We are talking about male suicide as a social issue in 2025 more than at any time in history.

Nilupulie Karunaratne thought asking for help was a sign of weakness. Then her husband referred her to a psychologist. 

Exploring medication effects mediated symbolically

Venues promoting destruction as stress relief are appearing around the UK but experts – and our correspondent – are unsure If you find it hard to count to 10 when anger bubbles up, a new trend offers a more hands-on approach. Rage rooms are cropping up across the UK, allowing punters to smash seven bells out of old TVs, plates and furniture. Such pay-to-destroy ventures are thought to have originated in Japan in 2008, but have since gone global. In the UK alone venues can be found in locations from Birmingham to Brighton, with many promoting destruction as a stress-relieving experience. Continue reading...

It starts small, it builds quietly. But intervention can be lifesaving. With your help, Mind can step in before it snowballs. Donate to Mind this Christmas at https://www.mind.org.uk/donate/ and help stop the snowball now❄️ For mental health information and support call Mind on 0300 123 3393 - Weekdays, 9am - 6pm. For someone to talk to about how you’re feeling: 📱 Text Shout on 85258 - https://giveusashout.org 📞 Call Samaritans on 116 123 - anytime - https://www.samaritans.org/ 📞 Call Calm 0800 58 58 58 - 5pm to midnight - https://www.thecalmzone.net/

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Australia will join the world on 3 December to recognise International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), a United Nations observance dedicated to promoting awareness, understanding and acceptance of the 5.5 million Australians living with disability.

To the untrained eye, African lovegrass is just another plant in the NSW Snowy Mountains. But this golden plant is a deceptive invasive weed that is choking out the landscape, causing some farmers to leave the land. 

The time has come to grow a beard this December for Bowel Cancer Australia’s latest Decembeard campaign — a “hair-raising” fundraiser designed to spark awareness and generate much-needed funds.

When Ali Gossage gave birth a second time, she did not experience the constant joys of motherhood. Instead, she was sometimes filled with "terrifying" anger.

Men make up more than 75 per cent of all suicide deaths in Australia, but Lifeline says they only make up about 40 per cent of helpline service users — and even when men do seek help they experienced "high levels of disengagement".

We are talking about male suicide as a social issue in 2025 more than at any time in history.

It starts small, it builds quietly. But intervention can be lifesaving. With your help, Mind can step in before it snowballs. Donate to Mind this Christmas at https://www.mind.org.uk/donate/ and help stop the snowball now❄️ For mental health information and support call Mind on 0300 123 3393 - Weekdays, 9am - 6pm. For someone to talk to about how you’re feeling: 📱 Text Shout on 85258 - https://giveusashout.org 📞 Call Samaritans on 116 123 - anytime - https://www.samaritans.org/ 📞 Call Calm 0800 58 58 58 - 5pm to midnight - https://www.thecalmzone.net/

Fatigue is not laziness. Fatigue, chronic fatigue, and mental fatigue are often symptoms of underlying psychiatric disorders. In this short video, we explain why you might feel always tired, exhausted, or in brain fog from a neuroscience and psychiatry perspective. We walk through 3 psychiatric disorders associated with fatigue: Melancholic depression – a severe form of depression marked by profound loss of energy and initiative. ADHD (including adult ADHD) – where constant redirection, effort regulation, and focus lead to mental fatigue and exhaustion. PTSD and trauma-related disorders – where the nervous system stays on high alert, even during sleep, causing chronic fatigue and burnout over time. If you’re tired all the time, working in mental health, or a clinician seeking evidence-based, science-backed explanations, this video connects fatigue, psychiatric disorders, and brain function in a clear, practical way. #ChronicFatigue #MentalHealthEducation #Psychiatry

It seems likely the artist’s family wanted to get rid of a woman who was just difficult to get along with, writes Helen James JMW Turner mother’s died when she was 29, when he was busy preparing for and opening his first public exhibition, and her “mental illness”, referred to in your review of the BBC Two documentary Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks (19 November), should be described as “purported”. We only have the testimony provided by the actions of her husband and son, who sent her to a lunatic asylum designed for paupers, when they were in fact not poor and could have accommodated her in a better environment with better care, and thereby lengthened her life. Continue reading...

Limited studies exist on sex differences in incidence rates of psychiatric disorders across the lifespan. This study aims to analyze sex differences in the incidence rates of clinically diagnosed psychiatric disorders over the lifespan. We conducted ...

A lawyer representing one of the bereaved families took aim at the owner and operator of Westfield, saying they were "extremely disappointed".

Happy Thanksgiving to my U.S. based friends!!! I am most thankful for my sense of humor. It helps me to deal with negative things in a positive way. I’d also like to add I am thankful for places that cook Thanksgiving for other people and sell it. I did not have making a full on … Continue reading Day 27!!!

The holiday season’s pressure can derail routine. Here’s why setting firm boundaries is the ultimate self-care gift for bipolar wellness. Sometimes I feel like Christmas is a conspiracy to test my recovery. The gatherings that interfere with my sleep schedule, the baked goods promising a sugar high (and crash), the alcohol that has the same... The post Bipolar Disorder and the Holiday Conspiracy appeared first on bpHope.com.

The findings are significant not just because of how much the trial reduced domestic violence, but because only a few years ago it drew fierce criticism from women's advocates and politicians.

More than two years on from a serious crash that saw him medically retired, a former police officer says he can still hear the screech of tyres before the deafening bang of a car slamming into his police wagon.  

When it comes to change, the smallest step still counts.