Health News about Mental Health:

The following list of pages concerning mental health includes material from a range of sources. This is not necessarily a complete list of all the information about mental health on the IvyRose website. List updated 9th July 2007.

 

16th April 2007

Survey suggests GP Contract compromises depression sufferers

 

16th April 2007

Mental Health Bill will not deliver for Welsh patients (BMA Wales)

 

3rd April 2007

Can hearing voices be a good thing ? (Manchester University)

 

19th February 2007

European *Blood Pressure based on Happiness* League Table - Warwick University

 

15th February 2007

Community residential mental health services – A time for change (Ireland)

 

13th February 2007

Oxford University findings on the health of female prisoners

 

11th January 2007

US physician groups announce principles for reforming the U.S. health care system

 

20th October 2006

UK Doctors warn of psychiatric bed shortages

 

12th October 2006

Internet of long-term benefit for depression: Study - Australia

 

10th October 2006

Mental Health Charity concerns about Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

 

10th October 2006

Mental Health Charity welcomes Government’s anti-stigma plans, but calls for greater investment

 

4th October 2006

Use of Cannabis in British Columbia, Canada

 

3rd October 2006

New gene linked to depression and bipolar disorder (UCL Research)

 

24th September 2006

Researchers Challenge allegations of racism in psychiatry - UK

 

15th September 2006

Can hearing voices in your head be a good thing ?

 

29th August 2006

Ireland reports significant developments in mental health services

 

21st July 2006

UK National Patient Safety Agency: Analysis of mental health patient safety incidents

 

19th July 2006

Mental Health charity calls for zero tolerance policy of violence and abuse in inpatient units

 

26th July 2006

UK Mental Health Charity urges Government to use Welfare Reform opportunity

 

6th July 2006

Children’s Mental Health Doesn’t Take a Summer Break

 

6th July 2006

Tánaiste Announces the full implementation of the Mental Health Act - Ireland

 

22nd June 2006

UK Mental health charity awards new research grants

 

21st June 2006

Ten steps to modernise mental health services in the UK

 

21st June 2006

Poverty and deprivation – key causes of mental health problems in Scottish children

 

20th June 2006

Children of Depressed Parents at Higher-Risk for Mental Disorders

 

20th June 2006

Response to new report: The Depression Report – A New Deal for Depression and Anxiety

 

14th June 2006

New drive to reduce suicide rate for young men in UK

 

5th June 2006

Intermittent Explosive Disorder Affects up to 16 Million Americans

 

31st May 2006

Launch of Strategic Framework for Child and Adolescent - Mental Health Workforce Development (NZ)

 

20th May 2006

Mental Health Foundation welcomes nutrition guidelines that will ban junk food from schools by 2009 (UK)

 

21st April 2006

New roles for mental health nurses in the UK National Health Service (NHS)

 

14th April 2006

UK suicide rate now lowest since records began

 

7th April 2006

UK Mental Health Services Still Failing Patients and Carers - Birmingham University

 

26th March 2006

National Inquiry into self-harm calls for better responses to young people (UK)

 

21st March 2006

Launch of Schizophrenia Ireland’s handbook "Discover the Road Ahead"

 

20th February 2006

New research by University of Leicester investigates *Juror Trauma*

 

8th February 2006

Domestic Violence and Mental Health - New Zealand Research

 

8th February 2006

Australian research shows that gentle singing soothes sick infants

 

2nd February

Thousands of Scots families to help scientists with medical research

 

16th January 2006

New reports link mental ill-health to changing diets

 

11th January 2006

We need crisis services that work - Mental Health Foundation

 

4th January 2006

Get well soon? Cards reveal mental health stigma

 

28th December 2005

New pilot programmes to help people who lack capacity

 

22nd December 2005

No grounds for Psychiatrists withholding Co-operation from Mental Health Tribunals (Eire)

 

19th December 2005

New research hopes to discover how different perspectives influence mental health assessments

 

9th December 2005

European Union (EU) Health Council - 9th December 2005

 

6th December 2005

UK Health minister welcomes landmark census on mental health and race

 

1st December 2005

Tips for Managing Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

 

27th November 2005

ADHD Medication might also treat the symptoms of hyperactivity in autism

 

26th November 2005

Health and social care services for deaf people with mental health needs in UK

 

23rd November 2005

Norfolk (UK) Hospital unit closes to protect adolescents with learning disabilities

 

20th November 2005

New help possible for worriers, according to Canadian Professor

 

14th November 2005

New guide for older people's mental health services in UK

 

10th November 2005

Mental illness takes toll on US Businesses and Institutions

 

5th November 2005

Reflecting on personal values offers protection from effects of stress

 

30th October 2005

Don’t let SAD get you down says the Mental Health Foundation

 

24th October 2005

Women, children, and Australia's mental health crisis

 

14th October 2005

Review of Adult Mental Health Medium Secure Units in Wales (UK)

 

10th October 2005

Mental Health Foundation comments on proposed UK Welfare Reforms

 

8th October 2005

Physiotherapists demand improved access to mental health services

 

4th October 2005

Mental Health Research Network launched (UK)

 

29th September 2005

Mental Health Foundation (UK) claim that latest government guidelines are helpful but insufficient

 

22nd September 2005

89% of people would want to know if they had dementia – but many people are still not told

 

18th September 2005

Holistic mental health care trial at Wollongong University (Australia)

 

16th September 2005

Link Suggested Between Regions on Two Chromosomes and Manic Depression

 

14th September 2005

Neurodegenerative disease targeted in UK government's drive for new medical treatments

 

12th September 2005

Mental health service users praise their care, but gaps still exist

 

26th August 2005

Medical School appoints eminent expert on disasters, terrorism and mental health (Australia)

 

19th August 2005

The Mental Health Foundation (UK) launches a new grants programme

 

15th August 2005

Mental Health Charity Launches New Grants Programme (UK)

 

10th August 2005

U.S. Research indicates that psychiatric disorders delay cancer diagnosis

 

7th August 2005

Psychiatric Patients more likely to be recent victims of violence than general population

 

2nd August 2005

US nationwide shortage of researchers trained in geriatric mental health

 

29th July 2005

UK: Male GPs said to be more likely to prescribe antidepressants than female GPs

 

16th July 2005

UK Draft Mental Health Bill - Reactions from Mental Health Professionals and Pressure Groups

Useful articles about autism

 

See also ...

Books about Mental Health (page updated as popular titles change)


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