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Anorexia: why embarrassment still stops so many men from getting help

The testimony of celebrities has helped raise awareness of eating disorders in males. But 90% still suffer in silence

Heritage healing: why historic houses improve wellbeing

Staying in a landmark building has been found to counteract stress and anxiety

Reasons to Stay Alive review – striking staging of Matt Haig depression memoir

This dramatisation of the mental health bestseller takes a step towards removing the stigma from depression – though it’s no substitute for the book

The Scientific Attitude by Lee McIntyre review – a defence against denial, fraud and pseudoscience

In a world of ‘alternative facts’ respect for evidence must lie at the heart of any scientific endeavour

Through my reclusive, lonely years of infertility, playing piano lifted my spirits

Unable to conceive, I retreated into what could have been a very destructive place but making music was the key change my life needed

Rolled over: why did married couples stop sleeping in twin beds?

A new cultural history shows that until the 1950s, forward-thinking couples regarded sharing a bed as old-fashioned and unhealthy

Tom Rosenthal: Manhood review – dick jokes, demons and diatribes

The standup, who was circumcised as an infant, gets het up in a show where the polemic overshadows the comedy

‘I love staring at one spot for six hours!’ Life models on the secrets of disrobing

What sort of person would stand naked and still for hours, often in agony? Nude models talk about how tough yet life-changing the work can be, even when posing for hen parties

Video games do not cause violence – but makers do need to think about it

There is no compelling evidence that games cause real-life bloodshed, but the industry must address its attitude to guns and conflict, or risk being drowned out by fearmongers

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