RCPsych calls for improved dementia care in hospitals
People with dementia in hospital in England and Wales often do not receive key health assessments, according to the second report of the National Audit of Dementia.
Gang members more likely to experience mental illness
Young men who are members of street gangs are more likely to experience mental ill health, including antisocial personality disorders and anxiety, new research has revealed.
CoolTan Arts self-advocacy training wins best practice award
Arts in mental health charity CoolTan Arts has been awarded ‘Best Practice in Peer Support Development’ at the Mental Health Providers Forum Best Practice Awards 2013.
Stronger together
Peer support is central to the implementation of recovery-focused practice and it can inspire hope and empower others to take control of their own recovery. Jennifer Glyn reports
Mental ill health most widespread cause of long-term work absences
Mental health conditions are the single most widespread cause of long-term absence in the workplace, a survey of 850,000 UK employees has revealed.
Mental health organisations call for ‘parity of esteem’ for mental health to be made reality
Four mental health organisations have called on the government to make its commitment to ‘parity of esteem’ for mental and physical health to be made reality as the latter launched…
Misconceptions about psychiatrists “common” among public and medical students
The general public and medical students often have misconceptions about the role and training of psychiatrists, and a significant minority would feel uncomfortable sitting next to one at a party,…
Third of children consider suicide before 16, survey shows
Labour leader Ed Miliband has helped to launch a new online counselling support service for young people after new mental health charity MindFull revealed that a third of children have…
Calls to improve crisis care as number of suicides by mental health patients increases
Mental health experts and charities have called for improvements to crisis care after new figures revealed that the number of suicides by mental health patients in England increased significantly in…
Many people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder don’t always follow treatment regime, study finds
More than three quarters of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder admit to sometimes not following treatment recommendations, with 54% reporting that they do this intentionally, a small-scale survey has…