Research has found that teenagers surviving on less than five hours sleep a night are at a 71% higher risk of depression than those sleeping the full eight hours. Other research has also found a link between low exam results and not getting enough sleep.
A sleep counselling programme is currently being piloted in four read more »

Beverly Callard who is best known for playing Rovers Return landlady Liz Mcdonald, has recently revealed the reason for her five month absence from the soap was due to a “serious breakdown”, reports BBC News.
The actress was treated at the Priory Clinic and is now well on the road to recovery but still remains read more »

A programme aired on BBC2 yesterday evening aimed to highlight how the authorities are playing down the number of murders committed by the mentally ill, reports The Independent.
The head of the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Health Problems (NCISH) has said that approximately 50 people a year who read more »

‘Speed Shrinking’ Is New York’s latest phenomenon, the title refers to the three minute speed-dating-esque slots with psychiatrists.
From the above description the whole ’speed shrinking’ idea sounds like something not to be taken too seriously, even the title is somewhat crude. The concept was in actual fact invented by accident. Author Susan Shapiro came read more »

We already know that depression can be a serious and life altering illness, but it was only recently that we began to understand what a profound effect our emotions can have on our physical health and well being.
According to a recent study in which people were marked with a happiness score during an read more »

A fascinating show recently aired on BBC Radio 4 about the emotional effect of taking a stand if someone you love has a mental illness.
The show focussed on the lives of William and Kate Lyons’ a young married couple whose experience with bipolar disorder radically changed their lives.
According to the mental health charity read more »

A new scheme is up and running which see’s mental health workers give online support to depressed or suicidal deaf people, reports The Guardian.
People who are deaf are almost twice as likely to experience some kind of mental health problem than people who can hear. However, the nature of their disability means that it read more »

A commonly used antidepressant has been found to block the effects of a drug used to treat breast cancer. Doctors have been advised not to prescribe the two drugs together until more information has been found, reports The Guardian.
Being diagnosed with breast cancer is a distressing ordeal and it is no wonder that about read more »

According to a new study by psychologists, 1 in every 100 people are addicted to using the internet and have a greater risk of becoming depressed, reports The Times.
The internet has undoubtedly changed the world we live in today. The way we work and even the way we socialise is totally different to read more »

Scientists have recently discovered powerful evidence that there may be a link between manic depressives and genius, reported The Independent.
There has always been speculation that there is a link between genius and madness, but until now little solid evidence has been exhibited.
A study of over 700,000 adults showed that A grade achievers were read more »