All in the Mind Awards, Elegy, Directors in theatre and film turn to psychologists

All in the Mind awards, Elegy, why theatre and film directors are turning to psychologists

• 28 mins

Psychiatrist shortage, GP helps with mental health, Why boredom could be a good thing

Psychiatrist shortage, GP helps with mental health, and why boredom might be a good thing.

• 28 mins

Suicide in the veterinary profession, Psychology of autonomous cars, Awards nomination

Claudia Hammond examines the high suicide rate within the veterinary profession.

• 28 mins

Exams and the mental health of children, A community approach to suicide prevention

The reality of exam stress, and the community initiative to prevent suicide.

• 28 mins

The Depressed Cake Shop, Gut bacteria and the mind, The perils of perception

The Depressed Cake Shop, plus gut bacteria and the mind, and the perils of perception.

• 28 mins

Aircraft noise and mental health, All in the Mind Awards, Imitation in newborn babies

Claudia Hammond examines a study linking aircraft noise and mental health.

• 28 mins

Supertaskers, Technology to Replace Exams and the All in the Mind Awards

2.5% of people are supertaskers, plus replacing exams with AI and our latest award winner.

• 28 mins

Care farming; All in the Mind Awards; Turn-taking in conversation

Care farming, the All in the Mind Awards and turn-taking in conversation.

• 28 mins

All in the Mind Awards Ceremony from Wellcome Collection in London

Claudia Hammond hosts the All in the Mind Awards ceremony.

• 28 mins

Tasers, Amnesia Museum, The dangers of diagnosing Donald Trump

Being shot by a taser hurts, but evidence says it could also affect thinking and memory.

• 28 mins

Taking pride, Correct vocabulary in describing mental health, Green exercise

Taking pride, correct vocabulary in describing mental health, green exercise.

• 28 mins

How Are Memories Formed?

Claudia Hammond meets the winners of the 2016 Brain Prize.

• 28 mins

Time travelling in the human mind

Claudia Hammond and guests examine our ability to mentally time travel.

• 28 mins

Adolescent brain, Awards update, Phonagnosia

Adolescent brain, awards update, phonagnosia.

• 28 mins

Pathological Demand Avoidance, Is wisdom a trait or a state, Anxiety-free comedy gigs

Claudia Hammond examines pathological demand avoidance.

• 28 mins

ADHD and mindwandering, Treating insomnia helps depression, Think Ahead scheme

ADHD and mindwandering, treating insomnia helps depression and the Think Ahead scheme.

• 28 mins

Boomerang generation, Listener feedback, All in the Mind Awards, The lipstick effect

The Boomerang generation, parents may moan but are there any health benefits?

• 28 mins

Adult ADHD; Insiders' Guide to Mental Health Services; Wound healing & expressive writing

Adult ADHD, Insiders' Guide to Mental Health Services, wound healing & expressive writing.

• 28 mins

Heart failure; Insiders' Guide to Mental Health; Use of you

Heart failure; Insiders' Guide to Mental Health; Use of you.

• 28 mins

Cyber snooping your therapist; Performing anxiety; Insiders' Guide; Bribery and corruption

Cyber snooping your therapist; performing anxiety; Insiders' Guide; bribery and corruption

• 28 mins

The Everyday Effect of Unconscious Bias

The everyday results of unconscious bias.

• 28 mins

Mental health support in the community; Insiders' Guide to Mental Health; Confidence

Mental health support in the community; Insiders' Guide to Mental Health; Confidence

• 28 mins

Transient amnesia; Mindfulness in schools; Insiders' Guide; Autism in Somali culture

Transient amnesia; mindfulness in schools; Insiders' Guide; autism in Somali culture.

• 28 mins

Anxiety and children; First impressions; Mental health manifestos; Insiders' Guide

Parents of anxious children; first impressions; mental health manifestos; Insiders' Guide.

• 28 mins

Mental health support in the community; Awareness in children; Insiders' Guide

Mental heath workers begin learning on the job through the Think Ahead scheme.

• 28 mins

New brain cells and depression; Yoga in prisons; Insiders' Guide; Preferring our own ideas

New brain cells and depression; yoga in prisons; Insiders' Guide; preferring our own ideas

• 28 mins

Personality change, Roald Dahl's Marvellous Medicine, Insider's Guide, The self-help craze

Personality change, Roald Dahl's Marvellous Medicine, Insider's Guide, the self-help craze

• 28 mins

Sleep paralysis; Exploding head syndrome; Robot therapy; Mental health awareness

Sleep paralysis, exploding head syndrome, robot therapy, mental health awareness campaigns

• 28 mins

Sibling rivalry, Prisoner of war diaries, Inflammation and depression

Sibling rivalry, Prisoner of war diaries, Inflammation and depression.

• 28 mins

Claudia Hammond launches the 2018 All in the Mind Awards

Claudia Hammond launches the 2018 All in the Mind Awards.

