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Dad given just 12 months to live 'after doctors mistook cancer for anxiety'

Robin Hendley, from Uxbridge, was waking up in the middle of the night feeling as though he was having a heart attack but doctors attributed symptoms to his mental health

Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022

Mary McNamara: 'Blonde' and the new Anthony Bourdain book are suicide whodunits in which the answer is obvious

Our cultural hypocrisy toward mental illness and addiction, not to mention fame and fortune, is never more evident than when some poor famous soul dies by suicide. "Why?" we ask. "Why would a person who seemed to have it all end their own life?" And then someone writes a book…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 4, 2022

Hundreds of thousands more women than men prescribed powerful anti-anxiety drugs ‘harder to come off than heroin’

Exclusive: ‘It was like living in a chemical haze and I couldn’t remember what was happening from one hour to the next. Night became day. Day became night,’ says woman

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

Watchdog issues ban over therapist's claims 'rapid eye therapy' can cure mental health conditions

The South Australian Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner has issued an interim prohibition order against an Adelaide woman over claims rapid eye therapy can cure PTSD, depression and anxiety.

ABC News · Oct 1, 2022

Best weighted blankets for kids: How to choose for your child

Snuggly blankets that can help reduce anxiety

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2022

Student who has met over 500 celebrities says unusual hobby helped her out of depression and anxiety

Emily Severn, 21, starting trying to meet celebrities in 2019 after meeting Olly Murs, Meghan Trainer, and will.i.am in one night.

Wales Online · Sep 30, 2022

Emily Sheffield: Voters are unlikely to forget Liz Truss’s gamble with Britain’s economy

“Are you ashamed of what you’ve done?” This was just one of many barbed questions the Prime Minster had to face down yesterday in a painful round of regional BBC interviews. This was planned to persuade the country and allay fears. Instead, it was a car crash. Anxiety in the…

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2022

Chloe Grace Moretz says body shaming Family Guy meme made her 'a recluse with anxiety'

Actress Chloe Grace Moretz says a viral Family Guy meme which mocked her physical appearance made her step back from the spotlight and left her with crippling anxiety

Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022

NI mum takes up bodybuilding to help beat depression

"I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety for many years so having this to focus on kept me going"

Belfast Live · Sep 29, 2022

Pregnant women with clinical levels of anxiety give birth earlier

Pregnant women who experience anxiety about their pregnancies give birth earlier on average than those who don’t, according to new research.

The New Daily · Sep 29, 2022