Insomnia likely effect of stroke
Stroke patients experience sustained problems with insomnia potentially reducing their ability to relearn key skills and putting them at increased…
depression
Circadian rhythms and your mood
Circadian rhythms, the natural variations in our behaviour and activity throughout a 24-hour period, are known to affect everything from…
Functional medicine: treating depression
The conventional therapeutic approach to dealing with a problem like depression is to wait for the problem to set in…
Refugees in Jordan: mental health
Mike Thomson is a doctor from the UK, currently working in Irbid, Jordan, at a Medecins Sans Frontieres project which…
Breastfeeding ‘failure’ fuels depression
Women need considerable practical and emotional support in the early days of breastfeeding to make it successful. Those who do…
Digital world impacts child’s development
Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE, Founder of the children's charity 5Rights discusses how growing up in a digital world directly impacts on…
NHS complaints system harming doctors and patients
The NHS complaints system is putting patients at risk and harming doctors’ mental health, according to a new study published…
Alcohol and depression
Watch this short video from Alcohol Concern regarding the relationship between alcohol and depression. This week is Alcohol Awareness Week…
Magic mushrooms may ease depression
Magic mushrooms may ease depression by 'resetting' the activity of key brain circuits of patients where conventional treatments have failed.…
The black dog of depression
At its worst, depression can be a frightening, debilitating condition. Millions of people around the world live with depression. Many…
How can we halt the rise of youth depression & suicide?
https://youtu.be/q_hi44y5EO0?list=PLp7iueYZU6DxCLMPDfDpxZT-2epoWXvnT Watch a series of videos by the One Young World Ambassadors on the subject of Mental Health. The Health…
Ageing with HIV
The population of people who are living with HIV and AIDS is ageing fast. This reflects the 'good news' story…