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 »

Recent research has found there could be a link between viral infection in the womb and unborn offspring being predisposed to schizophrenia, reports The Times.
Previous research has suggested that women who contract flu during pregnancy are at higher risk of giving birth to a baby likely to develop schizophrenia later on in life.
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A mentally ill man who killed a Derbyshire student was not properly assessed or cared for, reported BBC News.
Khalid Peshawan, 33, killed Halimah Ahmed at his Derbyshire home in 2007 before hanging himself. The health and social care Advisory Service report into Mental health Services in Derby criticised Mr Peshawans diagnosis and care.
Although the read more »

Psychiatry professor Alistair Burns has taken on the huge task of overseeing how dementia is dealt with in England, reports BBC News
His job will involve continuing leadership of the dementia strategy launched last year by health secretary Alan Johnson. Alongside this his job will also be to promote better care of people with dementia read more »

Scottish government have revealed staggering figures showing that children who self-harm have been admitted to hospital more than 7,000 times in the past decade, reported BBC News.
Public Health Minister Shona Robinson has promised an extra £5.5m worth of investment for mental health services. She has said that this will lead to a 15-20% increase read more »

We already know that loneliness is a huge problem which is sweeping across Britain but recent studies suggest the problem is worse than initially thought and particularity rife among those over the age of 65, reported The Times.
According research conducted by Age Concern more than one in ten over 65’s admitted too always or read more »

Mindful Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a NICE approved treatment based on meditation techniques. Research has shown that this kind of treatment is capable of cutting recurrent depression by half, but with as little as 1 in 5 GPs having access to this kind of medical care despite 72% of them believing it would benefit read more »

A recent report featured on the Mental Health Foundation website exposes the lack of support that middle aged people receive with regards to Mental Health Care in Scotland.
The Liberal Democrats recently declared that they believe middle-aged people with mental health problems appear to be missing out on vital support and that it is the read more »

A recent survey commissioned by the Prince’s Trust has revealed that being out of work could result in “permanent psychological scars” for Britain’s youngsters reports BBC News.
A poll of more than 2,000 16 to 25 year olds showed that one in 10 of those who had been unemployed had turned to drugs or alcohol read more »

A biographical article written by an unknown Journalist about the pain of hiding a mental illness recently appeared in the Independent. It bought to light that despite 1 in 4 of us developing some form of mental illness during our life time there is still a huge stigma attached.
It is a sign of progression read more »