| Mental health care call for ethnic minorities | Some black and minority ethnic groups are three or more times more likely than average to be admitted as inpatients to mental health services, according to a study by the Healthcare Commission published today | 27/11/2008 |
| Mental health initiative to be launched | A major health initiative is being launched in the North East to provide "talking therapy" for people with common psychological problems such as anxiety and depression | 27/11/2008 |
| Johnson pledges more help for 'silent minority' | The 10 million people suffering from a mental health problem at any one time are the country's largest silent minority, Health Secretary Alan Johnson said today | 27/11/2008 |
| Economic worries are causing a mental health crisis – but help and support are available | Anxiety UK, the country’s largest anxiety disorders charity, has expressed great concern this week about the effects of the current economic crisis on the public’s mental health – but has also stressed that they can provide... | 26/11/2008 |
| Eye divergence in children triples risk of mental illness | ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Children whose eyes are misaligned and point outward are at significantly increased risk of developing mental illness by early adulthood, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published this month in Pediatrics | 26/11/2008 |
| Reality TV blamed for compounding psychological problems | Reality television and the internet may compound psychological pressure on people who have underlying problems dealing with others, a US psychologist said today | 25/11/2008 |
| Milligan - genius of a generation | Spike Milligan was the zaniest, wackiest comic genius of his generation | 25/11/2008 |
| Exercise helps overweight children reduce anger expression | AUGUSTA, Ga. - Regular exercise seems to reduce anger expression in overweight but otherwise healthy children, researchers said | 24/11/2008 |
| Disruptive disorder 'costs society £1.5bn a year' | A severe psychiatric disorder in children and young people costs society as much as £1.5 billion every year owing to a lack of available treatment, a charity think tank said today
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| Credit crunch will 'trigger rise in mental health problems' | The economic downturn could cause a 26% rise in mental health problems, affecting more than 1.5 million people in the UK, Conservatives claimed today | 21/11/2008 |
| Away-facing buggies 'could psychologically harm babies' | Babies pushed in buggies facing away from their parents could suffer lasting psychological harm, scientists claimed today | 21/11/2008 |
| Mental health scheme gets under way | Plans to train thousands of people to spot the signs of mental illness are under way in the North East | 21/11/2008 |
| NHS partnership wins forces mental health treatment contract | Armed Forces personnel with serious mental health problems will be treated by the NHS rather than the Priory Group from next year, it was announced today | 18/11/2008 |
| Youngminds book award winner announced | Tabitha Suzuma's From Where I Stand was named winner of the YoungMinds Book Award 2008 at the Unicorn Theatre in London last night | 18/11/2008 |
| 'One in four children' bullied over religion | One in four children have been bullied because of their faith, a report out today said | 17/11/2008 |
| Tv psychologist speaks out over mental illness stigma | Author and child psychologist Dr Tanya Byron will be exploring how the media can help reduce the stigma of mental illness at the YoungMinds Annual Lecture today | 17/11/2008 |
| Half severely bullied children attempt suicide poll reveals | Half of families attending a charity's support sessions for severely bullied children say their child has contemplated or attempted suicide, a poll out today has revealed | 14/11/2008 |
| Over 5,000 service personnel visit mental clinics | More than 5,600 service personnel visited military mental health clinics last year, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) revealed tonight | 13/11/2008 |
| Young mothers 'more likely to suffer depression' | Women who become mothers as teenagers or in their early 20s are more likely to suffer depression during pregnancy, a study in south London found | 13/11/2008 |
| A free mental health forum where you are not alone | With banks downsizing, people losing their jobs, the housing market at a virtual standstill and the rising cost of living, it cannot have escaped your notice that we are in troubled times | 12/11/2008 |
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