Patients experiencing acute mental health crises are being subjected to conditions described as inhumane because of fundamental gaps in the law, a patient safety watchdog has warned. According to an…
Author: Oliver Marsh
Oliver Marsh
Mental Health & Lifestyle Correspondent
Oliver Marsh reports on mental health and wellness for Health News Daily. He covers NHS mental health services, workplace wellbeing, children's mental health, anxiety, depression and modern approaches to healthy living. A certified Mental Health First Aider, Oliver is passionate about breaking the stigma around mental health and making evidence-based wellbeing advice accessible to all. His reporting bridges the gap between clinical mental health news and practical lifestyle guidance for UK readers.
· Certified Mental Health First Aider (MHFA England), peer support volunteer, lived experience of NHS Talking Therapies pathway
· ADHD and autism in adults, anxiety and depression, CAMHS and children's mental health, workplace burnout, sleep science, nutrition and ultra-processed foods, NHS mental health service access
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“You think you’re a monster, that you don’t deserve to exist.” For years, that was the reality for 22-year-old Molly Lambert, whose mind was hijacked by intrusive, horrific thoughts that…
An unexpected call from his GP to schedule blood tests and a check-up on his dementia was, Alastair Stewart reveals, a most welcome intervention. For the veteran broadcaster, who disclosed…
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For too long, the struggle to exercise regularly has been framed as a personal failing of willpower. The latest thinking from fitness experts and behavioural scientists, however, suggests this is…
A landmark Swedish study has found that women using the combined oral contraceptive pill have a 71% higher risk of developing depression in their first two years of use, casting…
A stark link between the quality of work available to young people and a rising tide of health-related economic inactivity has been laid bare by new analysis, with insecure and…
The term ‘autism spectrum’ may be misleading and outdated, experts argue, as it fails to capture the complex reality of autistic lives and risks reinforcing harmful hierarchies between people. Originally…