Monthly Archives: January 2010

Shy on Drugs – New York Times

Shy on Drugs – New York Times.
FEW children relish the start of a new school year. Most yearn for summer to continue and greet the onset of classes with groans or even dread. But among those who take the longest to adapt and thrive, psychiatrists say, are children trapped in a pathological condition. They are [...]

BBC – Ouch! (disability) – Interviews – 13 Questions: Steve Light

BBC – Ouch! (disability) – Interviews – 13 Questions: Steve Light.
17th November 2009
Steve Light is 27 years old, but growing up he felt robbed of a fulfilling life because he was gripped by social anxiety. Throughout his teens and early twenties he was locked in a cycle of acute shyness and low self-esteem. With social [...]

BBC NEWS | Health | Depression

BBC NEWS | Health | Depression.
Depression is a common mental illness which is estimated to affect up to one in five Britons at some point in their lifetime and to cost the UK about £8bn a year in medication, benefits and lost working days.
It can strike at any age and the feelings of hopelessness and [...]