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A funny thing happens when you’re a dietitian. People get nervous about food when you’re around. When I say people, I’m not talking about my clients in one-on-one counseling sessions, where food is obviously a focus. I’m talking about encounters with friends, family, coworkers, acquaintances, and everyone else I’m not actually working with. Oftentimes I […]
Mental health patients who miss two or more GP appointments within the space of a year are eight times more likely to die in the subsequent 18 months than those who miss none, a study suggests. The University of Glasgow study looked at 274,547 patients with long-term mental health conditions, at surgeries across Scotland between […]
Only a third of children and young people with mental health conditions receive the treatment they need from the NHS, a committee of MPs says. Many are turned away because they are not ill enough, others face long waits and it could be years before that changes, its report found. Getting the right staff in […]
Sophie Turner made a valid point about mental health ― and its stigmas ― while shutting down Piers Morgan on Twitter. Morgan caught the “Game of Thrones” actresses’ attention Wednesday after he tweeted out comments made by Beverley Callard, an English actress. Callard spoke to Best Magazine about her own battle with depression ― and […]
Cheap and widely used drugs for diabetes and heart health have potential for treating severe mental illness, a study hints. It showed the number of times patients needed hospital treatment fell by up to a fifth when they took the drugs. The researchers at University College London say their findings have “enormous potential”. But they, […]
The number of referrals to mental health crisis teams in Wales has risen by 17% in the last three years. Crisis Resolution Home Treatment (CRHT) teams help people who might otherwise need to go to hospital, because of severe self-harm or suicide attempts. New figures show referrals rose from 16,508 in 2014/15 to 19,269 in […]
One hot summer day in July 2013, a teenage boy with delicate lips and pale blue eyes gathered up his pillows, comforter and sheets and dumped them in the hallway. Logan was angry and feeling unwanted, he later told doctors. He was also bored. He had lost his privileges for not doing his homework and […]
Doing crossword puzzles and Sudoku does not protect against mental decline, according to a new study. The idea of “use it or lose it” when it comes to our brains in later life has previously been widely accepted. But a new Scottish study suggests it has no effect on mental decline. Instead, results indicate that […]
By Sarah Schuster Living with a mental illness can be exhausting. As a contributor to The Mighty, a digital health site, Rose-Anne Meyer, wrote, “For me, ‘I’m tired’ is not a complaint or (being) pessimistic. It’s merely a fact of life.” But why does living with a mental illness make people so tired? Well, depending […]
New rights should be given to severely ill mental health patients detained in hospital to stop abuse and neglect of this vulnerable group, a review says. The 1983 Mental Health Act is outdated and needs an overhaul, sectioning is being misused and does not properly protect patients’ the rights, it says. The independent review – […]
Partners of new and expectant mothers who have depression or anxiety will be offered a mental health check in an initiative being launched by NHS England. The plan is to offer more support to couples experiencing conditions such as postnatal depression. About one in 10 men experiences mental illness in the first six months after […]
In September, I started spiraling with anxiety at work. I was having a tough home life, two projects at work were going wrong, and my confidence in my skills, my abilities and my self-worth entirely were taking a hit. Thoughts I couldn’t control started taking over my concentration. Bad thoughts. Thoughts that my manager was […]
Mental illness can affect anyone at any age, but we know those who have family members with mental illnesses are more likely to develop an illness themselves. And, it seems, Bruce Springsteen is no exception. The iconic rocker revealed in a new interview that he has both a family and personal history with mental illness—and […]
Getty Images The number of boys being treated in hospital for eating disorders is at a record high. In the last seven years, the amount of boys going into hospitals in England, Scotland and Wales has doubled from 235 in 2010 to 466 in 2018. The figures are from the statistics agency NHS Digital. Eating […]
Diana was 57 when she took her own life, fewer than 24 hours after she was seen at her busy local accident and emergency department following an overdose. She had been struggling with anxiety and suicidal thoughts for some time, but at A&E, although she was cared for physically, no-one called the mental health team. […]