UK children not as happy as they were in 2008, researchers say
UK children are not as happy as they were in 2008, a new report by the Children’s Society has revealed.
Physical exercise – a neglected intervention in mental healthcare?
Jennifer Beal, head of occupational therapy at Cygnet Hospital Beckton, discusses why focusing on physical activity alongside more traditional therapies for mental health treatment can bring positive results.
Magnetic therapy helps people with major depression completely recover, trial shows
Nearly two-thirds of patients with treatment-resistant depression achieved complete remission when treated with repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), according to data from the first ‘real-world’ treatment audit.
Researchers call for review of Scottish mental health services
Psychiatric and mental health services in Scotland should be reviewed and monitored to ensure all ethnic groups have access to the best preventative care and treatment at an early stage,…
Self Help Services officially a Technology4Good
Self Help Services has been awarded the Technology4Good Awards Community Impact Award and the Winner of Winners award, as the UK's best example of an organisation that uses the power…
Anti-smoking campaign at mental health hospital helps staff and service users quit together
Staff and service users at mental health hospital for women in Beckton have joined forces to quit smoking as part of a combined physical and mental health programme.
More investment needed in mental health crisis care
The recent National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (NCI) found that the number of suicides by mental health patients in England increased significantly in…
First two dementia dogs start work with owners
Two specially-trained dogs have become the first assistance dogs in the UK to help people with dementia.
Prevalence of dementia is falling in UK, new estimates show
The proportion of people aged over 65 in the UK with dementia has fallen in the past 20 years, according to new estimates, but the government has been warned dementia…
Smoking and heavy drinking speed up cognitive decline, study suggests
The combination of smoking and heavy drinking speeds up cognitive decline, according to new research by University College London.