Being mad is one thing, going mad quite another Darian Leader: Many are worried that the latest edition of the psychiatrist's 'bible' labels everyone as ill – but this has an upside
Mental health diagnoses mask the real problems Dorothy Rowe: A textbook of mental health disorders makes it far too easy for doctors to label patients – and disregard the roots of suffering
This column will change your life: A step in the right direction A simple walk out in the fresh air often helps focus the mind and clear it of those everyday concerns. But why, wonders Oliver Burkeman
This column will change your life: How real are your memories? When it comes to recalling experiences, says Oliver Burkeman, intensity matters more than duration
This column will change your life: Trailblazing in cognitive therapy Thirty years ago, a young pyschiatrist published a book called Feeling Good. What happened next? Oliver Burkeman finds out
This column will change your life: From alief to belief How does even the rational mind respond to things that are not as they seem? Oliver Burkeman reports
Dr Luisa Dillner’s guide to . . . fear of flying Some people are more anxious than others, but a turbulent flight can trigger a fear of flying, says Dr Luisa Dillner
Distorted body image means people don’t know the back of their own hands Study suggests the brain has highly distorted representations of our hands. The distortion may extend to the rest of the body
Bone marrow transplants cure mental illness – in mice Preliminary research involving bone marrow transplants in mice suggests an immune approach to treating mental illness