Mental Health in the News
Articles featured below include news about or mention of mental health. This is page 9 of 11.
Schizophrenia Ireland's handbook: Discover the Road Ahead
Discover the Road Ahead: Support and Guidance for Everyone Affected by Schizophrenia is an initiative of Schizophrenia Ireland. It is designed to offer support to anyone who has been affected by sc...
National Inquiry into self-harm calls for better responses to young people (UK)
According to the Truth Hurts report, professionals and adults often react inappropriately to disclosure of self-harm, which often makes the situation worse. There is a tendency for adults to focus ...
Religion and Spirituality linked to heart-rate variability among cancer survivors
Faith and the use of prayer and religion to manage stress may provide health benefits for cancer survivors. The researchers considered coping strategies associated with healthy variation in heart r...
Domestic Violence and Mental Health - New Zealand Research
The latest research from the Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS) at Otago University's Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences in New Zealand, calls into question conventio...
New reports link mental ill-health to modern diets
Recent figures suggest that mental ill-health costs the UK almost 100 billion GBP per year. Changes to the human diet in the last fifty years or so could be an important factor associated with the ...
We need crisis services that work, not cosmetic change - Mental Health Foundation
Get well soon? Cards reveal mental health stigma
Patients on psychiatric wards at a Sheffield hospital receive significantly fewer greetings cards than other patients. This has been interpreted by a recent study as highlighting stigma associated...
New pilot programmes to help people who lack capacity
Tánaiste says no grounds for consultant psychiatrists withholding co-operation from mental health tribunals (Ireland)
Ireland: The Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney T.D. has rejected comments attributed to the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) that the resources were not being ...
Research into influences on mental health assessments
European Union (EU) Health Council - 9th December 2005
UK Health minister welcomes landmark census on mental health and race
Tips for Managing Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
As the seasons change towards autumn and winter the APA has sought to raise awareness of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Symptoms of depression that come during the colder months can be associat...
Studying brain activity could aid diagnosis of social phobia
Recent research suggests that people suffering generalised social phobia experience increased brain activity when confronted with threatening faces or frightening social situations.
Mental health issues and emotional challenges are forms of dis-ease. Sensitivity and understanding is helpful.
