Mental Health and Immigrants
People who have migrated to a country from their homeland are much more vulnerable to mental illness. Studies carried out…
Mental Health
A time bomb waiting to explode
Young people’s mental health services are at crisis point. GPs are having to cope with the consequences of our failure to…
When eating right is wrong
Orthorexia comes from the Greek word ‘ortho’ meaning correct and it’s a compulsion to eat a biologically perfect diet. Sufferers…
Why orthorexia is real
Orthorexia is not officially recognised as a medical condition. The term was coined back in the 90s by Dr.Steven Bratman…
Depression drugs don’t wear off
Over a period of years, between 10 and 20 per cent of patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder who are…
Histrionic Personality Disorder
This is a type of personality disorder, which is marked out by the sufferers need for constant attention and exaggerated…
When depression drugs stop working
For all sorts of reasons, people who have been taking medication for depression (or related conditions including anxiety and OCD)…
The coming of age of erotic plasticity
When I first met Jenny, she was a very angry woman. She had just discovered that her partner of five…
Talking about sex with doctors
"I don't know if I can do it." Jeremy seemed truly frightened. "My GP is a woman, and I can't…
Changing the Face of Autism
Elusive Autism in girls: I had seen one paediatrician, one educational psychologist, three psychiatrists, multiple therapists, and required at least…