‘Mental health is as important as physical health’: Manchester ‘yogi-preneur’ backs Time To Talk campaign

‘Mental health is as important as physical health’: Manchester ‘yogi-preneur’ backs Time To Talk campaign

A Manchester journalist-turned-yoga teacher has revealed how she used yoga to help her combat mental health issues – and she hopes others will join her.

Mental health at Christmas: Millennials are ‘more lonely’ than older generations

The packed social calendar and financial stress of Christmas can make it a tough time for those struggling with mental illness

Mental health at Christmas: Millennials are ‘more lonely’ than older generations

BY: Kashmira Gander    @kashmiragander   Loneliness during the holidays is often associated with older people, but new research has revealed that millennials also struggle not only with isolation but stress and anxiety during what is supposed to one of the happiest times of the year. One in 10 people aged between 25 and 34 who took […]

Unhappiness more likely to result from poor mental health or being single than economic factors, major new study finds

LSE academics want to 'revolutionise how we think about human priorities' and promote use of 'subjective wellbeing' as a measure of successful governance, instead of economy

Unhappiness more likely to result from poor mental health or being single than economic factors, major new study finds

Charlotte England @charlottengland A head teacher and pupils open GCSE results at a school in London Getty Images   Economic factors are not the biggest cause of unhappiness  failed relationships and mental illness play a far greater role, a major new study into the “origins of happiness” has found. Eliminating depression and anxiety would reduce misery by 20 per cent, whereas eliminating poverty would only cut it down […]

Mental Health – STOP treating it like a taboo.

Why is there so much stigma attached to mental health? It's time to treat mental health sufferers like normal human beings.

Mental Health – STOP treating it like a taboo.

BY: GEORGIA ELIZABETH WILLIAM “Watch out! The killer Bipolar zombie is back at work” said no one, ever. But, how come you feel you can’t talk to Mary, who’s back to work after a long battle with depression?  Imagine. You trip whilst playing a sport, breaking a leg that was already pretty tender. You blatantly can’t […]

Survey shows one in three adults with common mental disorders report using treatment services

One in three adults (37 per cent) aged 16-74, with conditions such as anxiety or depression, surveyed in England, were accessing mental health treatment in 2014.

Survey shows one in three adults with common mental disorders report using treatment services

  One in three adults (37 per cent) aged 16-74, with conditions such as anxiety or depression, surveyed in England, were accessing mental health treatment in 2014. The results of the Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing4, published today by NHS Digital, show that this figure has increased from one in four people (24 per […]

Yoga on the NHS ? Manchester GP says free classes could help improve physical and mental health

Matt Joslin has written an open letter to the NHS after classes helped him deal with back problem and depression

Yoga on the NHS ? Manchester GP says free classes could help improve physical and mental health

BY CHARLOTTE DOBSON A Manchester GP is calling on the NHS to prescribe a different kind of treatment to patients… yoga. Dr Matt Joslin has written an open letter asking for the ancient form of exercise to be prescribed to patients on the NHS. He claims yoga has the potential to improve almost all aspects […]