Health & Fitness
Identity crisis – Mental Health Today
April, 2011. Investigates dissociative identity disorder.
I can finally look forward to the future - Healthy
June 2011. A traumatic childhood led Melanie to develop several personalities – known as dissociative identity disorder.
How to… Deal with a stalking problem – GP magazine
July 2010. Medico-legal advice for GPs who need to tackle a stalking problem.
Under observation - Mental Health Today
July, 2010. Investigates how stalking affects the mental health profession.
‘My mouth ulcers were so bad, it was like eating razor blades’: Life coach Bridie endured years of excruciating pain – Daily Mail
July, 2010. Feature on lichen planus, a common skin condition that doesn’t get much media attention.
Taking the tablets – The Advisor
Published in summer, 2010. A look at Zyban and Champix, the two prescription-only medicines available to help smokers to quit.
Dealing with stress at work – Mental Health Today
Mental health professionals are often stressed at work. A look at the reasons for the stress and what can be done about it. Published in May, 2010
15 Secrets about the prostate – Healthy
Ghost-written feature on prostate health for Healthy magazine, published April 2010.
Family matters - Mental Health Today
April 2010 piece for the subscription-only magazine Mental Health Today on how mental health professionals can help parents of troubled teenagers.
Get patched – The Advisor
The Advisor is a new magazine aimed at smoking cessation advisors. This is a piece I did for them on nicotine patches for their first edition which came out in March 2010.
Allergies that mean your life-saving medicine could KILL you - Daily Mail
A feature which appeared in Daily Mail in December 2009 about adverse reactions to prescription drugs.
Emotionally speaking - Mental Health Today
Mary Salmon meets Zippy, a schools’ programme which teaches emotional literacy.
Brainsex matters – Headteacher Update education feature
Investigation of how findings from sophisticated brain scanning techniques are now being used as a guide to how boys and girls learn differently.
Fat tax debate – Healthy article
Using interviews from experts, the arguments for and against introducing a tax on fatty foods are clearly exposed.
The hidden killer – Saga article on Hepatitis C
Report outlines the dangers of the potentially fatal hepatitis C virus.
Smoothie debate – Healthy article
Dentists have come out against smoothies for a variety of reasons. This article shows the benefits and drawbacks of regularly imbibing a fruit cocktail.
Get connected – Healthy ghost written article
Anita Abrams, clinical psychologist, was interviewed about the causes, effects and remedies for loneliness.
Fact or fiction: female sexual dysfunction – Healthy magazine
With a new survey finding that married women have more sexual problems than men, can drugs fix such a complex issue and does FSD really exist anyway?
Healthy Magazine – Beat your genes - Healthy magazine
Many conditions, such as breast cancer and heart disease, run in families, but you can dramatically improve your inherited health…
Best magazine – prostate cancer - best magazine
There has been a dramatic rise in the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer, thanks to better detection. Shirley and Richard Beresford are just one couple who have come through it. Here is their story…
