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“Sleep-deprived teenagers ‘triple chances of mental illness’ by spending nights online.” Important new research cited in The Telegraph.
Sleep-deprived teenagers ‘triple chances of mental illness’ by spending nights online Young people who rob themselves of sleep by spending all... -
What is “normal”? A blogger’s view on alleged universal ‘mental affliction’. Comment by Anna Raccoon.
What is ‘normal’? by ANNA RACCOON on JANUARY 31, 2011 I have been stirred into print this morning by a new ‘mental affliction’ discovered in... -
Excellent international website for voice-hearers. Loads of facts, advice and a great online community to join.
Welcome message from the Intervoice Website. Because hearing voices is a much stigmatised experience we wanted to create a safe place... -
MAD Aid – EleMental Centre for Recovery and Thriving. Make a difference!
MAD Aid – Make A Donation EleMental Centre for Recovery and Thriving EleMental Directors, Marion Aslan and Mike Smith have a combined... -
‘Unfinished care revolution’ lets disadvantaged groups down. Damning new report by government thinktank. Guardian
‘Unfinished care revolution’ lets disadvantaged groups down. Report by Iain Duncan Smith’s thinktank slams hospitals as ‘untherapeutic and dangerous places’ for... -
Schizophrenia: 100 years of bad treatment. Life for people still stuck in Dark Ages. Guardian.The Guardian Comment.
Schizophrenia: 100 years of bad treatment. A century after the term ‘schizophrenia’ was coined, life for people living with the illness... -
Schizophrenia – Man Made Myth?
For those of us with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, to be told that such a disease doesn’t exist can be... -
Tooth loss three times higher in people with serious mental illness. RCPsych.
Tooth loss three times higher in people with serious mental illness People with severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder... -
Were the best world leaders mentally ill? A recent book opens up a great debate.
Were the best world leaders mentally ill? With the recent death of Colonel ‘Mad Dog’ Gadaffi and the continuing questioning of... -
Mental illness care ‘close to a revolution’. Report in The Independent.
Mental illness care ‘close to a revolution’ By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor. Independent. A revolution in the treatment of psychiatric disorders involving the... -
Wirral Pathfinders – “We are the friends that you have not yet met”
Welcome to Wirral Pathfinders. We are the friends that you have not yet met. If you would like to come along to... -
Treating children for anxiety ‘would cut risk of mental illness’. Independant.
Treating children for anxiety ‘would cut risk of mental illness’. Children should be screened for anxiety disorders to prevent them developing... -
Excellent award-winning charity Recovery website. Healthtalkonline.
“True stories are…nutritious and sustaining. They feed the mind with information and the heart with hope and strength” Phillip Pullman People’s stories:... -
Wirral Multicultural Organisation – offering great services to Black, Minority and Ethnic Communities since 1993.
Wirral Multicultural Organisation (WMO) has been delivering services to the BME Communities in Wirral since 1993. The Centre is open to... -
Take a look at a report on the place of spirituality in Mental Health. Interesting reading.
Often when people are unwell there can be a problem of neglecting their physical health whilst everybody is concentrating on their mental... -
Take a look at the new Rethink website. Lots of great new ideas!
Rethink Mental Illness News A brand new look…and your power to help There are over 3 million people in this country affected... -
Self CPR. How to administer life saving techniques on yourself!
I recently received this by email from a good friend. This is really good advice and learned of this myself on... -
X Factor’s Tulisa speaks about her love for her mother with schizo-affective disorder on X Factor.
X FACTOR judge Tulisa Contoslavos was moved to tears by a performance in Saturday’s audition show which reminds her of... -
Gail Porter’s experience shows mental health care needs to improve, Comment in the Guardian.
Gail Porter’s experience shows mental health care needs to improve I found her description of the ward she was on, with... -
Living Life to the Full …helping you to help yourself. Great website with a free Cognitive Behavioural Therapy course.
About the Site The Living Life to the Full course is a life skills course that aims to provide access to high... -
Unthinkable? Rehabilitating R.D. Laing He’s been unfashionable for decades, but in an era of big-pharma and proliferating diagnoses, is it time to reassess? Guardian Editorial.
The trouble with great men or women who lead the kind of lives described as “colourful” is that they provide... -
The mental illness industry is medicalising normality A reading group would do more to help individuals find relief than squeezing their unhappiness into a package labelled ‘disorder’. The Guardian.
Lisa Appignanesi guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 6 September 2011 Valium and Miltown helped women find domestic bliss in the 1950s. In 2000 the World Health Organisation... -
The Daily Hate strikes again! With emotive headlines like this does anyone stand a fair chance? “The shirking classes: Just 1 in 14 incapacity claimants is unfit to work”
Once again the Daily Mail is waging a war on those in society who are sick and disabled or simply... -
1 In 4 Conference – Where Do We Go From Here?
The marvels of technology - the train to London only takes about 2 and a quarter hours these days. Those... -
Mental health campaigners welcome book about schizophrenia. Guardian.
Mental health campaigners welcome book about schizophrenia The letters, journals and scribbled observations of David, diagnosed with schizophrenia, have been collated... -
Who wouldn’t want to take the sting out of painful memories? Research in The Guardian.
Who wouldn’t want to take the sting out of painful memories? Research suggests a simple way to neutralise memories that evoke... -
Comment in the Guardian. “Mental health remains the poor relation”
Mental health remains the poor relation GPs are having to deal with the rise in mental illness, and a more integrated... -
BREAKING NEWS BBC. Tory MP Eric Pickles’ office warned Prime Minister on welfare reforms
Tory MP Eric Pickles’ office warned PM on welfare reform The letter was sent from the office of Communities Secretary Eric... -
Wirral woman’s hard-hitting poster campaign against welfare cuts for disabled people.
Wirral woman’s hard-hitting poster campaign against welfare cuts for disabled people. A WIRRAL woman is leading the fight to protect disabled... -
Stephen Fry announced as new President of MIND
MIND are delighted to announce that Stephen Fry is to become their new President. taking over from Melvyn Bragg who recently... -
The inside track . . . on negative thoughts It can be hard to break out of a vicious cycle of negativity – but here are some tips. Irene Bard in the Guardian.
The inside track . . . on negative thoughts It can be hard to break out of a vicious cycle of... -
Excellent Leaflet from Royal College of Psychiatrists on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy This leaflet is for anyone who wants to know more about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).It discusses how it... -
Royal College of Psychiatrists needs your help! Short survey regarding coming off anti-depressants.
Message from RCPsych. At the Royal College of Psychiatrists, we are trying to understand how, why and when people stop... -
Professor Dinesh Bhugra talks of his fears about the widespread failure of inpatient care in hospitals today. Guardian Exclusive.
Mental health services in crisis over staff shortages Exclusive: Royal College of Psychiatrists warns society will be overwhelmed if ministers fail... -
Excellent report from The Guardian – How psychiatry became a damage limitation exercise.
How psychiatry became a damage limitation exercise Wards are now just crisis centres and there’s no time to listen to patients... -
Isn’t life hard enough for those with mental health problems??? Charities warn over changes to incapacity benefits. Many claimants will find employment and support allowance payments automatically cut off after 12 months.
Charities warn over changes to incapacity benefits. Many claimants will find employment and support allowance payments automatically cut off after 12...
