Mental Health Articles

You'll have heard that there are different "levels" of autism — but what do they actually mean? Let's take a look!

"Toxic masculinity" essentially describes what we've known as "machismo" for much longer — an exaggerated, aggressive, notion of masculinity that can harm not just women, but also men.

While we're all born naked, along the way, cultural ideas about the meaning of nudity enter the mix. What should parents consider about nudism and nudity at home and in their families?

When a person's pain is bigger than their ability to cope with it, suicide becomes a risk. There is plenty of pain going around right now, but there is hope, too, and we need to talk about it.

Neurotypical folks aren't unlikely to describe people with Asperger's as lacking empathy — but is it possible that aspies have too much, rather than too little, empathy? Could "hyper empathy syndrome" be a core part of Asperger Syndrome?

Depression has always been common — but with the world in turmoil as a result of COVID-19, three times more people are now depressed. Could you be depressed without knowing it? Why should you take a self-screening test?

Compared to this time last year, the world is a scary and uncertain place — and that, it turns out, makes people a whole lot more likely to fall for conspiracy theories.

We've all probably got a basic idea of what stuttering is — but how does living with a stutter impact a person's quality of life, and what can you do to make sure you don't worsen it?

In the shadow of the global COVID-19 pandemic, another pandemic is spreading in silence. The very measures designed to keep us safe make many unsafe, with the majority of countries reporting a drastic increase in domestic abuse.

Domestic violence is shockingly common: 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men will be victims. Is it time we looked at ways to prevent it, as well as ways to help existing victims get out?