| Effect of advertising on children 'a health issue' | The effects of advertising on children should be treated by the Government as a public health issue, an expert will say today | 17/03/2010 |
| Balls pledges £23m for frontline social work | Schools Secretary Ed Balls pledged an extra £23 million for frontline
social work today as a key Government adviser raised concerns that a
shortage of funding could be putting children at risk | 17/03/2010 |
| Government 'failing over dementia strategy' | The Government is failing to make dementia a priority despite promises that it would take action, MPs said today | 16/03/2010 |
| Over-50s 'worst hit by redundancy' | Older workers are languishing in the dole queue after losing their jobs
in the recession and not being able to find new ones, a new report
warned today | 16/03/2010 |
| Soldiers 'face mental illness challenge' | Tens of thousands of British soldiers are likely to suffer from mental
illness as a result of serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, a senior Tory
warned tonight | 15/03/2010 |
| Internet call as self-harm soars by half | Medical experts called today for internet images that "romanticise"
self-harm to be removed after new figures showed a 50% rise in young
people being admitted to hospital for deliberately cutting themselves | 12/03/2010 |
| Diabetes' link to eating disorders explored | Diabetics, under the gun to better manage their disease by controlling
their food intake and weight, may find themselves in the sticky wicket
of needing treatment that makes them hungry, researchers said | 11/03/2010 |
| The Prince of Wales, patron, Combat Stress, will today launch the combat stress appeal - 'the enemy within' | His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will today launch an
appeal by the Veterans' charity Combat Stress at St. James's Palace State
Apartments | 11/03/2010 |
| Corrie star reveals struggle with depression | One of the stars of Coronation Street, which is filmed in Manchester,
revealed she has been receiving treatment for a nervous breakdown and
depression | 10/03/2010 |
| BIG back-up for former forces moving into ‘civvy street’ | Lottery fund announces £35 million for ex-Service
personnel | 09/03/2010 |
| Researchers develop new scale to measure anxiety outcomes | A new questionnaire and outcomes measurement scale developed by the
department of psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital has proven to be a
reliable and valid measure of anxiety | 09/03/2010 |
| The truth about online dating and the link between depression and relational uncertainty | There's no doubt that meeting partners on the Internet is a growing
trend. But can we trust the information that people provide about
themselves via online dating services? And why is depression so
dissatisfying in relationships? | 08/03/2010 |
| Six out of ten people have suffered mental health problems | Six out of 10 people (62%) in Britain have had at least one time in
their life where they found it difficult to cope mentally, according to
a survey published today | 08/03/2010 |
| Major depression more than doubles risk of dementia among adults with diabetes | How diabetes and depression interact to lead to dementia is not yet clear
| 05/03/2010 |
| £50M lottery cash to boost care and dementia services | A £50 million pot of lottery cash will be spent on helping children
raised in care and people who look after dementia sufferers, it was
revealed today | 05/03/2010 |
| Ministers sets targets to help people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities | Ambitious new targets to help more people with mental health conditions
and learning disabilities in the workplace, are announced today by
Minister for Disabled People Jonathan Shaw | 04/03/2010 |
| Children at risk of mental health problems | Thirty-thousand children in Cumbria could be at risk of developing poor mental health in later life, according to a new report | 03/03/2010 |
| The sea squirt offers hope for Alzheimer's sufferers | New model for testing anti-Alzheimer's drugs: At a pier near you | 02/03/2010 |
| Doctors urge caution over health cuts | Mental health and older people's services are seen as a "soft" target for spending cuts, doctors claimed today | 01/03/2010 |
| One in three admit to avoiding people with dementia | Over half say they don’t know how to help | 01/03/2010 |
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