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Emily-Jane Clark, writing in the Metro: “‘My brain won’t let me sleep,’ wept my six-year-old daughter as she cried inconsolably in my arms last night. Since starting Year Two in September, my normally happy little girl has become tired, emotional,…
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Cindy Lamothe , writing in The Guardian newspaper, says: “Touch can be used as a tool for communicating empathy, even resulting in an analgesic, painkilling effect. To combat loneliness, let’s set up coffee dates instead of screen time. We humans aren’t meant…
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A paper in Medical Humanities (otherwise known as the Journal of Medical Ethics) reports on a qualitative evaluation of a Norfolk-based network of community singing workshops aimed at people with mental health conditions and the general public. The paper’s abstract says that…
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BBC2’s Trust Me, I’m a Doctor series is back with a special programme on mental health, first broadcast November 1st 2017. Michael Mosley runs an experiment to find the best way to beat stress – mindfulness, yoga or gardening. Psychiatrist…
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This article by Douglas Alexander in The Guardian begins: “People often ask me, “Do you miss being an MP?” My answer is always a bit of a curate’s egg. I certainly miss being in government – where you can make…
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“Here’s your prescription, walk in the forest five times a week for an hour.” The BBC reports that, according to experts, it is not inconceivable that doctors will be giving health advice like this in the not too distant future….
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Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction and shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize. The publishers say: “What is autism: a devastating developmental condition, a lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain…
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This blog-post from Mad in America is written by James Schroeder, PhD: “Over the past few years, many of you have heard me and other professionals describe how smartphone use, and the technologically immersive culture in general, are associated with a multitude of negative outcomes….
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In this 3 minute video (May 12th 2016) from The Guardian website, Laura James – a successful writer, journalist and mother, and also autistic – describes a night out at a restaurant with her husband that should have been a lovely evening…
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