Making Mental Notes

Suicide Rate Linked to Mental Health Care

mmn — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:17:42 +0000

Researchers from the University of Manchester have discovered for the first time that suicide rates have come down after authorities introduced 24-hour crisis teams and other health measures in England and Wales.

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With thanks to International Business Times online.

CQC issues warning to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust following inspection

mmn — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:11:40 +0000

A mental health trust has been issued with formal warning notices by the Care Quality Commission after an inspection raised concerns about patient safety

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With thanks to Health Service Journal online.

Cloning scientists create human brain cells

mmn — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:21 +0000

Scientists in Edinburgh who pioneered cloning have made a technological breakthrough that could pave the way for better medical treatment of mental illnesses and nerve diseases.

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With thanks to Guardian online.

New diagnosis could confuse mental health care

mmn — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:44:43 +0000

There’s renewed debate over the clinical definition of depression and whether it should be extended to encompass the most severe symptoms of grief.

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With thanks to The World Today online.

Working overtime ups depression

mmn — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:16:57 +0000

People who work overtime are at much greater risk for depression, according to a new study.

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With thanks to Health 24 online.

Should politicians have their mental health monitored?

mmn — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:06:37 +0000

Psychologists who have tracked politicians’ careers now say their mental health should be monitored.

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With thanks to Guardian online.

DVD uses a humorous approach to get dads talking about postnatal depression

mmn — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:46:09 +0000

STIGMA about postnatal depression and mental health in new fathers is endemic – and men aren’t reporting it to GPs, Welsh researchers have warned.

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With thanks to Wales online.

Oxford University professor had ‘mental breakdown’ in months before death

mmn — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:41:12 +0000

Professor Steven Rawlings, 50, had withdrawn from academic life after suffering mental health problems since summer 2011

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With thanks to Daily Mail online.

The care system is in crisis. To deny this is woefully wrong

mmn — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:32:11 +0000

Without urgent reform, the social care system will fail the hundreds of thousands of people who rely on its services.

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With thanks to Guardian online.

Churches join appeal to stop welfare cuts

mmn — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:26:50 +0000

Peers will consider two amendments to the Welfare Reform Bill which are vital to the mental wellbeing of the poorest citizens of the UK because they provide safeguards against the damage done to mental health when debts are enforced against poverty incomes.

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With thanks to Independent Catholic news online.