Cognitive therapy improves depressive symptoms in diabetes
Individual mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and individual cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) improve depressive symptoms for patients with diabetes and depressive symptoms, according to a study published online in Diabetes Care.
Lincs’ emergency services co-pilot street triage
Lincolnshire is piloting a new approach to mental health emergencies, bringing mental health nurses, police and paramedics together to provide the best possible care for vulnerable people.
Schizophrenia and cannabis use may share common genes, research claims
Genes that increase the risk of developing schizophrenia may also increase the likelihood of using cannabis, according to a new study.
Depression: who decides what to research?
In this guest blog, Alison Cranage discusses the importance of giving people with depression a voice in the research process and determining the priorities for it.
Suicides among home treated mental health patients doubles
The number of deaths by suicide among mental health patients treated at home by crisis resolution home treatment teams (CRHT) has more than doubled in England in recent years, according…
Psychiatric assessment units for emergency departments reduce long waits, study suggests
The inclusion of a specialist psychiatric acute assessment unit for patients presenting to the emergency department reduces the number of patients admitted to psychiatric wards by half, a study by…
Ex-offenders play role in prisoner mental health research
A group of former prisoners have taken on ‘peer researchers’ roles in a project investigating the issues faced by prisoners with mental health problems near to and after release.
Cuts causing mental health crisis among young people, YoungMinds claims
Cuts to children and young people’s mental health services has led to a national crisis in service provision and could lead to "tragic consequences", a charity has warned.
Leading dementia charity launches landmark £100 million campaign
Alzheimer’s Research UK has marked the first legacy event of the G8 Dementia Summit by pledging £100 million to support a five-year campaign for dementia research.
Scottish Government praises new mental health recovery website
A new website designed by the Scottish Recovery Network (SRN) to empower people with mental ill health has been described by the Scottish Minister for Public Health as "a valuable…