‘Anyone can be trained to screen for mental health conditions’
International mental health assessment trainer Dr Stephen Moss speaks to Mental Health Today about developing the 'Moss-PAS' diagnostic manuals, increasingly favoured by clinicians and carers over established-but-divisive alternatives such as…
Research will examine effectiveness of relationship-orientated counselling against standard CAMHS interventions
A two-year research trial has started this month in Norfolk and Suffolk to test the effectiveness of interpersonal counselling in helping young people with mild depression.
The diagnostic process of Bipolar Disorder: a patient’s perspective
From being dismissed by mental health services to receiving an inaccurate diagnosis, the quest for treatment is often riddled with hurdles. Ann-Marie D'Arcy Sharpe, who lives with Bipolar Disorder, tells Mental Health…
Government commits to new Mental Health Act delivering advance “choice and autonomy” to individuals
Boris Johnson's minority government today pledged to introduce a new Mental Health Bill within the next twelve months as parliament reopened for a new term.A reformed Mental Health Act featured…
I display symptoms that can be scary, bizarre, or unpalatable: why I felt excluded from WMHD
Few managed to avoid the social media frenzy that ensued on World Mental Health Day (10th October). But there are lots of us who felt excluded from the World Mental Health…
UK workers report placing greater importance on their mental health than physical health
UK workers now place greater importance on their mental health than their physical health according to new research released today by Unmind, the workplace mental health platform.
How mental health trusts are connecting patients to employers who share their values
St George’s Mental Health Trust in South West London have built up an evidence base of the therapeutic value of work over almost two decades.
Evidence building for the effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid training
83 percent of training participants have observed an improvement in procedures for signposting to further support at their workplace.
CBT for depression could be improved: here’s how…
Michael O'Sullivan, a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, considers why it may be more beneficial to consider what we believe the purpose of worrying is rather than the thing we are worried…
We must prioritise tackling racism to reduce ethnic inequalities in mental illness, a national consultation finds
Tackling the ‘impact of racism’ is the number one priority to reduce ethnic inequalities in mental illness, according to the findings of a national consultation conducted by the Synergi Collaborative Centre,…