The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson – review
The constant jokes are insanely funny but fail to mask the lack of a deeper purpose to Jon Ronson’s excursion into the world of psychiatry, writes Rachel Cooke
How to heal psychological damage
From Haiti to Gaza, psychiatrist James Gordon counsels survivors of disasters around the world
Bupa cuts off mental illness payments after two years
Depression sufferer tells how his payments were cut short under two-year rule – which does not apply to other illnesses
Talking about bipolar disorder
Everyone now knows about Catherine Zeta-Jones's bipolar disorder. But what's life like for others who have the illness?
Open thread: Novels that explore mental illness
In the week when Catherine Zeta Jones helped to open up a debate about mental health, which novels deal best with the issues raised by problems of the mind?
Happiness: When smiling becomes policy
Editorial: More and more politicians are adopting the infant discipline of happiness economics - but they may face painful questions
Happiness is not about ticking boxes
When you quantify happiness, you make it prescriptive, suggesting there is a right and wrong way of being happy
Action for Happiness movement launches with free hugs and love
Members pledge to replace self-obsessed materialism with caring action groups at work, home and in the community
Wombats against depression
Anti-depressants left the Wombats' lead singer, Matthew Murphy, insecure and numb, but his experiences inspired uplifting music
David Cameron measuring ‘wrong type of happiness’
American 'optimism expert' who inspired prime minister fears that he got it all wrong
Does anger management help?
More people than ever are seeking therapy for anger management. But does it help?
Happiness – and how to find it
Low taxes, freedom of speech, equality... the government can provide or withhold many of the things that make life better. Now a new organisation called Action for Happiness wants to spread the message of how we can change the world for the better
NHS reforms: Mutuals will give staff ‘right to provide’
Move to establish social enterprises which could be contracted to provide care likely to be seen as step towards privatisation
Why I tried the Hoffman Process of psychoanalysis
The combination of 20 years of reporting conflict, together with scars left by her upbringing prompted Janine di Giovanni to try an intense week-long form of psychoanalysis
Dr Luisa Dillner’s guide to . . . Personality disorders
They often go undiagnosed, but more than one in 10 of us may have a personality disorder