Mescaline by Mike Jay review – a global history of the first psychedelic
From the ancient Andes to Aldous Huxley’s trousers – the uses and abuses of ‘fiendish cactus juice’
As a prison doctor, Amanda Brown knows compassion is the best medicine
A mid-life career leap into the prison service opened this GP’s eyes and heart
Notes to Self by Emilie Pine review – a life laid bare in essays
Despite her painful material, the Irish academic’s debut collection of essays is wry and uplifting
The Heartland review – fascinating study of schizophrenia
Nathan Filer redefines our understanding of the illness
Danielle Steel works 20 hours a day, but is that to be envied?
Working all the time, she’s written 179 books. But compulsive productivity has a flip side
Mother Ship by Francesca Segal review – a moving story about motherhood
A remarkable memoir-diary about giving birth to premature twins is also a love letter to solidarity
‘I’m such a big fan of the menstrual cycle!’ – the women asking whether it’s possible to have a better period
Exhausted with doctors not taking periods seriously, a new wave of authors is asking whether menstruation can ever be tolerable – even enjoyable
Disrupted sleep patterns can lead to ‘deviant behaviour’, research suggests
Science journalist Linda Geddes calls for more flexi-working to fit in with early risers and night owls
Undressing by James O’Neill review – secrets of a man in a green anorak
A psychotherapist’s story of a patient who was afraid to remove his clothes is absorbing and moving
Matt Haig: ‘Kids are so overloaded, they’ve got so much stress’
The author and mental health activist on writing for different age groups, homeschooling, and being followed by Harry and Meghan