The G20 in numbers

Datablog: This is how the world's economic powers match up - by GDP, financial stimulus packages, and TV ownership

Confessions of a shrink

When psychotherapist Jane Haynes decided to expose the shocking details of her life and work in an autobiography, many of her peers were horrified. By Stuart Jeffries

An aching hunger

Laurie Penny who had anorexia for years, explains why more help is needed for this most deadly of mental illnesses

Suspicious minds

Once it affected 1% of the population. Now more than a quarter of us suffer from paranoia, leading expert Daniel Freeman tells Sabine Durrant

Calm? Why should I be calm?

Julian Baggini: There's far too much emphasis on being happy these days. Anger is vital too. It could even, say scientists, help our careers

The best medicine

Phil Hope, minister at the Department of Health, discusses New Horizons, a new strategy for mental health

‘Homage to catatonia’

It's traumatic enough to be 'sectioned' once. But imagine being confined to secure units on five occasions - the first time while you're still at school