Regulation requires improvement – charities say
Charities including the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG), Disability Rights and Sense have demanded the Government penalises inpatient units that fail to discharge people after a year.
We can find ‘our people’ on social media – but not if mental health content is over-regulated
Instagram is hiding posts for #depression to "protect its community from content that may encourage behaviour that can cause harm or even lead to death". Mark Brown assesses the unintended consequences of…
NHS intervention helps caregivers become more attuned to a child’s needs
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust has teamed up with parents to co-produce a new animation promoting Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting (VIPP). VIPP is a preventative intervention in which the…
Social media and mental health: stroking or stoking?
Has virtual recognition superseded our past needs?
How couple therapy aids recovery
Research undertaken at Tavistock Relationships gives further evidence that the degree to which people are satisfied with their relationship predicts recovery from depression and anxiety.
An introduction to the classification of mental disorders: the DSM and the ICD
Today, the two most widely established systems of psychiatric classification are the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the International Classification for Diseases (ICD). Despite each being as…
Have your mental health treatment options been corrupted?
A new report is calling for greater transparency and increased funding for mental health, to counter potentially excessive influence across Europe from pharmaceutical companies. Mark Brown reports.
Brits keeping worries and concerns to themselves amid fear of being judged
18 to 24-year-olds are the most likely to keep their worries and concerns to themselves.
Families launch legal fight to end MHA detentions of people with learning disabilities and autism
New Panorama footage showed psychological abuse, threats of violence, and intimidation experienced by people with learning disabilities and or autism.
Are chatbots really the answer for young people’s mental health?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has its limitations, writes psychotherapist Adele Braun.
