‘Wife, children, best friend all gone’: Diaries reveal Steinbeck’s darkest year
Many unpublished journals detailing the depression of the American author are up for auction in New York
Depression can play direct role in developing type 2 diabetes, says study
Findings prompt calls for people with depression to be assessed so they can avoid developing type 2 diabetes
Sharp rise in wait times for perinatal mental health care in England
Exclusive: New and expectant mothers left to ‘suffer in silence’ as demand outstrips supply
August 2023
Having bipolar made my pregnancy ‘high risk’. But all mothers deserve an elevated level of care
Eleanor de Jong
From bed-rotting to quiet quitting, everyone loves a so-called trend. Here’s how to invent your own
Arwa Mahdawi
The key to depression, obesity, alcoholism – and more? Why the vagus nerve is so exciting to scientists
Audiobook of the week
Kit by Megan Barker audiobook review – the wildness of true friendship laid bare
Half of anxiety and depression cases in new mothers in UK missed, says report
‘I didn’t trust him. But I was curious about him’: how I made friends with my scammer
Weekend
At home with world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, John Crace on Rishi’s climate retreat, and comedian Michelle Brasier on befriending her scammer – podcast
Audiobook of the week
I’m Not As Well As I Thought I Was by Ruby Wax audiobook review – a wild ride through depression
July 2023
Tell us: what advice were you given for dealing with depression?
‘The real deal’: young UK graphic artist nominated for five ‘comic book Oscars’
Australian psychiatrists push for Medicare to subsidise ketamine for treatment-resistant depression
DJ Annie Macmanus: ‘It was a shock to realise I was lonely’
Electroconvulsive therapy is overrated but not ‘hell’
Australian decision to allow psychedelic drug prescriptions criticised by mental health experts
Concern as a third of NHS mental health treatments shift online
June 2023
Nobody I’ve been locked up with in a psychiatric hospital felt ‘proud’ of their illness
Eleanor de Jong
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Our son is refusing to go to school – and we feel so isolated
