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‘Let’s make treatment for in-patients more culturally sensitive and meaningful’
This lived experience article describes a patient diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and…
The top ten Mental Health Today articles of 2017 so far
We look back at the top ten Mental Health Today articles of 2017…
Prevention is ‘good value’ for the taxpayer
Investing in preventative mental health services and training at the upcoming Budget, for…
Better town planning can help people with dementia to live more independently, say experts
Local environments need to be planned better in order to enable people…
Benzodiazepines increase stroke risk among Alzheimer’s patients
The use of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-like drugs has been associated with a…
Dementia now leading cause of death in England and Wales
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are now, for the first time, the…
Why the scandal of the chemical cosh for people with dementia must end
A new study has found that the number of antipsychotic drugs prescribed…
Little reduction in prescribing of antipsychotics in dementia care homes, study finds
There was no sustained reduction in the prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to…
NHS Trust launches interconnected technology trial that aims to revolutionise care for people with dementia
A £5 million trial has been launched to see how the Internet…