Trying to be happy could make you miserable, study finds
Westerners who put high value on happiness tend to show greater signs of depression
Sounding it out: ‘Listening to white noise put my life back on track’
Megan Nolan was searching for a way to switch off the stresses of modern life. Then she discovered white noise. Here, she charts how the flat frequencies helped her cope
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
‘Like someone flicked a switch’: the premenstrual disorder that upturns women’s lives
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, only recently recognised, can cripple women emotionally, physically and mentally
Meditation helped me drag myself out of self-loathing and failure
I spent my 30s angry, confused and depressed – until my wife suggested I try listening to my breath
Ecotherapy: why plants are the latest treatment for depression and anxiety
The combination of physical activity, social contact and being surrounded by nature is thought to make gardening beneficial for our mental health
‘My mother-in-law called me Walter White’: how magic mushrooms rescued me from grief
After our daughter’s death I was overwhelmed by pain and anxiety. Microdosing home-grown mushrooms helped me cope
‘They broke my mental shackles’: could magic mushrooms be the answer to depression?
New trials have shown the drug psilocybin to be highly effective in treating depression, with Oakland the latest US city to in effect decriminalise it last week. Some researchers say it could become ‘indefensible’ to ignore the evidence – but how would it work as a reliable treatment?
How becoming a Samaritan helped me beat middle-aged angst
Listening to people in need has enabled me to process my own emotions and appreciate the complexity of life
Louis Theroux: ‘I worried I might be mansplaining motherhood’
As he tackles one of his most harrowing subjects yet, the documentary-maker talks about parenting, psychosis – and his secret beard