| One in 10 children will have mental problems:expert | One in 10 young people will encounter mental health and psychological problems in childhood, an expert warned today | 23/02/2010 |
| Schools 'should promote self-esteem in young children' | Children as young as eight should be taught about self-esteem in a bid
to stop them developing eating disorders, a charity said today | 22/02/2010 |
| The Mental Health Foundation is IPC’s charity of the year | IPC Media has
chosen the Mental Health Foundation as its charity of the year for 2010. More
than half of voting employees chose the winner from four shortlisted
causes.
| 22/02/2010 |
| Airbrush warnings could help fight anorexia | A leading mental health body today called for warning symbols to
accompany airbrushed pictures of models and celebrities to help combat
eating disorders | 22/02/2010 |
| Money worries blamed for increase in stress-related illnesses | Doctors are seeing more symptoms of stress in their patients - - including sleep disorders, diet problems and impotence - due to money worries, a survey revealed today | 20/02/2010 |
| How does religion affect psychiatric treatment? | "The boundary between religious belief and the practice of psychiatry
is becoming increasingly porous," say the editors in the Preface to
Religion and Psychiatry... | 19/02/2010 |
| Inconsistent mental health provision is disadvantaging young people in care | Young people in care are not
receiving consistent access to child and adolescent mental health services
(CAMHS), with provision varying from good to none at all, according to an Ofsted
report published today | 18/02/2010 |
| Money worry effects revealed in study | More than a third of people are so worried about their finances the
stress is affecting their health and relationships, a survey showed
today | 18/02/2010 |
| Young campaigner raises awareness of eating disorders in men | A young campaigner who set up a website to support men with eating
disorders is hoping to draw attention to the issue during Eating
Disorders Awareness Week (February 22 to 27) | 16/02/2010 |
| Study highlights bebefits of volunteering | Volunteering has many psychological benefits and may improve people's enjoyment of work, a study published today has found | 15/02/2010 |
| Catching calcium waves could provide Alzheimer's insights | New insights on what causes Alzheimer's disease could arise from a
recent discovery made by bioengineers from the University of
California, San Diego | 12/02/2010 |
| Students look to build Britain's 'mental wealth' | Students from throughout the UK are meeting this week to develop a strategy for boosting wellbeing on campuses | 12/02/2010 |
| Eczema in early childhood and psychological problems | Eczema in early childhood may influence behavior and mental health later in life | 10/02/2010 |
| Study raises cancer drug fear over antidepressant | A popular antidepressant could interfere with a breast cancer drug and
lead to a greater chance of dying from the disease, researchers said
today | 09/02/2010 |
| Depression and lack of concentration do not necessarily go together | DALLAS – Feb. 10, 2010 – Many clinicians believe that depression goes
hand in hand with cognitive difficulties such as memory problems or
difficulties concentrating and paying attention... | 09/02/2010 |
| Neuroimaging study may pave way for effective Alzheimer's treatments | Scientists have determined that a new instrument known as PIB-PET is
effective in detecting deposits of amyloid-beta protein plaques in the
brains of living people, and that these deposits are predictive of who
will develop Alzheimer's disease | 09/02/2010 |
| Depressed people feel more gray than blue | People with anxiety and depression are most likely to use a shade of gray to represent their mental state | 08/02/2010 |
| Armed forces community welfare pathway for wigan launches today | The MOD and Wigan Council joined forces today to launch the Armed
Forces Community Welfare Pathway initiative in Wigan to enable serving
personnel, their families and veterans to receive the help, advice and
support they need from the people best... | 08/02/2010 |
| Early abuse tied to more depression in children | Although children can be depressed for many reasons, new evidence
suggests that there are physiological differences among depressed
children based on their experiences of abuse before age 5 | 05/02/2010 |
| Moms' depression in pregnancy tied to antisocial behavior in teens | Children from urban areas whose mothers suffer from depression during
pregnancy are more likely than others to show antisocial behavior | 05/02/2010 |