Five ways to calm anxiety in a German workplace
Sick days due to workplace stress are on the rise in Germany. A Frankfurt-based counsellor shares science-backed tips on how to combat anxiety in the office.
What are the main reasons internationals in Germany turn to therapy?
From culture clashes in the workplace to loneliness, these are the issues that impact internationals living in Germany.
'Homosexuality is not an illness': Germany plans to ban conversion therapy
German Health Minister Jens Spahn said Tuesday he plans to write a law this year to ban so-called conversion therapies that aim to make gays and lesbians heterosexual.
How foreigners in Berlin are turning to a black market in mental health for treatment
Life in Germany’s hedonistic capital city can take its toll on the psyche. Faced with long waiting lists and local therapists who can’t relate to their experiences, Berlin expats are turning to less conventional sources.
Three dead after treatment at alternative cancer clinic
German and Dutch police are probing the deaths of three cancer sufferers, who had all sought treatment at an alternative clinic in western Germany.
'Kids as young as ten are considering suicide'
The TelefonSeelsorge (Telephone Pastors) counsel and console millions of callers each year. In 2016 the service will be 60 years old.
MPs want free therapy for paedophiles
MPs from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the Bundestag (German parliament) want to force health insurance companies to pay for psychological counselling for potential paedophiles.