Articles Written By: Hiren S

Stop. Close your eyes. Now, try and visualise what does ‘Health’ look like? What do you see? By Nicola Dalrymple for The Blue Tree Clinic. Health is not something concrete, or something we can define easily with assurance. The World…continue reading →

Blue Tree intern Maddy Lykourgos outlines possible reasons why we deal with ‘failure’ so badly… Given the current aftermath that’s following the recent exam results season and new start to the academic year, failure and success are juxtaposed terms that…continue reading →

Blue Tree intern Maddy Lykourgos describes the gloomier side of summertime… Summer is well underway, with temperatures continuing to soar across the country and records being broken all over Europe. Whether you’re enjoying the weather abroad along the beachside or…continue reading →

For something that is so natural and certain, death is not a topic we generally deal with well. No two experiences of mourning are the same and while everybody goes through it, no one can prepare you for it or…continue reading →

Blue Tree intern Maddy Lykourgos explores the phenomenon of rising mental health problems… Every now and again in the realm of mental health, it becomes publicised that today’s society suffers more with their mental health than at any other point…continue reading →

Last summer, Heidi Scrimgeour joined the tens of thousands of Britons who are on anti-depressant medication. A combination of factors – family concerns, work, being given notice on a rented house unexpectedly – tipped the 41-year-old over an unexpected edge.…continue reading →

As a consultant psychiatrist I have received a tonne of emails and messages in the past week about the news relating to the Lancet’s publication of the meta-analysis of 522 randomised control trials into the effectiveness of anti-depressants. And people want to know…continue reading →