| Care strategy for dementia patients criticised | Care for dementia patients is still not receiving the "urgency and
priority" it needs almost a year after the Government unveiled a
national strategy, a spending watchdog said today | 14/01/2010 |
| Eye test could 'transform' alzheimer's diagnosis, research suggests | A simple and cheap eye test could "transform" the detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer's, it was claimed today | 14/01/2010 |
| Migraine and depression may share genetic component | New research shows that migraine and depression may share a strong
genetic component. The research is published in the January 13, 2010,
online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology | 13/01/2010 |
| Call for change on MPs with mental illness | Gordon Brown was urged today to change laws which prevent people with mental illness sitting as MPs | 13/01/2010 |
| Dementia linked to high blood pressure years earlier | PITTSBURGH, Jan. 12 – High blood pressure may put women at greater risk
for dementia later in life by increasing white matter abnormalities in
the brain, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh
Graduate School of Public Health in a... | 12/01/2010 |
| New findings reveal loss of smell function may predict early onset of Alzheimer's disease | Olfactory dysfunction in mouse model may correlate to humans
| 12/01/2010 |
| Service charity staff to help care for injured soldiers | Service charity staff will work in NHS mental health trusts in a bid to
improve treatment offered to traumatised soldiers, the Government is
expected to announce today | 11/01/2010 |
| Politicians urged to improve mental health services for youngsters | A charity has today urged politicians of all parties to improve mental health services for young people | 11/01/2010 |
| New partnership aims to reduce railway suicides | Samaritans and Network Rail (NR) have announced a £5 million
partnership to try to reduce suicides on the railway by 20% over five
years | 10/01/2010 |
| Deep brain stimulation successful for treatment of severely depressive patient | A team of neurosurgeons at Heidelberg University Hospital and
psychiatrists at the Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim have
for the first time successfully treated a patient suffering from severe
depression by stimulating the habenula, a... | 08/01/2010 |
| New approach to fighting Alzheimer's shows potential in clinical trial | Nutrient mix shows promise in improving memory | 08/01/2010 |
| Archers actress presents BBC Radio 4 Appeal in aid of the Mental Health Foundation | Patricia Gallimore, who plays the
character Pat Archer in the longstanding BBC drama series, will present a Mental
Health Foundation Radio 4 Appeal to raise awareness of the devastating impact
that mental illness can have on the lives of... | 08/01/2010 |
| Benefit of antidepressant medications appears to vary with severity of depression symptoms | An analysis of randomized trials indicates that compared with placebo,
the magnitude of benefit of antidepressant medications varies with the
severity of depressive symptoms...
| 06/01/2010 |
| Trauma of frontline takes psychological toll, says specialist | The trauma of fighting on the frontline in Afghanistan can take a heavy
psychological toll, according to a mental health specialist working
with British soldiers | 06/01/2010 |
| Call to extend use of meditation therapy on NHS | Meditation should be routinely available on the NHS to treat recurring bouts of depression, a mental health charity said today | 05/01/2010 |
| Half of depressed Americans go untreated, finds UCLA/Wayne State study | A national survey of 15,762 households by UCLA/Wayne State University researchers found that only 21 percent of Americans suffering from clinical depression receive medical care consistent with American Psychiatric Association guidelines. Half... | 04/01/2010 |
| Jobless youngsters 'facing lifetime of poor health' | Unemployed young people face a lifetime of poorer health, with one in
10 claiming that being out of work drove them to drugs or alcohol,
according to new research today. | 04/01/2010 |
| Mental health care 'neglecting middle-aged' | Middle-aged people with mental health problems appear to be missing out on vital support, the Liberal Democrats said today | 03/01/2010 |
| Earlier bedtimes may help protect adolescents against depression and suicidal thoughts | WESTCHESTER, Ill. — A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep
found that adolescents with bedtimes that were set earlier by parents
were significantly less likely to suffer from depression and to think
about committing suicide... | 01/01/2010 |
| People with dementia wanted for theatre project | An arts centre in Barnet is looking for people with dementia to take part in a free theatre project | 29/12/2009 |
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