Rough Sleeper Project increases mental health support to homeless females
A new project to improve mental health care for vulnerable older female rough sleepers is to be piloted across London.
Researchers seek to reduce antipsychotic side-effects
Psychologists at the University of Nottingham have made a discovery which could help in the search for drugs to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia without debilitating long-term motor side-effects.
Mental health discrimination declining, according to study
Average levels of discrimination against people with mental health problems declined by 11.5% in the years 2008-2011, a study of the first phase of anti-stigma campaign Time to Change has…
Invisible Wounds
Ambulance driver & blogger Ella Shaw looks at the rising level of PTSD in the emergency services.
New dementia app launched
Dementia aids manufacturer Recogneyes has launched an online app designed to make communication easier with people who have dementia.
Anger in people with learning disabilities can be controlled by CBT, say researchers
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) may be effective in improving anger control in people with learning disabilities, according to a new study.
Mental Capacity Act still not well understood, CQC says
There is still a widespread lack of understanding of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), with the use of restraint a particular concern, a report by social care regulator the Care…
Smoking often ignored as issue in mental health treatment, report finds
Much of the lower life expectancy in people with mental health problems is down to smoking, yet this issue is still often overlooked during their treatment, a report has found.
People with disabilities to lose billions worth of support by 2018
Up to 3.7 million people with disabilities are set to be affected by changes in welfare benefits – costing them up to £28.3 billion in support by 2018, think-tank Demos…
Number of schoolchildren with mental health problems rising, survey says
The number of children and young people in school with behavioural, emotional or mental health problems is rising, according to a survey of teaching professionals.