Letters: aid workers need to blow off steam

Emotional and physical release is crucial for people working under stress, but controlled and long-term training is much better than drinking and partying, says psychologist to aid workers Carla Uriarte

Transcendental meditation: does it work?

First he tried sleep apps, then a flotation tank, then mindfulness – but nothing would stop the chatter in Stuart Heritage's increasingly exhausted mind. Would transcendental meditation, currently enjoying a revival, do the trick?

Should we be mindful of mindfulness?

It has been prescribed by the NHS for depression since 2004 but recently mindfulness has spawned a whole industry of evening classes and phone apps. David Derbyshire reports

Acupuncture: a GP’s view

Dr Helen Stokes-Lampard, a GP in Staffordshire and a senior lecturer at Birmingham University, talks to Simon Roach about the issue of prescribing acupuncture