A recent study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health has found that mild stress can result in long-term disability and an inability to work. The study involved tracking over 17,000 working adults from Stockholm aged under 64, between 2002 and 2007. At the beginning of the study each participant was asked read more »

Social networking site Facebook has joined forces with the Samaritans to launch a facility which allows users to alert the Samaritans about friends they feel may be suicidal or in need of help. This new facility will allow any Facebook users to submit reports of any suicidal content they see by following a link which read more »

Helen Basu Chaudhuri, a widowed mother of three, has confronted Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg about the budget cuts which have left her child waiting seven-months to see a psychiatrist. Mrs Chaudhuri’s primary school child saw a GP in November and received a referral to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service after severe signs read more »

Martin Lewis of MoneySavingExpert.com has collaborated with various mental health and debt support organisations to release a free 40 page Mental Health & Debt Help Guide. The booklet addresses the affects mental health can have on debt, and vice versa, containing information, guidance and support for both individuals and carers. The guide also includes comments, read more »

A survey conducted online by mental health charity Mind has revealed that stressed commuters who tune into their favourite songs during their journey are giving their mental health a boost. According to the research, 74 per cent of employees listen to their favourite tunes whilst commuting to and from work and 52 per cent report read more »

UK charity reveals that individuals with insomnia are likely to experience higher rates of relationship problems, energy deficiency and depressed mood among other health and wellbeing issues. The Mental Health Foundation recently published a report detailing the impact of sleep on health and well-being to coincide with the launch of their new campaign to raise read more »

Slyvia Plath, Keats and Van Gough are among but a few creative minds who were plagued with mental illness, but what is it that links the creative process with poor mental health? According to a study conducted by psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison, poets are thirty times more likely to develop some form of depressive illness read more »

What does the Government’s new mental health strategy mean for children and young people in Britain? Last week it was announced that the Governments new mental health strategy was to focus much of its attention on a series of early intervention programmes which are aimed at identifying children and adults who may be vulnerable to read more »

The Government’s new mental health strategy calls for a new approach to tackle the underlying causes of mental illness. As it stands family GPs can enjoy £1bn worth of financial incentives for ensuring they “account for high-quality care”. However, under new plans detailed in the Government’s mental health strategy, by 2013 15 per cent (£150m) read more »

What does the Government’s new mental health strategy ‘No Health without Mental Health’ mean for those dealing with mental health problems in the England? Counselling Directory highlights the key objectives. Yesterday the Government announced the new mental health strategy, which promises an extra £400m for therapies such as counselling, to increase access to them by read more »