New study casts doubt on reliability of mental health diagnosis interviews
Diagnostic interviews seen as ‘gold standard’ vary in reliability from condition to condition, study says
May 2026
Single dose of magic mushroom psychedelic can cause anatomical brain changes, study finds
‘The happiest time of life is as you get older’: can positive thinking help you age better?
April 2026
Four-fifths of UK mental health nurses say their workload is unmanageable
Half of respondents to RCN poll said patients ‘frequently come to harm’ because caseloads are too high
Lena Dunham on going to rehab: ‘It was like the first day of college, except many of the people had a problem with heroin’
An exclusive extract from Famesick, her new memoir
Judith Rapoport obituary
Child psychiatrist who brought obsessive-compulsive disorder to public awareness and focused on the brain’s biology and its role in mental illness
March 2026
Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion
One minute, Dennis Biesma was playing with a chatbot; the next, he was convinced his sentient friend would make him a fortune. He’s just one of many people who lost control after an AI encounter
‘Thank God they’re still alive’: Kaiser therapists claim its new screening system puts patients at higher risk by delaying their care
Kaiser pushed back on striking workers’ claims and AI fears, saying it delivers ‘timely, high-quality care to meet members’ needs’
Robert Goodman obituary
Out of the blue? How the colour of light could be used to treat mental illness
Three in four women unaware menopause can trigger new mental illness, poll finds
February 2026
The Unfragile Mind by Gavin Francis review – a GP’s guide to mental health
The Guardian documentary
No Time to Heal: the psychological rehabilitation of a Ukrainian soldier after Russian captivity
‘At 2am, it feels like someone’s there’: why Nigerians are choosing chatbots to give them advice and therapy
Psychiatric drugs aren’t always the answer
Support new mothers with mental ill health
‘Adjustments must be made’: how to live well after mid-life
January 2026
Other lives
Sharon Bond obituary
Dr Aggrey Burke obituary
December 2025
Other lives
Roland Littlewood obituary
Other lives: Psychiatrist and anthropologist interested in how science and personal experiences might inform one another
