How to be happy: a psychotherapist’s view

Early relationships alter our brains before we learn to speak. How does that affect our happiness, asks psychotherapist Philippa Perry

Surviving the midlife crisis: a 10-point guide

Feeling anxious and washed-up before you've even hit 40, let alone 50? Then follow our 10-point guide to keeping sane

If low serotonin levels aren’t responsible for depression, what is?

Blog festival: By studying the other effects that antidepressants have in the brain, we may arrive at more effective ways to treat depression, writes Scicurious

Suicides on the rail network rose last year, say Samaritans

Number of deaths and attempted deaths on the railways rose from 236 in 2009 to 2010, compared to 215 in the previous 12 months, say Network Rail

Be a better parent – and improve your child’s mental health

Parents developing nurturing skills on pilot course report big drop in behavioural problems among their children, says Bibi van der Zee

Depression – the illness that’s still taboo

On paper, things looked good for Mark Rice-Oxley: wife, children, fulfilling job. But then, at his 40th birthday party, his whole world crumbled as he succumbed to depression

How to beat depression – without drugs

A healthier lifestyle could banish the blues, suggests a new book

Bone marrow transplants cure mental illness – in mice

Preliminary research involving bone marrow transplants in mice suggests an immune approach to treating mental illness

Why do so many women have depression?

Kira Cochrane: Novelist Allison Pearson is the latest in a long line of high-profile women to talk publicly about their depression. So what's wrong?

How true is the one-in-four mental health statistic?

Jamie Horder: It's taken as fact that one in four people will suffer a mental health problem, but the research is less conclusive