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New law to protect patients from inappropriate use of force comes into effect today
After the law was received Royal Assent in 2018, the new Use…
Is ‘high-functioning’ anxiety and depression a helpful, alternative label?
Have you seen the term 'high-functioning' in relation to depression or anxiety?…
Repairing wounded lives: trauma and the promise of psychoanalytic treatment
Traumatic experiences live in us, as it were, we continually re-enact and…
230,000 new PTSD referrals forecast in new expert modelling
The Royal College of Psychiatrists report on new expert modelling that predicts…
Global Drug Survey points to an increase in ‘microdosing’ psychedelics for wellbeing
The results for the Global Drug Survey 2021 provides further confirmation that…
Women’s Aid launches platform for survivors to share their experiences
The past 18 months have highlighted just how common and frequent domestic…
As Christmas approaches, Samaritans raise awareness and call for support
In anticipation of an influx of calls over the Christmas period, suicide…
Government announces £5 million to support suicide prevention services
The Department of Health and Social Care announces extra funding for local…
‘School attendance data could be crucial in targeting mental health support for pupils’
Education researchers have used a paper published in The Lancet Psychiatry to…
Fighting stigma: what are dissociative disorders?
In this second part in a series of blogs on stigma we…