• 28 mins

The Brain Prize winners

The winners of the 2017 Brain Prize discuss their groundbreaking work on reward.

• 28 mins

Dementia films, The unconscious mind, Citizen mental health campaign

Dementia films, why sad music makes people spend more and Citizen UK mental health project

• 28 mins

Intuition, All in the Mind Awards, Transcranial direct current stimulation, Think Ahead

Intuition, All in the Mind Awards and transcranial direct current stimulation.

• 28 mins

Children of parents with mental illness, Exercise perception, Dame Kelly Holmes, Addressing panic attacks

Children of parents with mental illness, exercise, Kelly Holmes, addressing panic attacks.

• 28 mins

The Loneliness Experiment

Claudia Hammond launches the BBC Loneliness Experiment with Olivia Laing and Pam Qualter.

• 28 mins

Sarah's runners, Avatars and eyewitness testimony, Untranslatable words

Sarah's runners, avatars and eyewitness testimony and untranslatable words.

• 28 mins

Changing mindsets, Exercise to prevent depression, Nathan and Judith

Changing mindsets, Exercise to prevent depression, Nathan and Judith.

• 28 mins

Self-driving cars and the pedestrian, Risk tolerance in the brain, Awards nominee

Self-driving cars and the pedestrian, risk tolerance in the brain, and Awards nominee.

• 28 mins

Why is yawning catching? And the nurse who went the extra mile to help her cancer patient

Tips to help insomnia and the nurse who went the extra mile to treat her cancer patient.

• 28 mins

The Feel Good Garden at Chelsea Flower Show, All in the Mind Awards, avoiding exam stress

Claudia visits the RHS Feel Good Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show.

• 28 mins

Psychosis and medication, AITM awards, Challenging antisocial behaviour

Psychosis and medication, AITM awards, Challenging antisocial behaviour.

• 28 mins

KIM in the Awards, Smell blindness, How to find help for your own mental health, Paul Broks

KIM - the latest group in the Awards, smell blindness and neuropsychologist Paul Broks.

• 28 mins

Predicting memory loss in Parkinson's, 22 The Avenue phoneline, Alexander Morison archive

Predicting memory loss in Parkinson's, 22 The Avenue phoneline, Alexander Morison archive.

• 28 mins

Autobiographical memory loss, All in the Mind Awards, Gaming addiction, Depression after Spanish flu

Autobiographical memory loss, All in the Mind Awards, Gaming addiction, Spanish Flu.

• 28 mins

All in the Mind Awards ceremony from the Wellcome Collection in London

All in the Mind Awards ceremony from the Wellcome Collection in London.

• 28 mins

How You Can Feel Less Lonely

7. Reflecting on why you feel lonely

• 8 mins

How You Can Feel Less Lonely

6. Look for the good in everyone

• 12 mins

How You Can Feel Less Lonely

5. Talking to Friends or family about your feelings

• 9 mins

How You Can Feel Less Lonely

4. Starting a conversation with someone

• 9 mins

How You Can Feel Less Lonely

3. Changing your thinking to make it more positive

• 10 mins

How You Can Feel Less Lonely

2. Taking up new social activities or joining a club

• 14 mins

How You Can Feel Less Lonely

1. Distraction - devoting time to hobbies, study or work

• 13 mins

Loneliness Results

Claudia Hammond reveals the results of the BBC Loneliness Experiment

• 28 mins

30th anniversary, Incivility of politicians, Arctic scientists' mental health

30th anniversary, incivility of politicians and ratings, Arctic scientists' mental health

• 28 mins

Emotionally unstable personality disorder, Agreeableness and money, Emodiversity

Emotionally unstable personality disorder, agreeableness and money, and emodiversity.

• 28 mins

MDMA for alcohol dependence, Music and sleep, Interoceptive skills, Parasites and entrepreneurship

Claudia Hammond investigates why MDMA might help treat people addicted to alcohol

• 28 mins

Antidepressant withdrawal, Mates in Mind, Eyes that betray personality

Antidepressant withdrawal, Mates in Mind, and eyes that betray personality.

• 28 mins

Self-care, Schadenfreude, How maths ability might relate to ball-catching skills

Self-care, schadenfreude and how maths ability might relate to ball-catching skills.

