Mental health blog articles

Discover how to manage your stress levels around exam season.

Anxiety vs depression: how anxiety and depression overlap in their symptoms, causes and effective coping strategies.

Here, Dr Paul McLaren, Consultant Psychiatrist at Priory, talks through how best to raise the issues with your employer if you're struggling with your mental health at work.

Keep anxiety symptoms under control with these simple breathing techniques for work or home.

The differences between positive and negative stress, including real-world examples of each.

Feeling a rush of anxiety and don’t know why? We explore possible explanations and how you can recognise your anxiety triggers.

Exploring the connection between depression and brain fog: the impact it can have and how you can cope with it.

Discussing the genetic aspects of depression, including whether it runs in the family.

Exploring the unique mental health challenges facing the black and minority ethnic (BME) community, and how you can support someone through these challenges.

Highlighting the link between depression and possible memory loss.

Exploring why feeling anxious can lead to sweating, and what you can do about it.

We answer key questions on how long depression, depressive episodes, and depression treatment can be expected to last.