Addiction doesn’t need drink or drugs to ruin lives. Darren McGarvey meets the people who are struggling every day with life-threatening addiction to pornography, sugar, gambling and gaming. buff.ly/3zjEKO0

My latest blog is on difficult decisions couples need to make when #cheating comes to light and life after #infidelity. spiralpsychology.com/what-to-do-aft…

On my desk right now! Our workbook is based on gambling research by Nancy Petry and on the 15 years of hard work by all the staff at the National Problem Gambling Clinic CNWL NHS FT My Intro dedicates it to Nancy who is no longer with us Thank You Dr Venetia Leonidaki for your hard work!!

That is so funny!!! Thank you Owen Bowden-Jones and sorry I can't be there but love the idea of our books being on the same stand at the same time #RCPsychIC22 ! Special family discount surely for anyone wishing to buy both?? Royal College of Psychiatrists RoySocMed Cambridge UP - Medicine & Health Sciences

A great review of most recent advances in problematic usage of the internet by our consortium of European and international expert in the field now accessible in Comp Psych journal doi.org/10.1016/j.comp… led by prof N Fineberg Samuel Chamberlain Ornella Corazza, PhD Henrietta Bowden-Jones among many ⭐️ 🌟

#WorldMentalHealthDay is on Oct 10, w/this year's theme to "make mental health & well-being for all a global priority." View our curated collection of the latest research that highlights these issues. Free online access is available for the entire month. ow.ly/mAMP50L4NcW

This collection includes a free chapter from 'Breaking Free: How to Stop Gambling' by Henrietta Bowden-Jones and Dr Venetia Leonidaki

Do you or a loved one struggle with #gambling? Watch Henrietta Bowden-Jones's videos covering; when does gambling becomes problematic, advice and resources for those struggling with #gamblingaddiction and their loved ones, and more. ow.ly/GFNn50LYlUF Dr Venetia Leonidaki RCPsych Addictions Faculty

We are currently recruiting for a full time Lecturer in Addictions. Preference will be given to those with experience of research into gambling and other behavioral addictions. Please DM for more details. jobs.lincoln.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?r…

In the UK, over half of the population has gambled in the last 12 months...Dr Venetia Leonidaki #masterclass

Next up is Dr Venetia Leonidaki on "Female gambling in an evolving landscape and UK treatment-seeking women’s distinct presentation." #CAGR2023

Our book Breaking Free:How to stop gambling is in the window! Thank you Cambridge University Press Bookshop for including gambling disorder as one of your chosen mental health books. Beautiful photo!! Royal College of Psychiatrists

Happy to announce two incredible keynotes we have speaking this year at #CAGR2024 — Prof. Susana Jiménez-Murcia & Prof. Sylvia Kairouz. We can’t wait to share more about their great work!

I enjoyed giving a presentation on Gambling Treatment earlier today at the BPS Conference of the Faculty of Addiction in London, UK. The first conference of the Faculty in a few years and it was a full house. British Psychological Society CNWL NHS FT #addiction

Well done to my team at the National Centre for Gaming Disorders ⁦CNWL NHS FT⁩ winning best poster prize yesterday at ⁦British Psychological Society⁩ conference Breaking new ground and revising evidence base for treatment. A dream come true. Book with ⁦Cambridge UP - Medicine & Health Sciences⁩ next!

It can be hard to take the time you need to heal from the trauma of pregnancy loss. A new national policy framework for staff is now available across the NHS, encouraging trusts to offer staff who suffer a miscarriage up to 10 days additional paid leave. england.nhs.uk/publication/na…

As an NHS leader, NHS employee, clinician & woman affected by pregnancy loss, I am happy to read this by NHS England: "NHS staff who suffer a #miscarriage will now receive up to 10 days additional paid leave". So supportive of this move & willing to share my expertise with NHS.

After a pregnancy loss, partners may grieve for their unborn child differently. Here are 3 ways that can erode their relationship if they don’t take steps to reconnect, writes Dr Venetia Leonidaki psychologytoday.com/us/blog/unborn…