Former boxer Frank Bruno has spoken out about living with a mental illness, reports the Times. Last week during an interview with Radio 4′s Today programme, former boxer Frank Bruno opened up about being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and how he coped living with the illness for years. He told Radio 4 of the breakdown read more »

The first NHS scheme offering cash rewards for loosing weight has already helped more than 100 people loose almost two stone over the course of a year, reported the Independent. The NHS primary care trust in Kent offered cash payments of up to £425 to 402 volunteers from Kent, all of whom had signed up read more »

This coming Tuesday will see the launch of Scotland’s dementia care strategy, a scheme which hopes to provide better care and research for the 71,000 people in Scotland currently living with dementia. The number above is set to double over the course of the next 25 years and Scotland is preparing now by putting in read more »

Each month Counselling Directory sees thousands of keyword searches from people looking for something specific. Every month we have a look at the top five search terms so we and our counsellors can better understand the issues for which people are seeking help. Last month 9%, which was the highest amount of searches, were conducted read more »

New studies suggest that creative minds mimic certain aspects of schizophrenia, reports BBC News. Scientists who have been studying how the mind works have conducted brain scans which reveal similarities between the thought patterns of highly creative people and those with schizophrenia, both of whom are missing important receptors which are used to filter and read more »

Researchers have found that those of us who choose to compare our incomes with peers come out the other side feeling inadequate and depressed, reports BBC News. The researchers from the Paris School of Economics, analysed data from a Europe wide survey and have found that three-quarters of those asked thought it was important to read more »