Many soldiers returning from duty in Afghanistan and Iraq may be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder in silence, reports The Telegraph. A ‘stiff upper lip’ attitude may be preventing soldiers from admitting they have a problem, and talking about how they feel. Professor Alexander McFarlane, professor of psychiatry at the University of Adelaide and read more »

In a world of rolling news and constant information updates, scientists fear that it is causing extra stress on the brain, reports The Times. Two new studies have suggested that the constant flood of information may result in brains blocking the development of wisdom – traits such as empathy, tolerance, emotional stability and compassion, and read more »

Moving house more than three times can have a detrimental effect on children’s’ mental health, reports the Telegraph. A new study has shown that moving house, and therefore losing contact with friends and being taken away from familiar surroundings, may cause the child to feel they’re being ignored, and can result in suicidal feelings. The read more »

An article over at the Guardian website highlights how children can be affected by using social networking sites such as Facebook. Children see their profile on such sites as ‘advertising’ for themselves, aiming to get as many friends as possible, rather than a few close friends. The child’s self-esteem may be affected by comments from read more »

Post-natal depression is a familiar condition, however antenatal depression is far more unheard of, reports The Times. One in four women experience an episode of depression in their life, and it’s most likely to occur during the reproductive years. Symptoms during pregnancy such as tearfullness, anxiety, and being irritable are often put down to hormones, read more »

The first study to investigate adolescent victims of stalking has showed that the problem is largely being ignored, reports the Guardian. the report says that behaviour associated with stalking is instead being categorised as bullying if the victim is a teenager, whereas if the victim was an adult it would warrant a police investigation. the read more »

A new survey carried out by mental health charity Mind has found that nearly half of men are suffering from ‘recession blues’, reports the BBC. In a survey of 2000 men, 40% said they feel low due to job and money worries. However, the survey also found that men are less willing to talk about read more »

Research shows that children whose fathers suffer from mental health problems are more likely to suffer themselves, reports the BBC. Reviewing previous research, the team from Oxford University said too much emphasis had been placed on mothers’ mental health rather than fathers, as mothers are considered to provide the most childcare. However, with shifting roles read more »

The Women’s Institute has been campaigning for better mental health for women in prison , highlighted by a blog written by the head of public affairs at the Women’s Institute for the Guardian website. They began campaigning after the son of one member of the WI committed suicide after suffering from mental health problems and read more »

an increasing strain on teachers is causing their mental health to suffer, reports The Times today. the pressure of Ofsted inspections, exam targets and badly behaved pupils in putting teachers under extra stress. the National Union of Teachers have been looking into the issue for the past two years, and found that there is a read more »