The former chair of the UK’s Covid vaccine taskforce has described the use of psychedelics to treat depression as an “area of real excitement” in a talk at the Hay literary festival in Wales.Speaking at a panel event alongside...
The first night back from the hospital, I tried not to cry. In the dark, I squinted at the wall clock. The thick black hand hovered around the three. I lay propped up against pillows and towels. My baby’s...
Darren Hawkes knows exactly why he wanted to create a garden for Chelsea Flower Show that acknowledges life is full of fear and pain and loneliness: “When we are in despair, what’s common is, we all feel alone. We...
Seventy hours into the birth of his first child, Lewis was told that his wife needed to be rushed into surgery for an emergency C-section. The pregnancy had been straightforward and full of nervous excitement, but, as crisis presented...
Previously obese people who slim down to a healthy weight still have a heightened risk of dying early as they are more likely to struggle with their mental health, research suggests.The study tests the “weight scarring” hypothesis, which theorises...
Diagnosed with major depression by a psychiatrist when I was forty years old, I had to find a therapist who could help me. The physical side of the illness pounded me: sleeplessness, fatigue, and the inability to concentrate...
The psychiatrist Simon Wessely once said his spirits sank every time there was a mental health awareness week. “We don’t need people to be more aware. We can’t deal with the ones who already are aware,” he said.Yet awareness...
Warning: This story deals with disturbing subject matter that may upset and trigger some readers. Discretion is advised. According to his sisters, James Zimmer was a “typical kid” of the ’70s and early ’80s.He loved skateboarding, music and playing...
I don’t answer my phone because I wouldn’t know who I am, let alone who they are. Nothing is working except my eyes, which dart around the room. I notice they designed it to make sure there’s nothing you...
It is 8am on a rainy morning outside Ruby Wax’s house in London’s Notting Hill Gate. The American-British comedian, writer, television personality and authority on mental health has suggested we meet before breakfast, although the reason for this timing,...
