I’m suffering from depression and anxiety – how do I tell my boss?
Anxiety and depression are the most common mental health conditions in the UK; 1 in 3 people will experience symptoms during their lifetime. During Mental...
Tag: mental health
Update on Autistica
My interest in autism medical research began with a literary search to see where the science had got to. That was roundabout the millennium when...
A thought-provoking new exhibition
A thought-provoking new exhibition at the Royal College of GPs examines the upsides and downsides of drug-based medicine A thought-provoking new exhibition ‘What Once was...
How to have a mindful New Year
How to have a mindful New Year: If you are dreading going back to the pressures of work after the Christmas holidays “mindfulness” – paying...
Mental health disorders among children
One in eight children in England is living with a mental health disorder says new NHS research. One in eighteen pre-school children now has at...
Digestive enzymes and health
There have been a lot of claims pertaining to digestive enzymes recently, that they can do everything from curing depression to helping you lose weight....
More people choosing alternative medicine
Use of practitioner-led complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), such as acupuncture, massage, osteopathy and chiropractic treatment, rose from 12 per cent of the population in...
Aromatherapy and Mental Health
All about the effect that essential oils have on mood and emotion.
Why trying to be happy all the time is making us ill
Why trying to be happy all the time is making us ill. Priory consultant psychiatrist Dr Paul McLaren, medical director of Priory’s Hayes Grove Hospital in...
How do you help a grieving friend?
What’s the best way to help a grieving friend – give them advice? Cheer them up? Remind them that life is for the living? Learn...
