Mental Health in the News
Articles featured below include news about or mention of mental health. This is page 10 of 11.
Charities launch new guide to improve health and social care services for deaf people with mental health needs
Service Provider's Guide aims to raise awareness of the basic rights of deaf people when accessing mental health services. It will help providers implement the additional measures called for in the...
Government of Canada to establish a Canadian Mental Health Commission
Canadian Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh has announced that the government of Canada will establish a Canadian Mental Health Commission, in consultation with the provinces and territories and stakeho...
Reflecting on personal values offers protection from effects of stress
Reflecting on meaningful values provides biological and psychological protection from the adverse effects of stress, according to UCLA psychologists writing in the November issue of the journal Psy...
Don't let SAD get you down (Seasonal Affective Disorder)
Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as SAD is thought to be caused by insufficient light levels during the winter and is particularly severe in the northern hemisphere in December, January and ...
UK & Norwegian studies of Childrens' Health & Medical Conditions
A pioneering study into children's health at Bristol University (UK) is to join forces with a similar project in Norway to share data and help scientists discover the causes of a range of medical c...
Mental Health Research Network launched
Mental Health Foundation (UK) says that latest government guidelines are helpful but insufficient
89% of people would want to know if they had dementia – but many people are still not told
Holistic mental health care trial at Wollongong University, Australia
A team of researchers in Australia is developing a treatment and training program that could revolutionise mental health care. Their method involves training mental health workers in a new approach...
Link Suggested Between Regions on Two Chromosomes and Manic Depression
An international research team investigating a possible link between bipolar disorder and two chromosomal regions in the human genome has found strong genetic signals on chromosomes 6 and 8. The te...
Mental health issues and emotional challenges are forms of dis-ease. Sensitivity and understanding is helpful.
