Science Focus Education Pack: Mental health

Healthy eating is definitely a good thing, but harsh restrictions on your diet can have serious consequences for your mental and physical health.

Mental health apps are everywhere. But do they actually help us?

News coverage of antidepressants often claims that they have little impact on mental illness. So why are they prescribed at all?

Your body hosts a colony of creatures that build their lives around you. Now, scientists are beginning to see that not only do they influence your health, they can even change your mind too.

Every night, we experience an altered state of consciousness called dreaming. Could we harness this power to boost our mental health?

It’s good that there are now many official campaigns dedicated to raising awareness of the fact that mental health can go wrong, but why is it so necessary, and often so difficult, to raise such awareness in the first place?

Curry is one of Britain's favourite foods… and it turns out it's actually pretty good for you. We look at the research that's unravelling how the chemicals in spices can boost memory, fight fat and more.

Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50 - we want to know if current research could help us find a solution.

The body positivity movement advocates loving your body, even if it doesn’t conform to beauty standards. But should we encourage young people to stop worrying about their body altogether?

Loneliness is worse for you than smoking, and more harmful than obesity. As the number of lonely people in the UK swells, we investigate why feeling alone literally hurts, and how we can stop it from making us ill.

Forget what you think you know about OCD. James Lloyd describes his battle with a devastating but little-known form of mental disorder.

Whether you are hearing voices in your head or seeing things that are not there, the many ways we hallucinate mean they are not always a cause for alarm.