As a therapist, how should I grieve after a patient’s suicide?
Social worker Beth lost a patient to suicide, but didn’t feel entitled to process it as a personal loss.
Stories
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How a wooden bench in Zimbabwe is starting a revolution in mental health
One bright idea to treat depression is spreading far and wide.
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The Briefing: Mental health in Zimbabwe and the worldwide impact of the Friendship Bench
This reading list accompanies our story on Zimbabwe’s Friendship Bench project.
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How big data is changing science
New biomedical techniques are creating vast amounts of data and transforming the scientific landscape.
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The Briefing: Big data in science
This reading list accompanies our story on how big data and algorithms are changing science.
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The DNA detectives hunting the causes of cancer
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The Briefing: Hunting for DNA mutations left by the causes of cancer
This reading list accompanies our story on identifying causes of cancer by how they damage our DNA.
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Searching for a diagnosis: how scientists are untangling the mystery of developmental disorders
Seventeen years since the first draft of the human genome, research is bringing hope to parents around the world.
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The Briefing: Rare diseases, genomics, and PURA syndrome support
This reading list accompanies our story on the diagnosis of rare developmental disorders.
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You won’t believe these three unexpected discoveries – and neither did the scientists who made them
Researchers at one of the UK’s leading genetics centres tell us about their serendipitous findings.
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Why I pull out my hair
What it’s like to live with trichotillomania.
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The hidden epidemic of compulsive hair pulling
Body-focused repetitive behaviours blight many people’s lives.