Mental illness is a silent epidemic among men, says Sam Hawken, and it’s up to us all to take it more seriously The police were coming. I had only a few minutes to act. I called the mental-health hotline for my insurer and, when the call was answered, I said, “I have bipolar disorder and I’m off my medication. I ... Read More »
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Stephen Fry: recent attempted suicide a ‘close-run thing’
Stephen Fry has revealed that he attempted suicide last year but was saved by his producer, who found him unconscious in a hotel room. Read More »
Creativity ‘closely entwined with mental illness’
Creativity is often part of a mental illness, with writers particularly susceptible, according to a study of more than a million people. Writers had a higher risk of anxiety and bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, unipolar depression, and substance abuse, the Swedish researchers at the Karolinska Institute found. Read More »
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