This question seems to have exercised plenty of people recently, including some US voters, his fellow politicians, other world leaders, worried citizens of the rest of the world, - and a number of prominent psychiatrists and, as it is my ...read more
This week marks the launch of Mental Health Awareness Week 2017. The stigma attached to mental illnesses is often the reason why people suffer in silence. This week is aimed at raising awareness of mental health related issues. In support ...read more
We face all sorts of difficulties in our everyday lives, and our brains are under immense pressure to analyse messages from an increasingly hectic outside world and integrate them with a knowledge of what is happening to us internally. This ...read more
What is anxiety? Anxiety problems are the commonest mental health disorders, with some surveys showing that a third of people suffer with anxiety at some point in their lives. Anxiety is a feeling of fear and distress. It is a ...read more
There should be no sugaring of the pill. The fact is that dementia and depression go hand in hand - it is depressing to get dementia. However, though there have been occasional headlines suggesting that those who suffer from clinical ...read more
Unfortunately, even though we are talking more about mental health, the stigma still remains. This is particularly true in the workplace. One confidential survey showed that 56% of companies said they would not hire someone with depression, even if they ...read more
