Archive for January, 2011

Mental illness is becoming a ‘trend’ among teenagers

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

A recent study has revealed that an alarming percentage of teenagers are pretending to have a mental illness which they deem as ‘cool’, reports the Daily Mirror. Many teenagers are faking serious conditions such as bipolar disorder, depression and self-harm in an attempt to mimic famous sufferers and impress their peers. Teenagers who took part read more »

Choosing a therapist

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

The start of a New Year marks the time when many of us choose to tackle certain problems in our lives. Visiting a counsellor is a fantastic way of helping you through issues which may be making you unhappy and the Guardians Dr Luisa Dillner has come up with a great list of tips to read more »

Dementia savings must be made, say experts

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

As it stands, dementia is estimated to cost the UK £20bn a year, a figure which is likely to increase to around £27bn by 2018. A recent inquiry conducted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia has taken a look into how funds could be spent more effectively in order to try and keep the read more »

Britain’s new midlife crisis

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Relationship charity Relate and phone and broadband firm TalkTalk joined forces earlier this year to compile a report which endeavoured to find out more about the nations relationships with their families, friends, partners and work colleagues. ‘The Way We Are Now’ report revealed some very interesting findings which suggest that the midlife crisis could actually read more »