The event is organised by brain injury charity Headway and will be centred around a particular topic This year’s topic focuses on the fatigue around brain injury and the stigmatising and More…
8th May 2019
It was a day that started out the same as any other, but with no warning, the unthinkable happened. No time to prepare for the upcoming challenges, the heartache and the drastic changes to daily life. Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) can be a devastating experience, not only for the individual who sustains it, but also More…
18th April 2019
Many people with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASCs) are likely to suffer from sleep disturbances at some point in their lives. In fact, recent research suggests that up to 80% of young people with ASCs experience difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep, compared to 9%-50% of children without ASCs. Insomnia, defined as difficulty falling or remaining More…
8th April 2019
By Nathan Harper It’s been claimed that learning how the brain works psychologically before & in exams can potentially lead to better performances in exams, so I’m going to have a look at how this can be the case: 1.It’s okay to be stressed, but make sure your level of stress is manageable Being stressed More…
21st March 2019
Many people are living everyday with invisible disabilities – these are conditions which don’t present physical signs but nevertheless can be painful, isolating and exhausting. Billions of people worldwide live with some kind of disability and according to the World Health Organisation, 74% of those with disabilities don’t use a wheelchair or anything else that would More…
12th March 2019
Traumatic brain injury, also known as TBI, is “an injury to the brain caused by trauma to the head” (headway.org.uk). This can occur as a result of various things such as road traffic incidents, assault, falls or contact sports. Often, brain injuries and mental health problems are seen and treated as two entirely distinct problems. More…
3rd August 2018
August is National Road Victim month. Here at Psychology Chartered we see a lot of individuals that have been involved in Road Traffic Collisions (RTC’s) and so this is an awareness month we feel very passionate about. Following a RTC, you are likely to initially focus on the more physical injuries sustained. There is not More…
29th June 2018
Have you ever experienced that feeling in the pit of your stomach when something goes wrong, something unexpected happens and you feel helpless? One time you may have experienced this is during a heartbreak – the breakup between yourself and a partner or the loss of a loved one. Heartbreak is essentially a form of More…