How to ease the stress of the holidays
Holidays are supposed to be stress-free breaks to recharge our batteries but not everyone finds themselves unwinding into a state…
Mental Health
Fear of travelling underground
Travelling on the London Underground, or another city subway service, is seldom a pleasant experience – but if you suffer…
Bullied mental health nurses more heavy handed
Mental health nurses who are belittled and humiliated by patients are more likely to opt for heavy handed management techniques,…
Wild swimming washes away stress
Wild swimming – the simple art of swimming in natural water bodies outdoors – is making a comeback, with more…
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…