• 28 mins

Citizens UK and Mental Health, Robin Ince, Film Cuts and Attention

Citizens UK and addressing community mental health, Robin Ince, film cuts and attention

• 28 mins

Neuromyths

Neuromyths: Claudia explores some common myths in neuroscience

• 28 mins

A tale of recovery from Clarke Carlisle and his wife

Ex-footballer Clarke Carlisle on his struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts

• 28 mins

Spatial navigation, aphantasia and depression musical

Spatial navigation, aphantasia: people with no mind's eye and a musical about depression

• 28 mins

Our visual experience: perception of colour and eye contact

Claudia Hammond and guests explore the complexity of our visual experience

• 28 mins

Café Conversations, The light triad, Conveying anxiety through cartoon pigeons, Listener feedback

Café Conversations, the light triad, conveying anxiety through cartoon pigeons

• 28 mins

Trigger warnings, Myths about Van Gogh's mental health

Trigger warnings, Myths about Van Gogh's mental health, Multi-tasking

• 28 mins

NDAs, The Listening Place

The impact signing NDAs can have on mental health and The Listening Place

• 28 mins

New approach to spider phobia, Putting yourself in someone else's shoes, Empathic cars

New approach to spider phobia, putting yourself in someone else's shoes, and empathic cars

• 28 mins

The psychology of motivation and procrastination

Claudia Hammond explores the psychology of motivation and procrastination

• 28 mins

The science of meetings, Helping those with dementia sleep, Estimating body size

The science of meetings, helping those with dementia sleep, estimating body size

• 28 mins

Preventing anxiety, CALMTown, Air pollution and psychosis

Preventing anxiety in children, CALMTown and does air pollution cause psychosis?

• 28 mins

Stress at work

Ex junior doctor Adam Kay and Professor Gail Kinman look at work stress and how to cope.

• 28 mins

The need for possessions, predicting effective use of CBT, talking to strangers

The need for possessions, predicting effective use of CBT and talking to strangers.

• 28 mins

Tackling Mental Health Myths

How art challenges mental health stereotypes plus what happens to language as we age

• 28 mins

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Million Minds tour; Personality traits and spending behaviour

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Million Minds tour; Personality traits and spending

• 28 mins

Magic and gender bias

Psychiatrists with lived experience of mental ill health, magic and gender, AI emotion

• 28 mins

Lawyers' wellbeing; sociable brains; young peoples' mental health advisory group

Lawyers' wellbeing; sociable brains; young peoples' mental health advisory group

• 28 mins

Pain and the brain

Pain and the brain, with Claudia Hammond.

• 28 mins

The importance of play in childhood

Letters to Santa, why play matters, balancing time between video games and outside play.

• 28 mins

Allergies and anxiety; imposter syndrome; recognising dog expressions

Allergies and anxiety; imposter syndrome; recognising dog expressions

• 28 mins

Are bucket lists a good thing?

Bucket lists; depression; how altruism can alleviate pain

• 28 mins

The Touch Test

The Touch Test: Claudia Hammond launches a major new study investigating the role of touch

• 41 mins

How children think about maths and time

Claudia Hammond explores how children think about maths and about time.

• 28 mins

Space travel's impact on the brain; Viktor Frankl's search for meaning; Contagious stress

Space travel's impact on the brain; Viktor Frankl's search for meaning; contagious stress.

• 28 mins

Lockdown easing and mental health; early life stress and catching cold; new lockdown jobs

Lockdown easing and mental health; early life stress and catching cold; new lockdown jobs

• 28 mins

23/06/2020

A new therapy to help with memory and concentration in bipolar disorder.

• 28 mins

Blue Health; Talking to the dying; Diet or exercise to halt memory decline

Blue Health; talking to the dying; diet, exercise and memory decline.

• 28 mins

Anatomy of Touch: Hunger

How important is touch to us? Claudia Hammond reveals the BBC Touch Test results.

• 14 mins

Anatomy of Touch: Don't Touch

BBC Touch Test looks at attitudes to touch from strangers and work colleagues.

• 14 mins

Anatomy of Touch: Culture

Does the culture we grow up in dictate our behaviour and how we feel about touch?

• 14 mins

Anatomy of Touch: Health and Touch

Left isolating in London B and Z came up with a plan to stay healthy with a 6 o’clock hug

• 13 mins

Anatomy of Touch: Digital Touch

Can touch ever be replicated digitally? And can we train our sense of touch to hear?

• 14 mins

What's happened to our mental health in 2020; tools to get through the winter

The short and long-term impact of the pandemic on the nation's mental health

• 28 mins

Spotting Fake News; Humour Seriously; Green Prescriptions a Joy or Chore?

Spotting fake news; Humour Seriously; Green Prescriptions a joy or chore?

• 28 mins

Recovery stories, personality change, Covid

Do recovery stories work; personality change and Covid.

• 28 mins

Claudia Hammond launches the 2021 All in the Mind Awards

Claudia Hammond launches the 2021 All in the Mind Awards

• 28 mins

Ambiguous Loss; All in the Mind Awards; Pandemic impact on memory; Corpus Callosum

Ambiguous Loss; All in the Mind Awards; Pandemic impact on memory; Corpus Callosum

• 28 mins

Wellcome Trust Mental health initiative; teenage sleep; choices children make

Wellcome Trust Mental health initiative, teenage sleep, choices children make.

• 28 mins

Racism, awards and hypermobility

Childhood racism and future mental health.

• 28 mins

Rapport; Brain health in later life; Changing optimism through lifespan

Rapport; Brain health in later life; Changing optimism through lifespan.

• 28 mins