Resilience is important – but having new thoughts and behaviours is not enough
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist Michael O'Sullivan believes that the idea of resilience is often articulated poorly in therapy. He conceptualises it as something we accrue from taking risks which steel us…
Addiction psychiatry ‘in meltdown’ and could cease to exist in ten years
Latest data suggests there may be as few as sixteen people currently working towards a qualification in Addiction Psychiatry in England.
Study: Antipsychotics mainly reduce symptoms for which prescribed, but quality of life mainly decreases
A majority of the 650-person sample said that their quality of life had been made worse.
Embracing the imperfect
How do we free ourselves from the perils of perfectionism? Counsellor Abi Crossland-Otter, who lives with anxiety, assesses what we can do.
So-called ‘bed shortages’ may lead to psychosis being treated therapeutically and at lower cost more often
With secure mental health services for adults costing twice as much as other community-based teams, psychotherapist Noel McDermott looks at how people currently under section for psychosis could be treated more therapeutically…
I may be overweight but I still have anorexia
Maddi Crease is both overweight and anorexic, something which she says many people struggle to grasp. In this blog, Maddi writes for Mental Health Today about how anorexic thoughts still plague her…
Waiting times reduce for CAMHS eating disorder services – but only if a referral is accepted
Whilst over 80% of children and young people are accessing eating disorder services within four weeks this figure applies only to those whose referrals are accepted, leaving a significant number…
Are autism and ADHD symptoms of the same underlying condition?
Studies have revealed symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in around two thirds of autistic people. But are autism and ADHD symptoms of the same underlying condition? Academic Dr…
What worked for me: Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
DBT does not "cure" trauma but it can help you make the present more manageable, writes Maddi Crease.
Winning or losing? Life under a Community Compulsory Treatment Order
Graham Morgan was discharged from a secure mental health hospital on condition that he would attend fortnightly compulsory community treatment appointments indefinitely.
