MND Awareness Month
I will never forget my first day at the Association office in Northampton in autumn 1996. I walked in and the relatively low number of...
Mental Health
The Mental Health section encompasses a broad range of topics focusing on various aspects of mental health, including conditions like depression, anxiety, and PTSD. It covers diverse subjects such as the lifelong impact of shopping addiction, the nuances of post-traumatic stress disorder, and the societal implications of issues like gambling addiction and discrimination in healthcare. The section also delves into enhancing mental clarity, the challenges faced by unpaid carers, and the social exclusion of people in pain. Additionally, it explores innovative approaches to mental health, like using music therapeutically and addressing seasonal depression, underlining the multifaceted nature of mental health concerns and their impact on individuals and society.
Legal headache for medics
I am a hospital doctor who is thinking about leaving the profession I love. It is not because I doubt my calling, or because I am...
Pain can haunt you
Never underestimate the impact of emotional and psychological factors on human wellbeing. We know that the mind and the body are intimately related and someone’s...
Emotional Health
We all feel the complete range of emotions throughout our lives, depending on what is happening around us and to us. Our ability to feel...
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 focus on prevention, and a lack...
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 often hide behind highly restrictive...
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 in the States. Here orthorexia...
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 taking medication at a maintenance...
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) for many years may find...
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 years was living a double...
