issue: mental health
Monday 29 December 2008
‘Autistic children are now seen as a burden’
Dr Michael Fitzpatrick, author of Defeating Autism, talks to Helene Guldberg about how raising a child with autism can be made infinitely harder – emotionally, financially and practically – by the charlatanic ‘war on autism’.
Friday 18 January 2008
Humanity, thou art sick
Shyness is now ‘social phobia’, and dissent is ‘Oppositional Defiant Disorder’. How did everyday emotions come to be seen as illnesses?
Tuesday 16 October 2007
The myth of stressed and depressed schoolkids
If we’re not careful, claims that young people can’t cope with the ‘intense pressure’ of exams could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Friday 20 October 2006
'There's no such thing as "stress"'
Angela Patmore has been branded a ‘heartless bitch’ for her attack on the stress management industry. Calm down and get a life, she tells her critics.
Friday 26 May 2006
Stop celebrating Tourette’s
From TV documentaries to Big Brother, why has a neurological disorder become so fashionably fascinating?
Friday 8 April 2005
All in the hormones?
Vivienne Parry, author of The Truth About Hormones, questions whether chemicals control our destinies.