All in the Mind

BBC Radio 4

The show on how we think, feel and behave. Claudia Hammond delves into the evidence on mental health, psychology and neuroscience.

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307 episodes
Updated July 7

Episodes307

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May 30, 2023 · 27 min
Stories of Loss and Hope
Latest Awards finalists: a supportive boss and an online support group
May 25, 2023 · 27 min
Supporting a son with schizophrenia
All in the Mind Awards: a mother who supports her musician son, living with schizophrenia.
May 19, 2023 · 27 min
How much empathy should doctors have?
When it comes to healthcare, is there such a thing as caring too much?
May 9, 2023 · 27 min
Do lonely brains see the world differently?
Plus a look into the world of research journals that aren’t quite what they seem.
May 2, 2023 · 32 min
Aphasia
Communication problems after stroke: intensive speech therapy can make all the difference.
Apr 25, 2023 · 28 min
Feeling an unseen presence
What creates the sensation that someone else is in the room?
Dec 27, 2022 · 27 min
Can you knit away your worries?
Claudia Hammond ponders whether crochet can help to ease mental health problems.
Dec 20, 2022 · 31 min
Fergal Keane and PTSD
Fergal Keane on living with PTSD. Daryl O'Connor's Covid and mental health research.
Dec 13, 2022 · 28 min
The sudden rise in teenagers developing tics during the pandemic
How much is social media behind a rise in involuntary tics in teens during the pandemic?
Dec 6, 2022 · 32 min
Can Mental Health Awareness have unintended consequences?
Do mental health awareness campaigns help reduce stigma or lead to unintended consequences
Nov 29, 2022 · 28 min
Devices to aid our memories and safe music for driving
Tips on how best to use devices to aid our memories.
Nov 22, 2022 · 28 min
Diagnosing bipolar disorder and the launch of the 2023 All in the Mind Awards
2023 All in the Mind Awards, why does getting a bipolar disorder diagnosis take so long?
Nov 15, 2022 · 28 min
Negotiating a crisis
Claudia meets Elizabeth Stokoe to find out how words can save lives during a crisis.
Nov 8, 2022 · 28 min
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker on the current pandemic of poppycock and how to be more rational
Jun 28, 2022 · 27 min
Urban rewilding for wellbeing, oxytocin and kindness, false alarm crowd panic
Urban rewilding for wellbeing, oxytocin and kindness, and false alarm crowd panic.
Jun 21, 2022 · 27 min
One mother's story of the psychological impact on her children of her ex husband's sexual offences
The emotional impact of a parent's sexual offences on children
Jun 14, 2022 · 39 min
The Psychology of Regret
Claudia Hammond explores the psychology of regret at the Cheltenham Science Festival.
Jun 7, 2022 · 28 min
Breastfeeding Trauma and the Psychology of Awkwardness
Claudia Hammond on the psychological trauma of breastfeeding.
May 31, 2022 · 27 min
Post-pandemic mental health; navigation ability; conversations with strangers
Post-pandemic mental health, navigation ability and conversations with strangers.
May 24, 2022 · 28 min
Gardening and mental health
How much evidence is there that nature boosts wellbeing and supports our mental health?