The majority of British people have experienced loneliness and also know someone who is lonely, according to new research. In a survey, 84 per cent of British people said they have felt lonely, with 13 per cent feeling lonely ‘all of the time’. The research commissioned by the Campaign to End Loneliness also shows that […]
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Sometimes very distressed doctors in the NHS do make the news – as with Daksha Emerson, a young psychiatrist who killed herself and her baby whilst suffering from post natal psychosis, and also more recently, junior doctor Rose Polge, whose body was found in the sea off Devon in April. In my experience, the vast […]
Never underestimate the impact of emotional and psychological factors on human wellbeing. We know that the mind and the body are intimately related and someone’s pain may be a combination of multiple contributing factors; traumatic, physiological, psychological and emotional. It’s not just a question of rubbing a sore bit to make the pain go away. […]
We all feel the complete range of emotions throughout our lives, depending on what is happening around us and to us. Our ability to feel emotions, yet not be overwhelmed or controlled by them, is what allows us to cope with emotions such as stress, loss, loneliness, and anger. The World Health Organisation defines health […]
Behind the Smile is a solo exhibition focusing on mental ill health and the result of artist Toby Brown’s own experience of clinical depression. Two years in the making, the show features portraits of the artist’s family and friends as well as several high-profile sufferers of depression, including Tony Blair’s former director of communications, Alistair […]
People who have migrated to a country from their homeland are much more vulnerable to mental illness. Studies carried out in various countries have long indicated that migrants often have higher rates of mental illness that either the native-born people or the population of their country of origin. Immigrants have much higher rates of schizophrenia […]
Young people’s mental health services are at crisis point. GPs are having to cope with the consequences of our failure to focus on prevention, and a lack of access to specialist services. We may not be able to change the world we have created for our young people, but we need to take action to ensure that help is […]
Orthorexia comes from the Greek word ‘ortho’ meaning correct and it’s a compulsion to eat a biologically perfect diet. Sufferers often hide behind highly restrictive diets, blaming allergies or food intolerances for their disordered relationship with food. You’ll hear orthorexics saying, ‘Eating x gives me migraines, y makes me bloated’. The motivation behind the faddy […]
Orthorexia is not officially recognised as a medical condition. The term was coined back in the 90s by Dr.Steven Bratman in the States. Here orthorexia would probably best slot into the ‘eating disorder not otherwise specified’ category. There are so many forms of disordered eating. These terms are fairly new but I think the condition […]
Over a period of years, between 10 and 20 per cent of patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder who are taking medication at a maintenance dose will have a relapse. This is despite the fact that they are stating that they are taking their medication as normal. The process typically happens gradually, although it may […]