Youthful voices in mental health
The Youth Health Parliament is a group of young professionals who have been selected to debate and formulate new ideas…
mental health
Brief Psychotic Disorder
This is a form of psychosis, triggered by a traumatic event or stressor, that lasts a short time only. Brief psychotic disorder…
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: ADHD
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is not a defined illness. Rather it is a collection of symptoms and behaviours characterised by inappropriate…
Why multiple jeopardy is wrong
Despite having observed at first hand the effects of patient complaint procedures against doctors for several years now, I have…
When good stress turns bad: the signs to look for
Stress that is veering into the danger zone comes with tell-tale physical and emotional signs. These are the key things…
The brain of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s is a disease that physically affects the brain, causing the cells to die off. It is named after a German…
Histrionic personality disorder
This is a rare type of personality disorder, and diagnosis is controversial. However, symptoms include the fact that sufferers seek…
Making your time count
Time is precious, and once it is gone, we don’t get it back. It is the only thing that money…
Blue light for mental health
People who work in the emergency services, including ambulance drivers and paramedics, face unique pressures including regular exposure to traumatic…
Anger
Background Anger is a physiological and psychological response to external pressures stresses and frustration. Anger can make us snappy, irritable…
Fear and taboo linked to widespread loneliness in Britain
The majority of British people have experienced loneliness and also know someone who is lonely, according to new research. In…
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…