A mental health trust in Sussex has today released advice for those struggling to cope with the start of the new year. 2011 was a difficult year for Britain, with widespread financial instability, redundancies, service cuts, mounting debts, fee increases and riots. Lisa Rodrigues, chief executive of the Sussex Partnership HNS Trust, has recognised that read more »

British treasure Stephen Fry is officially handed the torch, as he becomes mental health charity Mind’s new president. Fry is famed for many reasons – his acting, his comedy, his writing, his general intelligence, and his incredible ability with words. If ever there was a person who could accurately articulate the ordeal of living with read more »

The weather has been ‘bipolar’ this week, a neat and tidy friend has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and someone who tried to chat you up in a bar was as awkward as someone with Asperger’s. Using mental health terms as if they are clichés has become commonplace in the past few years, we hear them read more »

In a recent interview for In Confidence on Sky Arts, the much loved British actor and comedian Stephen Fry spoke about his continuing battle with bipolar disorder. Many of us will remember back in the mid-nineties when Fry walked out of a West End play and disappeared off the map for a week – feared read more »

Research has revealed that individuals suffering from serious mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia can have a life expectancy significantly lower than the national average, reports BBC News. A london based study which tracked electronic medical records of over 30,000 patients found that many people were dying early from stroke, heart attack and read more »

Actress Catherine Zeta Jones is receiving treatment for bipolar disorder. In a statement, the actresses publicist Cece York announced that after dealing with the stress of the past year, Catherine made the decision to check in to a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her bipolar II disorder. Zeta Jones, 41, and read more »