Mental health services are failing the elderly
· Most with dementia or depression not diagnosed
· Age discrimination a major problem, says study
This woman can make you happy
For 25 years, the clinical psychologist Dorothy Rowe has helped millions out of depression. Now she tells Louise Carpenter about her own tormented childhood and marriage - and why happiness is a state of mind.
Is a country walk better than Prozac?
Patrick Barkham: A stroll in a park increased self-esteem in 90% of a group of people suffering from depression and 71% reported decreased levels of depression.
Eternal sunshine
It’s sold as happiness in a blister pack - a cure-all that has changed the way we think about wellbeing. As Prozac reaches its 20th birthday, Anna Moore presents 20 things you need to know about the most widely used antidepressant in the world.
How we learned to stop having fun
We used to know how to get together and really let our hair down. Then, in the early 1600s, a mass epidemic of depression broke out - and we've been living with it ever since. Something went wrong, but what? Barbara Ehrenreich unpicks the causes of our unhappiness.
How can I save my son from suicide?
Health panel: Her son grew up in a happy home, but depression has left him suicidal. How can his desperate mother persuade him to go on? Three experts offer some urgent advice.
How do you tell your child about your depression?
Will Keighley has been depressed on and off for years. It has been hard keeping himself together, but what should he say to his 11-year-old son who is worried his daddy wants to die?
Research shows link between acne treatment and depression
· Study provides first scientific evidence · Condition itself may be at root of deaths, says firm
Don’t go mad in north London
Michele Hanson: Mavis has been terribly poorly with depression for months. What a ghastly illness. And the treatment on offer isn't very impressive: "Keep taking the pills." But they didn't work.
Seven ways to eat yourself out of depression
Feeling down in the dumps? Maybe it's your diet that needs a pick-up, says Michele Kirsch.