Depression and diabetes
To mark the WHO's World Health Day 2017 which, this year, focuses on depression, we talk to Robin Hewings, head…
depression
World Health Organization’s “Depression: let’s talk” campaign
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv_dvG_2VLI This short video, focusing on depression among adolescents and young adults, highlights some of the symptoms of depression and…
Autism and mental health
Studies show that around 79% of autistic people have mental health issues and rate their anxiety as the number one…
Caught in the blues
Antidepressant prescribing rates have increased year on year over the past 25 years with now more than 60 million prescriptions…
Doctors at greater risk of depression
Sometimes very distressed doctors in the NHS do make the news – as with Daksha Emerson, a young psychiatrist who…
Behind the smile
Behind the Smile is a solo exhibition focusing on mental ill health and the result of artist Toby Brown’s own…
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…
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 globalisation of medicine
Globalisation and the ever-shrinking world means that we now have access to the medical wisdom and traditions from all over our…
Mind over Matter?
When we think of healthcare, I expect the majority of us would think of broken arms, twisted ankles, or the…
Sustainable omega-3 from the ocean
As a fitness professional, I have always been interested in how I can get the best form of omega-3 fats…