Beverly Callard who is best known for playing Rovers Return landlady Liz Mcdonald, has recently revealed the reason for her five month absence from the soap was due to a “serious breakdown”, reports BBC News.
The actress was treated at the Priory Clinic and is now well on the road to recovery but still remains read more »

The pilot project which supports armed services personnel who are experiencing mental health issues is to be extended, reports BBC News.
The scheme has been trialled in Cardiff and two other areas and proved to be such a success that it is now being extended to cover the whole of Wales.
Government funding of £485,000 read more »

Can the internet really be classed in the same league as drug and alcohol addiction?
The medical world seems to be split in two over whether internet addiction really exists. Certainly we have heard stories of people becoming so wrapped up in online gaming they prefer virtual worlds to their own reality. It was only last read more »

A new care project has shown how literature, music, art and love can improve the lives of dementia suffers reports The Times.
Actress Rita Hayworth was diagnosed with Alzhemier’s in 1981 at the age of 63. Her behaviour was said to have been extremely demanding and difficult. She suffered from anxiety, aggression and agitation all read more »

Parents web forum Mumsnet has called for a new code of practice to be introduced to help women who miscarry.
Last week, a co-founder of Mumsnet Justine Roberts met with representatives from the government the NHS and voluntary organisations to discuss proposals. Many of the points raised are already meant to be implemented by the read more »

A programme aired on BBC2 yesterday evening aimed to highlight how the authorities are playing down the number of murders committed by the mentally ill, reports The Independent.
The head of the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Health Problems (NCISH) has said that approximately 50 people a year who read more »

Group counselling sessions have been found to be a cheap and effective way of alleviating lower back pain, reports BBC News.
A UK trial has shown that after six sessions of group therapy, participants back pain was significantly reduced. As part of the trial the 600 hundred participants were also offered standard GP treatment which read more »

The Royal College of Psychiatrists (The RCPsych) is calling for warning symbols to be placed on images that have been digitally altered or enhanced and for underweight models to be banned altogether.
Children are now frequently exposed to airbrushed imaged of underweight models, leading them to believe that this is the natural body type they read more »

With our own Prime Minister sparking rumours of bullying at number 10 we take a look at what really constitutes as abusive behaviour in the workplace and how to deal with it.
It started with a missing memo telling you the time of an important meeting had been changed, it progressed to constant criticism from read more »

‘Speed Shrinking’ Is New York’s latest phenomenon, the title refers to the three minute speed-dating-esque slots with psychiatrists.
From the above description the whole ’speed shrinking’ idea sounds like something not to be taken too seriously, even the title is somewhat crude. The concept was in actual fact invented by accident. Author Susan Shapiro came read more »