Sadly, not all of us are lucky enough to be spending Christmas with our friends and families with half a million pensioners spending Christmas day alone. Almost three in five people over the age of 55 wish the could see more of their family. It seems that the loneliness has also reached across the pond, read more »

Co-ordinators are to be placed in every Jobcentre plus district throughout the country to help people with mental health conditions find and stay in work, reports The Times.
The new co-ordinators will be based in Jobcentre Plus districts at a cost of £1 million to improve job opportunities for those who may feel apprehensive or read more »

According to a recent study humans have a six hour window where it is possible for fearful memories to be potentially erased, reports BBC News.
This six hour time period is what experts call a “reconsolidation window” and is basically a time period during which bad can be changed to good.
A team at New read more »

A recent report featured in The Times has discussed a Goverment investigation, looking into the misuse of a drug used to treat dementia symptoms.
The Government recently ordered an investigation looking into the prescription of a powerful anti-psychotic drug used to treat dementia. The findings were shocking, showing that around 145,000 people suffering with dementia read more »

A recent report in The Times discusses the new recommended guidelines given by the NHS, regarding screening patients with chronic illnesses for depression.
According to the NHS those suffering with a chronic illness are two or three times more likely to be depressed than those who are healthy.
With Britain’s rate of depression soaring in its read more »

The NHS has advised employers to pay more attention to the levels of stress and anxiety in the workplace.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has estimated that mental illness causes a quarter of the UK’s total sick bill, amounting to a staggering £28bn.
According to the organisation a huge component in this situation is read more »

Male, white-collar, mid thirties is the new typical gambling addict according to the NHS.
The typical patient now seen in the National Problem Gambling Clinic (NPGC) is a white-collar male in his mid 30’s who has one or sometimes two jobs to further his addiction.
Psychiatrists reported an alarming number of city workers and graduates who read more »

A new multi-million pound strategy put in place by the government, aims to increase access to “talking therapies” in England and should cover up to 75% of the country by March, reports the BBC.
It has been estimated that six million working age adults suffer from depression or anxiety at any one time, resulting in 91 read more »

More than twenty thousand armed service veterans are serving sentences for criminal offences reports The Sun.

The statistics come from a nationwide survey of probation officers who say many of the former military personnel were suffering from stress and depression from their service.
Harry Fletcher, assistant general secretary of probation officers union Napo expressed how he read more »

A recent report featured in The Telegraph looks into new research suggessting that online counselling should be offered to those who are depressed in a bid to avoid long waiting times to see a doctor. With one in six adults suffering from depression or chronic anxiety, online counselling may offer an alternative to a growing read more »