by Christine Stapleton My life improved when I accepted crying as a body function – like blowing your nose or peeing. I never worried that someone might think I was a wuss because I blew my nose. So, why is water coming from my eyes considered a weakness and peeing is...
By Irvin Kirsch, PhD Antidepressants are supposed to be the magic bullet for curing depression. But are they? I used to think so. As a clinical psychologist, I used to refer depressed clients to psychiatric colleagues to have them prescribed. But over the past decade,...
the guardian, 19 June 2013 Office for National Statistics says highest incidence of mild mental illness is in 50-54 age group and among women The ONS says a higher proportion of women than men reported suffering from anxiety or depression. Photograph: David Cheskin/PA...
