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Behind The Smile: How it feels when depression consumes you
Art as therapy has become one man's mission to spread the word that we are not mad or insane.
Alastair Campbell: Not even republicans can fault the British Royal Family on mental health
It's fashionable to like the Royals – their support for mental health reflects a move forward in ending stigma.
Magic mushrooms: Hallucinogenic compound in drug could help alleviate depression
A compound derived from 'magic mushrooms' has the potential to help people with treatment-resistant depression.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2016: Facts and statistics about health and relationships
Mental Health Awareness Week will be marked by the Mental Health Foundation from 16 to 22 May.
Sex, road accidents and depression: How the biggest health threats to young people are being ignored
Lancet commission finds that no real progress has been made in the health of 10 to 24-year-olds since 1990.
Bipolar disorder: Discovery of common genetic roots with autism increases treatment hope
Among genes linked to bipolar disorder, scientists find some were previously implicated in autism.
Mindfulness reduces risk of depression relapse and is just as effective as antidepressants
Mindfulness reduces the risk of relapse in depression patients - with or without antidepressants.
What is post-Ebola syndrome and what symptoms do survivors share?
Ebola survivors have to face series of complications described as post-Ebola syndrome.
Depression: Is it really risky to take antidepressants during pregnancy?
Women who take antidepressants while pregnant may worry about the potential risks to their babies.
PTSD: Brain scans show mindfulness training helps veterans recover from trauma
Mindfulness training helps veterans with PTSD by altering brain activity and symptoms of the disorder.
Chris Brown is wrong – we should be seeking attention for mental illness and suicide
He accused Kehlani Parrish of attention-seeking on Instagram after her alleged suicide attempt.
Generation Fragile: The happiness agenda is making us miserable
Concern with well-being creates emotionally vulnerable subjects, constantly in need of therapeutic guidance.
Baltimore: Rats make people more depressed and anxious than crime
A study looks at how rats affect psychological well-being of people who spot them regularly.
The independence and lives of disabled people are being sacrificed for austerity
People with disabilities are still treated as an economic inconvenience by the government.
Seasonal Affective Disorder: SAD and sleep patterns linked to gene mutation paving way for treatments
The gene PER3 mutates, and causes both odd sleeping patterns and depression in the absence of sunlight.
When you're a child with a mental illness, 32 weeks is a dangerous amount of time to wait for help
When I spoke to my GP, I was told to order a self-help book for eating disorders from Amazon.
Neanderthal DNA linked with depression, nicotine addiction and psychiatric diseases
Scientists discover how Neanderthal DNA has impacted on modern human health.
Let's all try focusing on Kate Middleton's mental health message, not on her make-up
We should encourage more articles to be written about public figures' good intentions.
Blue Monday: Why is the third Monday of January the most depressing day of the year?
Blue Monday is largely considered a PR stunt backed by pseudoscience.
Blue Monday: 10 top tips to battle January blues
Tomorrow is apparently the most depressing of the year and here are 10 ways to make you feel better.
Future depression identified by looking at network in the brain
The default mode network in the brain has a stronger connectivity for those at risk of depression.
Mental health requires early intervention – Not only does it save lives but money too
My mother has schizophrenia, and only through police arrests or court help has she been able to access services.
Antidepressants can increase risk of bipolar and mania by up to 35%
SSRIs and venlafaxine had the strongest ties to the subsequent onset of the mental illnesses
Risk of autism increases by 87% if mothers take antidepressants during pregnancy
The rate of autism being diagnosed in children has increased from 4 in 10,000 children in 1966 to 100 in 10,000 now.
Spain: 'Suicidal' woman survives 7 storey drop after landing on and killing 81-year-old man
Tragedy sees woman survive her fall but kill an 81-year-old man sitting on a bench with his wife.
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day: Male suicide 'single biggest killer' of men under 45
Survivor Day 2015 highlights the challenges of living in the aftermath of a bereavement from suicide.
Ken Livingstone row: Former London mayor asked to apologise over mental health 'insult'
Jeremy Corbyn has urged Livingstone to apologise for 'unacceptable' remarks about Kevan Jones.
Why sleep could be the key to tackling mental illness
"It is time we began to take seriously the importance of sleep across all sectors of society, and particularly in mental illness."
Equality for Mental Health: Why the government needs to support the NHS on this campaign
Equality4MentalHealth is a cross-party campaign to persuade Government to spend more on NHS care.
Equality for Mental Health campaign on NHS spending backed by Alistair Campbell and Nick Clegg
Andrew Mitchell, Norman Lamb and nine former health secretaries among those calling for better provisions.