Episode 14: Psychiatry and mental health with Dr Nick Prior
This week Emma is joined by Dr Nick Prior. Nick is an NHS psychiatrist specialising in mental health and also co-founder of Minderful, a mental fitness platform. Motivated by his own diagnosis and family struggles with bipolar disorder, Nick trained as a doctor and psychiatrist and now works in the NHS. He shares how his own mental health journey gives him a unique insight into the importance of taking care of the mind, how he helps his patients and discusses the various treatment options available, from prescription drugs to social prescriptions. He also touches on the stigmas surrounding mental health, what it’s like to be a psychiatrist in the NHS right now and the changes he would like to see in the future. Nick is passionate and inspiring, and it’s an absolutely fascinating episode.
Check out Minderful - https://minderful.com/
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Please talk about your mental health with friends, families and professionals. The Samaritans offer free emotional support 24 hours a day - in full confidence - call 116 123. Free mental health support is available from the charity Mind https://www.mind.org.uk/ and Anxiety UK anxietyuk.org.uk. For more options visit https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/getting-help-your-mental-health
