Childhood bullying could result in psychosis, study claims
Children who experience bullying could go on to develop psychosis years later – and it is not just the victims who are affected, a new study has found.
That was the year that was
Editor Dan Parton looks back at some of the bigger news stories on the Mental Health Today website in 2013.
Help yourself
Sophie Goodchild reports on a new project where health professionals ‘prescribe’ self-help books to people experiencing mental illness could benefit hundreds of thousands of people a year.
Government launches major mental health liaison and diversion pilot
The government has launched a pilot scheme that will see mental health nurses based in police stations and courts in 10 areas in England in a bid to cut reoffending.
Professor Sue Bailey made a dame in New Year’s Honours List
Professor Sue Bailey, president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, has been made a dame in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List, and was one of several people recognised for…
Third of young long-term unemployed have contemplated suicide, report finds
One in 3 long-term unemployed young people have contemplated suicide, while 1 in 4 have self-harmed, a study has found.
Self-confidence workshops ‘can reduce depression’, says Institute of Psychiatry
One-day cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) self-confidence workshops should be more widely used because they are a cost-effective way of reducing depression, the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) has said.
Experts call for liaison psychiatry services in every hospital
Every acute hospital needs a liaison psychiatry service to manage the mental health needs of patients being treated primarily for physical health conditions, a new report has claimed.
CBT not effective treatment for schizophrenia, study finds
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has little effect on the symptoms of schizophrenia, a new international study has found.
Asda ‘mental patient’ row named ‘mental health moment’ of 2013
Charity Rethink Mental Illness has named the Asda ‘mental patient’ costume scandal, as the most significant ‘mental health moment’ of 2013.