The recent court case involving Danielle Wails denying the murder of her baby son, but pleading guilty to infanticide, has once again put postnatal depression and other mental health illnesses into the spot light. According to an article on the BBC there are a number of ways women’s mental health can be affected by read more »

We are all encouraged, by medical experts and charities, to be more aware of cancer – there are now even celebrity-backed advertising campaigns and clothes in high street stores such as Topman to encourage us all to regularly “check ourselves”. The more we know about the warning signs the better right? It makes sense that read more »

According to an article on NetDoctor, many patients with serious mental health problems are being sent home when they should be in treatment, because of a shortage in beds.
The psychiatric committee of the British Medical Association (BMA) has revealed that those in the medical profession have been concerned about the issue for some time. read more »

According to the campaigning group Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), smoking is inextricably linked to poverty. An article in the Guardian revealed that 48% of men in the poorest social class died before they reached 70, compared with 22% of men in the richest social class – half of that difference is estimated to read more »

Experts believe the term schizophrenia should be abolished. Apparently the category “falsely groups a wide range of symptoms and encourages over-reliance on anti-psychotic drugs rather than psychological intervention”.
Paul Hammersley, who is involved with the Campaign to Abolish the Schizophrenia Label (Castle) said “It is associated with violence, dangerousness, unpredictability, inability to recover, constant illness, constant read more »

Only 20% of those with severe mental health problems have jobs compared with 65% who have physical problems according to a new report. Employers are apparently far less likely to employ people with mental illnesses than those with physical disabilities, so the government is launching a new initiative urging employers to improve conditions for those read more »

An artical in the Guardian today asks the question ‘Can anything persuade Britain’s smokers to quit?’ We’ve all seen the adverts with fat dripping off cigarettes and the oxygen being used to help an elderly lady breathe. But apparently this hasn’t worked so the government have launched a new campaign:
“Getting a cat’s bum mouth?”, the read more »

Early signs of Alzheimer’s disease may be detected by a new computer-aided analysis. The cell damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease can be analysed according to an article on the BBC, which could lead to earlier diagnosis and the most effective treatment being given. Dr Min-Ying Su (researcher) said “Our methods may aid in earlier diagnosis read more »