Call for more expert psychological support across maternity services to help pregnant women and new mothers
Pregnant women and new mothers need more expert psychological support across maternity services and mental health settings such as community perinatal teams and inpatient mother and baby units, according to…
Calls for ban on Taser use against people in locked psychiatric wards to be debated in Parliament
A ban on the use of Taser firearms against people detained on locked psychiatric wards will be among amendments debated on the second day of report stage of the Policing…
Inaugural Infant Mental Health Awareness Week seeks to emphasise importance of infant mental health
Many prominent parenting and children’s organisations have joined with the charity Parent Infant Partnership (PIP) UK to launch the UK’s first national Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs from…
Neglect by provider contributed to death of child in mental health setting, jury concludes
Gross failings by Priory Group contributed to the death of 14-year-old Amy El-Keria, who was an inpatient at Ticehurst House private psychiatric hospital, a jury at Horsham Coroner’s Court has…
Support to access high quality housing an essential part of mental health care, says report
People using mental health services should get access to high quality housing support when they need it, according to a report.
New app offers insight into what it is like to have dementia
A virtual reality smartphone app that gives users an immersive insight into the symptoms that people with dementia can experience in everyday life has been launched.
Private mental health hospital closed after being rated inadequate in every area inspected by CQC
Harcourt House, a private 10-bed mental health hospital in Catford, southeast London, has been closed after an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found it was inadequate in every…
European Commission gives approval for schizophrenic drug treatment TREVICTA
The European Commission (EC) has approved the use of paliperidone palmitate (TREVICTA) – a 3-monthly injection – for the maintenance treatment of schizophrenia in adult patients.
More than a quarter of children ‘denied mental health support’
More than a quarter – 28% – of children who were referred for specialist mental health treatment in 2015 did not receive a service, including some with life-threatening conditions, according…
Acceptance and commitment therapy a cost-effective option for supporting cancer survivors, research shows
Using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to promote mindfulness, acceptance and value-based living may be especially appropriate for cancer-related distress, and for helping cancer patients in general, according to new…