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 having a staycation on a budget, one thing is likely to remain the same…this relentless […]
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 tell you how to overcome it. “Overcome”, as a word in itself, can’t truly reflect […]
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 in history. A common cynical explanation is that people are taking advantage of a society […]
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. “I’d never thought of myself as someone who would ever need anti-depressants,” says Scrimgeour, a […]
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 what I think, seeing as I prescribe anti-depressants on most days of the week. Fair […]