Research has found that teenagers surviving on less than five hours sleep a night are at a 71% higher risk of depression than those sleeping the full eight hours. Other research has also found a link between low exam results and not getting enough sleep.
A sleep counselling programme is currently being piloted in four read more »

In the Limelight is a 12 week project situated at an arts venue in North London, it aims to use theatre to help recall memories from long ago reports The Times.
The long term memory of dementia patients can remain untouched for years, it is the part of the brain where the short term memories read more »

According to a a review of rape services throughout England, there is a need for increased services and support for victims, reported BBC News.
Lady Stern, a prisons reform officer, authored the review and was commissioned by ministers to assess how police, prosecutors and other bodies involved, dealt with rape cases.
The study was undertaken read more »

Of the 1,000 survivors of the 7/7 attack, a third needed help in coming to terms with event, yet very few were referred for treatment by there GP.
Professor Chris Brewin of the The University College London says that mental health outreach programmes such as the one they set up for the London bombings with read more »

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 »

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 »

‘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 »

A fascinating show recently aired on BBC Radio 4 about the emotional effect of taking a stand if someone you love has a mental illness.
The show focussed on the lives of William and Kate Lyons’ a young married couple whose experience with bipolar disorder radically changed their lives.
According to the mental health charity read more »

According to a new study by psychologists, 1 in every 100 people are addicted to using the internet and have a greater risk of becoming depressed, reports The Times.
The internet has undoubtedly changed the world we live in today. The way we work and even the way we socialise is totally different to read more »