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Young people frequently present to us in the context of the breakdown if their parents’ relationship. It can be a very sad time and have an enduring emotional impact on a young person for many years. In the UK 2 million teenagers may be living with one or both parents who drinks too much alcohol….

Recently I was reading a blog entitled www.wiringthebrain.com by Professor Kevin Mitchell of Trinity College, Dublin. In the Victorian era the study of the skull contours was linked to theories of the emotional life and character of that person, giving way to a language of understanding the mind. After Freud there was a great expansion…

After a person has committed suicide, everything stops. We can no longer see them and our relationship with their relatives transforms somewhat. We share their pain and suffering, which they carry on long after the coroner’s inquest into their lives. Relatives will feel anger and sadness, which never seems to end. They have to face…

We have all been under pressure during the Coronavirus pandemic that causes the potentially fatal disease covid-19. Just under 1 million people have died from this disease and we hear of a resurgence of the virus within different national populations. The disruption to life around the world has been profound, with the impact of bereavements,…