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• Experience: I threw myself under a tube train
  'I can picture myself walking down the stairs, standing near the edge and then stepping forward into nothing'It was a Monday morning rush hour at an underground station. I can picture myself walking down the stairs, standing near the edge and then stepping forward into nothing as the train approached. I heard a voice behind me cry out. I often thin […]
• Magic mushrooms may help with depression, say leading scientists
  Active ingredient could allow sufferers to relive happier times, says team including former government adviser David NuttA drug derived from magic mushrooms could help people with depression by enabling them to relive positive and happy moments of their lives, according to scientists including the former government drug adviser, Professor David Nutt.Two stud […]
• Should politicians have their mental health monitored?
  Psychologists who have tracked politicians' careers now say their mental health should be monitoredWhen Michael Gove suggested that despite the economic situation, the UK should buy the Queen a new yacht, the Twittersphere went into meltdown. "Fruitcake" and "numpty" were among the reactions to the education secretary's idea. It […]
• This column will change your life: the art of forgetting
  Want to blank out that screw-up at work today? Here's howIf I were an uncharitable, envious crosspatch, I might observe that Paul McKenna's new book, I Can Make You Smarter, offers a hostage to fortune: if it worked, might it not eliminate the customer base for all future works by the hypnotist? But I'm neither uncharitable nor envious of his […]
• Sinéad O'Connor seeks treatment for depression
  Singer checks into hospital with a view to be 'back and smiling'Sinéad O'Connor has been admitted to hospital for treatment of her depression. The singer expects to spend "two weeks" in doctors' care, with a view to be "back and smiling" soon. "Good team," she said. "They will put me back together quick. […]
• The Locked Ward: Memoirs of a Psychiatric Orderly by Dennis O'Donnell – review
  Dennis O'Donnell's memoir of his time as a psychiatric nurse should help to banish our prejudices – and fears – about madnessAnyone who has spent any time on a psych ward knows that the mad are usually far less scary in real life than they are in the popular imagination. Part of the reason for this is that, depending on category and stage of treatm […]