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World Mental Health Day 2015: Mental illness facts and figures
IBTimes UK takes a look at statistics surrounding mental illness.
World Mental Health Day 2015: Call to end stigma and discrimination
The theme for World Mental Health Day 2015 is "dignity in mental health".
Scientists create digital human for research
The 3D digital body is to be used to study diseases affecting women.
Coronation Street Steve McDonald star Simon Gregson to take 'extended' break from soap due to illness
Actor Simon Gregson had been involved in storyline dealing with Steve McDonald's depression.
UK: Headless corpse found on Blackpool beach identified
The body has been identified as that of Calum Terras, 27, who was reported missing in January.
Suicidal tendencies can be diagnosed through easy-to-spot symptoms say psychiatrists
Psychiatrists hope that by being alert for giveaway traits more suicides can be prevented.
Edinburgh: Mother jailed for smothering ten-month-old baby to death
Erin Sutherand,36, was suffering with post-natal depresson when she killed her baby Chloe.
China: Man jumps off bridge three times to cure his depression [video]
Chinese TV footage shows man take plunge multiple times into Xiang River in country's Guizhou province.
Michelle Watt: 60 Minute Makeover host suffered depression due to spinal surgery
Jim Watt said his daughter took her own life after suffering crippling headaches.
US: Toddler died after mother pushed him on a swing for three days
Three-year-old Ji'Aire Donnell Lee's death has been ruled as murder.
More than a men's issue, paternal depression affects us all
Failing to treat new fathers experiencing emotional stress puts them and their families at risk.
Privacy laws prevented medics reporting concerns about Andreas Lubitz's mental health, says French prosecutor
Germanwings co-pilot saw 41 doctors in years leading up to fatal crash in French Alps.
Former Arsenal and England defender Kenny Sansom's cry for help: alcoholic, homeless, suicidal
Fellow Arsenal legend Tony Adams invites Kenny Sansom to enter rehab to save his life
Bullied teenagers more likely to develop depression in later years says research
Researchers call for more studies into links between bullying and depression.
Anti-depressants and psychiatric drugs can lead to 'long-term harm'
Danish expert blames psychiatric drugs for over half a million deaths in the over 65s.
Germanwings crash: Federal Aviation Administration questioned granting Andreas Lubitz US pilot's licence due to depression
Newly released documents reveal the agency questioned Lubitz's doctors about his mental health.
Kestutis Martuzevicius: 'Depressed' accused killer from Lithuania loses UK extradition appeal
Lithuanian suspect claimed he was too unwell to leave Britain.
Germanwings Alps disaster: Beware of stigmatising depression warn experts
100 UK pilots have depression and almost half of these are on medication according to the Civil Aviation Authority.
Andreas Lubitz 'murder-suicide' sparks review of UK pilot mental health screening
Germanwings crash in French Alps sparks CAA order to UK airlines
Germanwings crash: I have depression like Andreas Lubitz - and I'd never dream of murdering 149 innocent people
Daily Mail makes me sick - how can people blame depression for what Andreas Lubitz did?
Police find 'significant clue' at home of Germanwings death pilot Andreas Lubitz
Police have been combing through Dusseldorf property where Andreas Lubitz lived.
Clarke Carlisle admits drink driving in north London
Former footballer has battled alcohol addiction and depression.
Hong Kong: CY Leung asks for space after daughter Leung Chai-yan alleges domestic violence
In Facebook posts, Leung Chai-yan accused mother of attacking her, but family says student is suffering health problems.
Fight for child mental health services to be a cornerstone of the general election
Father who lost his son to depression is urging David Cameron to rethink child mental health services.
Father time: When will I be ready to be a parent?
I'm hurtling towards 30 and I still have no idea when - or if - I'll want to bring a child into the world.
Cannabis use has 'significant link' with onset of mania
Research from the University of Warwick shows that there is a link between the two.
Couple jailed for 'black magic' threats and rape of 11-year-old girl
Victim alleged that her thumb was cut open and using a 'bejewelled knife' her blood was sucked on.
Blue Monday: Depression day or PR hype to bamboozle you into buying a holiday?
19 January, third Monday of January, is Blue Monday 2015 according to academic Cliff Arnall.
Former footballer Clarke Carlisle in critical condition after collision with lorry on A64
Former Professional Footballers' Association chairman Clarke Carlisle was airlifted to hospital after an accident involving a lorry.
The Ebola death councillors offering therapy to stem trauma in Sierra Leone
IBTimes UK meets the survivors acting as a "councillor" to help other Ebola patients battle depression.