Reading mind

Relax - not through a crystal ball or tarot cards, but here we focus on one of the most complex elements of the human body which will medically affect most of us at one point during our lives. So put your thinking cap on (literally!), and join us on a journey through the psyche.

• Why are UK workers the most depressed in Europe?
• Following on from Depression Awareness Week, Joanna Lowy looks into research that claims we are more depressed at work than the rest of Europe.
• Why are mental health professionals the only ones discriminating against those with mental health?
• Following a report on the Time to Change campaign which shows that mental health professionals are still discriminating, Joanna Lowy asks just what is going on.
• What's in a name?
• A dentist called Dennis and a lawyer called Laura; is there really anything in this? Joanna Lowy investigates the far-reaching impact of names.
• What makes a parent kill their child?
• In a week where parents killing their children is all over the news, Joanna Lowy investigates how, and why, this happens.
• Helping others to help ourselves
• As Mental Health Awareness week comes to a close, Joanna Lowy investigates the campaign which claims that by helping others, we will help ourselves.
• Why are we so fascinated by tragedy?
• Head of Psychology at Birmingham City University, Professor Craig Jackson, speaks exclusively to Public Sector.net to explain what it is about tragedy that fascinates us so much!
• Morality is from … Mars or Venus?
• A recent survey has claimed that women are more moral than men. But is it really as simple as this, Joanna Lowy asks?
• Has taking photos become more important than the event they document?
• Joanna Lowy exlains how social media has turned us all into celebrities!
• The portrayal of mental illness on TV
• Following Ceri Rees' 'uncomfortable' audition on last week's X Factor, should the portrayal of mental illness on television be improved? Joanna Lowy investigates!
• Mind the gender gap
• We talk exclusively to psycotherapist Sally Stubbs about recent research which claims that commuting is more psychologically harmful to women than it is to men.
• Are women less dangerous than men?
• News this week revealed that British spies considered lacing Hitler's food with female hormones to calm his violent ways. But is it really as simple as this?
• Becoming more powerful
• Chartered psychologist, Graham W Price, offers eight tips on how you can become more powerful and achieve more.
• The Power of Positive Acceptance
• Do you get swept up by things you can't change and find yourself going mad over what isn't? Graham W Price explains how to overcome this and learn to accept that not everything is within our control!