Government plans to overhaul the eligibility criteria for individuals claiming personal independence payment (PIP) has sparked concerns among mental health experts that some people suffering with mental health problem may not be able to get out and about. Personal independence allowance (PIP) is soon to replace the disability living allowance (DLA). The new PIP benefit read more »

According to a recent study, recommendations that were introduced across England and Wales during the past decade appear to have helped to reduce the number of suicides. The study in question has been published in health journal the Lancet, and has suggested that new interventions such as introducing a 24-hour crisis team for individuals who read more »

Midwifery experts become growingly concerned about new ‘foetus party’ craze sweeping the UK. The new trend sees pregnant women inviting family and friends to a view 3D and 4D scans of their unborn children. Some companies even offer a service allowing parents-to-be to have their scans printed on key-rings, magnets and coasters for party guests read more »

Workers are putting their mental and physical health at risk by spending too long sitting at their desks without interaction.   The findings, based on interviews and surveys with over 1,000 people from a variety of jobs, showed that people were spending an average of five hours and 41 minutes sitting at their desks throughout read more »

Mental health charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness have launched a media campaign designed to take away some of the fear and awkwardness that still surrounds the subject. ‘It’s Time to Talk, Time to Change’ will consist of three radio ads created by renowned advertising agency Dare. Dare has an impressive resume, having worked successfully read more »

Scientists at Surrey University have announced plans to conduct a three-year research project into the impact of birdsong on human creativity and wellbeing. There’s been many a meandering speculation into the enlightening effects of birdsong throughout the history of romantic poetry. True, it was Aldous Huxley who once said ‘remove birds from poetry, and we read more »

Today sees the launch of Britain’s first ever mental-health clinic designed to treat stalkers. Contrary to sensationalist crime dramas and horror movies, not all stalkers are raging psychopaths- most are ex boyfriends or girlfriends unable to deal with failed relationships. According to the British Crime Survey, 1 in 5 women and 1 in 10 men read more »

Yesterday morning Wales’s national team manager Gary Speed was found dead at the Huntington home he shared with his wife and two children. Sources have said the 42-year-old was found hanged. Tributes have been pouring in from friends and fans up and down the country, with former teammates Alan Shearer, Ryans Giggs and Robbie Savage, read more »

According to the results of a year long enquiry commissioned by leading mental health charity Mind, the mental health services on offer to some of society’s most vulnerable people are not fit for purpose, reports The Independent. The study, which compiled evidence from 400 patients has revealed that some seriously ill patients were subjected to read more »

According to Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, director of the University of Cambridge’s Autism Research Centre, people who work with numbers are more likely to have autistic children. Autism is characterised by both a lack of empathy and a tendency to ‘hyper-systemise’. ‘Hyper-systemising’ is the practice of creating patterns, coupled with the often obsessive desire to understand read more »