| Alcohol misuse, suicide and imprisonment – the price of failing to look after our veterans, warns charity | In a new policy briefing, the Mental Health Foundation today called for more to be done to look after the mental health of military veterans | 28/01/2010 |
| Rise in number dying by suicide | The number of people dying by suicide every year in the UK has gone up
slightly after a decade in which the rate has fallen, according to the
latest figures released today | 28/01/2010 |
| 22% of schoolgirls in survey unhappy with looks | Appearance is a major source of unhappiness for children, with girls
almost twice as dissatisfied with the way they look as boys, a survey
published today revealed | 27/01/2010 |
| Family conflict 'major cause of childhood unhappiness' | Children's happiness is far more strongly influenced by family conflict
than by factors such as living in a single parent household, according
to the findings of a study published today | 27/01/2010 |
| Victims of prejudice 'develop poor mental health' | People who experience prejudice develop poor mental health as a result, according to a study published today | 26/01/2010 |
| First alzheimer's discussion at world economic forum major step forward | 35.6 Million People Worldwide Have Alzheimer's Disease And Other
Dementias, Incidence Projected to Double Ever 20 years | 26/01/2010 |
| Individuals in England clock up over 2000 experiences with the NHS in a lifetime | From cradle to grave; have your say – Local Involvement Networks
Find you nearest LINk by visiting www.nhs.uk/links | 26/01/2010 |
| Mental Health Foundation and Ynys Mon Mind host first self-management course for people with a long-term mental health diagnosis | The Mental Health Foundation, in conjunction with Ynys Mon Mind, is
holding the first of more than 30 self-management training courses to
be provided throughout Wales in Ynys Mon in February 2010 | 25/01/2010 |
| Finnie slams 'astonshing' self-harm figures | More than 7,000 cases of children being admitted to hospital after
self-harming have been recorded over the past decade, official figures
showed today | 24/01/2010 |
| New national clinical director for dementia | Professor Alistair Burns has been appointed as the new National
Clinical Director for Dementia, the Department of Health announced today | 23/01/2010 |
| Scientists discover test to diagnose stress disorder | Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be diagnosed by measuring magnetic fields in the brain, research has shown | 20/01/2010 |
| Blood test for schizophrenia could be ready this year | A blood test for diagnosing schizophrenia — the most serious form of mental illness — could be available this year... | 20/01/2010 |
| Two in three workers would hide mental illness | Two thirds of workers would hide their mental illness from colleagues and employers, campaigners claimed today | 19/01/2010 |
| Rock stars record album and video to highlight alzheimer's | Two rock musicians have joined forces to record an album and shoot a video to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease | 19/01/2010 |
| Staring, sleepiness, other mental lapses more likely in patients with Alzheimer's | Cognitive fluctuations, or episodes when
train of thought temporarily is lost, are more likely to occur in older
persons who are developing Alzheimer's disease than in their healthy
peers, according to scientists at Washington University School... | 18/01/2010 |
| Researchers look to develop alzheimer's treatment | Researchers are hoping to develop a new treatment for Alzheimer's sufferers, it was revealed today | 18/01/2010 |
| Worries over social workers' stress | Almost half of social workers are vulnerable to work-related stress, a "worrying" new study revealed today | 15/01/2010 |
| Creative CV workshop for people with mental health problems | People who have experienced mental health problems are invited to a
free workshop that aims to challenge assumptions that mental health has
to look negative on a CV | 15/01/2010 |
| How dementia affects mental ability | Dementia is the loss of mental abilities that usually develops in old age | 14/01/2010 |
| 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 |
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