Alexithymia refers to difficulty describing feelings. Alexithymia levels are not stable by adolescence, but decrease when entering young adulthood, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows. Alexithymia levels were also found to be associated with loneliness, problems in peer relationships, and psychological symptoms, such as depression and dissociation. […]

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Cheryl Lythgoe, Matron at Benenden Health, shares some useful ways you can help someone who is showing signs of depression, or is already diagnosed with it. After new data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) this week revealed male suicide rates in the UK have reached an all-time high, the discussion around suicide prevention […]