One in Four spring 2013

Contents

Cover stories

8 Telephone thing

If you’re terrified of talking on the telephone you might be surprised to find you’re not the only one.

10 I’m the boss of me (available online)

Is self-employment a good idea if you experience mental health difficulties?

16 Love is in the air

New relationships. New emotions. Same old mental health difficulties

20 Mental health and the internet: better than you think

Are the doom mongers right about the damage social media does to our lives?

Features

14 Waking up the world

Giving mindfulness a go

23 Rewarding mental health first aiders

The House of Lords hosted an award ceremony for Mental Health First Aid England

Real life

18 The comfort of strangers

Are support groups a good idea?

Debate

13 The Mid-Staffordshire scandal has implications for mental health too

What can an NHS scandal tell us about mental health?

Reviews

24 My Mad Fat Diary

Channel 4’s 90s set teen drama under the spotlight

25 Web review

ICRA, The Virtual Recovery College

Mythbusting

Recovery in mental health ISN’T an absence of symptoms; it’s getting your life back