Sometimes I need sleeping pills. Why can’t I ask for them?
Doctors shouldn’t be consigning their patients to one kind of hell in order to avoid another
Young and forever sick: ‘They didn’t see me as a person who had dreams’
More than a third of young Australians live with one or more chronic illnesses – but growing up in fear of death can have its upsides
‘I thought I was a lost cause’: how therapy is failing people of colour
Black and minority ethnic people are more likely to develop mental health conditions but less likely to access counselling – or find it fit for purpose. Are more BME therapists the answer?
New mothers in England to receive health check six weeks after giving birth
Campaigners welcome move to assess women for physical and mental wellbeing
Picture books on prescription
A scheme for GPs to recommend books for mental health and wellbeing is extending its reach to younger readers. Which are the best titles for anxiety, grief or online pressures?
Fire anxiety: tips for managing your mental health during and after a crisis
Even for those who are not under immediate threat, the psychological impacts of catastrophe can linger
Confessions of an accidental influencer
When Bella Mackie began posting about her struggles with anxiety, she unexpectedly found herself becoming an influencer. But what did sharing her private fears teach her?
I miscarried a child 20 years ago, and I know the language we use really matters
Women’s traumatic experiences are made light of with weird, evasive language. No wonder so many end up with PTSD, says playwright Shelley Silas
Those of us with anorexia who are pregnant need greater support
National health guidelines ignore new mothers who have a history of eating disorders, says Ché Ramsden
With Prozac Nation, Elizabeth Wurtzel blew open the memoir as we know it
A daringly unvarnished account of desperate self-absorption, this startling debut redrew the boundaries of confessional writing