When life is stressful, reading can offer a welcome reprieve. Here are the books we recommend to make you feel better about ...

‘Heart, Be at Peace’ is the perfect title for this Irish gem. Donal Ryan’s new novel tells the story of a small town where contemporary problems threaten, but don’t break, everyone’s spirit.

Heart attacks may not be reserved for the hostile and driven among us -- anxious, fearful people also have a higher risk, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

In all these places, diagnoses of depression and anxiety have sky-rocketed, as have rates of self-harm and suicide. The US psychologist Jonathan Haidt reckons he knows what lies behind this trend ...