Wild swimming washes away stress
Wild swimming – the simple art of swimming in natural water bodies outdoors – is making a comeback, with more…
Mental Health
NHS mental health plans don’t add up
The announcement of additional mental health workers in the NHS by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt may look impressive to the…
Black women and mental health
One in four people living in the UK will be diagnosed with a mental health illness in their lifetime,…
#MentalHealthSoPoor
Our documentary aimed to address the chronic lack of government funding in the UK’s Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service…
Music therapy in clinical settings
Music therapy is not widely known amongst healthcare professionals but it is widely used in clinical settings, often alongside conventional…
Awards for medical journalism on mental health
As a founding director of the Hippocratic Post I was delighted to be a part last week of our Awards…
Reforming our Mental Health Act
The Mental Health Act is not perfect. Since 1959, when it first came into being, it has been gradually reformed…
Mental health no longer taboo
Mental health is no longer the taboo subject it once was and a good job too, with one in four…
City life increases risk of psychosis
City life may substantially increase a young person's risk of having psychosis, including hearing voices and feeling extremely paranoid, according to a…
Progress faster with a sex therapist
If you want to learn how to ride a horse, you will usually progress further and faster with the help…