Is your penis really shrinking?
Oliver Burkeman on whether monitoring your body for a defect can really induce the feeling it’s happening
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West – ‘I never wanted internet trolls to be my beat’
West’s memoir is full of a wild, joyous vulgarity and ranges from body images and rape threats to puberty and her love for her husband
Prince Charles: I use homeopathy in animals to cut antibiotic use
Homeopathy sceptic Dame Sally Davies among delegates to hear prince say he treats his cows with alternative medicine
‘If you don’t talk, it doesn’t work’: how sport can help autistic people
The intrinsic importance of social skills in sport means it can be a more effective approach than traditional therapies to improve social skills, anxiety - and bring many other benefits besides
Sally Brampton obituary
Women’s magazine editor and author whose memoir Shoot the Damn Dog recounted her experience of depression
Financial strain on young people is easing, official figures show
Proportion finding it hard to get by has fallen while more are satisfied with their income, says Office for National Statistics
Can mindfulness help ease back pain?
Each year, 10m working days are lost due to backache. So could mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) play a part in reducing that figure?
Aarathi Prasad: ‘Indians hedge their bets’
Aarathi Prasad describes a push to integrate the modern ‘western’ approach with traditional systems in India such as ayurveda and yoga. But is this truly desirable?
Only fundamental social change can defeat the anxiety epidemic
People, particularly young people, are beset by mental health problems on a scale never seen before. Now it is time to rebalance individualism against the common good
Ask Alanis Morissette: since I’ve been ill, I’ve lost contact with many friends
All the parts of you – lonely, confident, ill, outgoing – come together to make you who you are. A true friend will recognise that