Sleep ‘resets’ brain connections crucial for memory and learning, study reveals
Discovery that sleeplessness causes neurons to become ‘muddled’ with electrical activity could help develop new treatments for mental health disorders
Pregnancy and mental health: the hidden pain of giving birth
The range of mental health problems experienced around pregnancy and childbirth is vast and often isn’t spoken about. Here, we share your stories
Depression, violence, anxiety: the problem with the phrase ‘be a man’
Are dangerous ideas about masculinity leading to increased violent crime and suicide? Eva Wiseman talks to the director of a new documentary – and three men discuss their experiences
When I leave someone suicidal I’m scared they won’t be there the next day
From supporting a suicidal young man to being held at knife point by a child, social care professionals recount what keeps them up at night
Help! I’m a postgrad: how to combat the stress of doing a master’s
Deadlines are looming, you’re broke, and student parties are a distant memory. Being a postgrad is tough at times, but you don’t have to suffer in silence
Mind over mat: how yoga is helping refugee women
Charity-run classes provide a breathing space for women who may have faced torture and sexual abuse
A letter to … my parents, who don’t know their golden child is cracking up
The letter you always wanted to write
LGA urges councils and NHS to provide more help for children’s mental health
LGA report cites assemblies on mental health and peer mentors as initiatives schools and centres could use to tackle anxiety and depression
Tristimania by Jay Griffiths; Mad Girl by Bryony Gordon – review
Two depression memoirs aimed at different readerships both offer optimism and enlightenment
Scans show possible link between brain development and antisocial behaviour
‘Striking’ structural differences seen in study which compared brain scans of young men with antisocial behavioural problems with their healthy peers