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Schizophrenia’s ‘genetic test’- patients who may be hearing voices could be misled under new plans

Influential psychiatrists last week called on the NHS to make a faux…

Barney Cullum

Mental illness diagnosis could bring greater protection from prosecution under legal shake-up

Feedback is being sought on proposed new guidance for prosecutors, concerning scenarios where a mental…

LeeMC2022

Mental health services ‘should always enquire’ whether domestic abuse has occurred

Too many survivors of domestic and sexual violence are being failed by…

LeeMC2022

Mental health at school: Meditation and morality, or counselling and clinical care?

Repackaging Buddhism as mindfulness has caught support for school counselling trailing in…

Barney Cullum

Transitioning from CAMHS to AMHS: is policy maturing?

Your mental health care can be disrupted when you turn 18-years-old. Philip…

LeeMC2022

Modernising the Mental Health Act: A missed opportunity to address ethnic inequalities?

While last year's independent review of the mental health act raised questions…

LeeMC2022

Treating anorexia: an alternative to prolonged hospitalisation

Dr Paul Robinson, Director of Research and Development at Orri, discusses why…

Dr Paul Robinson

What were you reading in 2018? MHT’s top 20 articles of the past twelve months revealed…

You visited Mental Health Today's pages in your hundreds of thousands again in…

LeeMC2022

New York State as a model for a mandatory mental health curriculum

In light of a mandatory mental health curriculum being announced for September…

Chloe Apter

Five ways to reduce Christmas conflict

Tolerance and negotiation become even more important within relationships during holiday periods.

Kate Thompson