Adele shares story of friend’s postpartum psychosis to help new mothers

‘Talk about how you’re feeling,’ singer urges, as experts say taboos can leave people isolated

I’m small but have big breasts – is it OK not to wear a bra?

Society tells us only women with small boobs should go braless, says Chidera Eggerue, but it’s how you feel about it that matters

Hospital admissions for teenage girls who self-harm nearly double

School work and social media blamed for rise to 13,500 patients from 7,300 in 1997

The spying accusations are a new low for the Student Loan Company

If you’re a student who is estranged from your parents, the last thing you need is the SLC making a fragile situation even worse, says Guardian columnist Dawn Foster

Seven ways to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder

PTSD can be caused by a range of experiences, from a car crash to rape to surviving a terrorist attack. But how do you know if you have it and what can you do?

Social media and celebrity culture ‘harming young people’

Young people’s mental health damaged by ‘unobtainable’ body image in online world

Enough of the knob gags: penis size is a mental health issue

An academic researching penis size and self-esteem was bombarded with puerile messages. But for many men, it’s no joke, writes Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

How design is helping people with dementia find their way around

For people with Alzheimer’s and other degenerative diseases, just navigating around the house can be difficult and disorientating. But some pioneering approaches are offering new solutions

Life-saving optimism: what the west can learn from Africa

In the US, where I teach, mental health problems are rife. In Nigeria, poverty is common but there’s no hopelessness. Why, asks author and academic Chigozie Obioma

Student mental health must be top priority – universities minister

Sam Gyimah says issue requires serious leadership from vice-chancellors

Forty years since Fat Is A Feminist Issue

Susie Orbach never imagined her classic book would still be so relevant decades later

How to support friends through their mental health struggles

If someone you know is finding the going tough, here’s what you can do to help them

Inequality breeds stress and anxiety. No wonder so many Britons are suffering

In equal societies, citizens trust each other and contribute to their community. This goes into reverse in countries like ours, say Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, the authors of The Inner Level