Using ‘chosen names’ reduces transgender depression
Having even one context in which a chosen name could be used was associated with a 29 percent decrease in suicidal thoughts.
#MHTchat: how useful is it really to be diagnosed with a ‘mental health condition’?
We chat on twitter about how useful is it to be diagnosed with a mental health condition
Psychiatrists acknowledge ‘unconscious racial bias’
The Royal College of Psychiatrists says it wants to "support psychiatrists in reflecting on the role unconscious bias can have on the care they provide."
‘Hearing voices isn’t a mental illness’: MHT meets Voice Collective
Two thirds of people who hear voices aren't disturbed by them, however they can have an enormous impact on the way a young person sees themselves and their world.
Mental health services lacking staff to operate safely and effectively, say staff
Nearly three quarters of mental health professionals think their service does not have enough staff to operate safely and effectively, according to a New Savoy Conference Workplace Wellbeing Survey.
Serious NHS mental health failings causing ‘avoidable deaths’
Cases of serious failings in NHS mental health services leading to avoidable deaths have been reported in a Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report.
#MHTchat: what does ‘self care’ mean to you?
For International Happiness Day we ask how you work to prioritise your own happiness
Worry: how to avoid paralysis through analysis
CBT therapist Michael O'Sullivan explores the difference between 'type 1' and 'type 2' worries and how to stop worrying about worry ...
Rough sleeping and personality disorders: a dual diagnosis of exclusion?
Services for people with characteristics of personality disorder need to be shaped in a way that makes them accessible to people who display those characteristics, rather than shaped in a…
Autism is not over-diagnosed in the UK, says Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists, which represents 34,000 doctors around the world, respond to a controversial article in the Daily Mail authored by their former President, which claimed parents chase diagnoses to 'avoid their own…
