MentalHealth

The number of GPs seeking help for work-related stress and mental health problems is increasing, according to the former head of the Royal College of GPs.  

14 July 2015 -- Worldwide, nearly 1 in 10 people have a mental health disorder, but only 1% of the global health workforce is working in mental health. This means, for example, that nearly half of the world’s population lives in a country where there is less than one psychiatrist per 100 000 people.  

Delayed discharge and poor community provision are to blame for problems that mental health patients in England have accessing hospital beds, an inquiry finds  

The number of mental health patients in England who had to travel away from their local area to get care has risen by almost a quarter over the past year, new figures suggest.  

Schools already teach children about the importance of regular exercise and a balanced diet in reducing the risk of physical health ill health, but now UK researchers plan to investigate whether a similar strategy can be used for mental illness. Researchers funded by the Wellcome Trust will assess whether mindfulness training at school improves mental health in teenagers.  

Schools already teach children about the importance of regular exercise and a balanced diet in reducing the risk of physical health ill health, but now UK researchers plan to investigate whether a similar strategy can be used for mental illness. Researchers funded by the Wellcome Trust will assess whether mindfulness training at school improves mental health in teenagers.  

The latest research on how diet can influence mental health.  

Head teachers are more concerned with pupils' mental health than any other issue related to well-being, a survey suggests.  

A police force attends the equivalent of almost 15 mental health incidents a day, figures show.  

Goal setting is considered a key part of clinical rehabilitation for adults with disability, such as in rehabilitation following brain injuries, heart or lung diseases, mental health illnesses, or for injuries or illnesses involving bones and muscles. Health professionals use goals to provide targets for themselves and their clients to work towards. In this review we summarise studies that have investigated what effect, if any, goal setting activities have on achieving good health outcomes following rehabilitation.  

Comedians should tackle issues such as depression as there is no subject that is beyond being joked about, Richard Herring tells Victoria Derbyshire.  

Jake Mills, a comedian who attempted to take his own life after suffering with mental health problems, says he "started dreading counselling".  

If like me you are a doc, do read. pic.twitter.com/tLkjtQnEmG — Hugh Montgomery (@hugh_montgomery) July 24, 2015 Hi Folks On today's show, I talk about the hard lessons learnt in mental health care and psychiatric emergencies in my career so far! Further reading: Management of the acutely agitated patient in a remote location Surviving Sedation…  

Anorexia nervosa is a severe and disabling mental health disorder of self starvation. In the general population the lifetime prevalence of anorexia nervosa may be as high as 5 in 100 women. About one in 10 people with anorexia nervosa is male. Psychological therapies are the main treatment and most people are treated as outpatients. A number of different types of therapy are used, from dynamic (where past issues are explored) to very directive cognitive-behavioural therapies (where specific advice is given and people are required to keep records of their eating behaviour). It is important to know which psychological therapy is most likely to help people recover. This review aimed to assess evidence about the effects of individual psychological therapy (therapy provided to one person as opposed to a group) delivered in outpatient settings to older adolescents and adults with anorexia nervosa.  

A study found that moderate and severe picky eating are associated with anxiety, depression and attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder.  

GPs may be asked to adopt new quality indicators to ensure better physical health for people with mental health problems, under new proposals from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).  

GPs may be asked to adopt new quality indicators to ensure better physical health for people with mental health problems, under new proposals from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).  

GPs may be asked to adopt new quality indicators to ensure better physical health for people with mental health problems, under new proposals from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).  

NICE backtracks on plan to publish safe staffing guidance: The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has abandoned plans to publish guidance for hospital emergency departments on safe nurse staffing. NICE had previously said that it would publish the finished work along with four evidence reviews of safe staffing in other settings, including mental health settings and community nursing. However, it has now said that it will not make the information available, to avoid pre-empting future work on safe staffing by the new regulator NHS Improvement (formed by the merger of Monitor and the Trust Development Authority).  

NICE backtracks on plan to publish safe staffing guidance: The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has abandoned plans to publish guidance for hospital emergency departments on safe nurse staffing. NICE had previously said that it would publish the finished work along with four evidence reviews of safe staffing in other settings, including mental health settings and community nursing. However, it has now said that it will not make the information available, to avoid pre-empting future work on safe staffing by the new regulator NHS Improvement (formed by the merger of Monitor and the Trust Development Authority).