2008

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 New film helps children and young people understand mental illness
Monday, December 15, 2008 RCPsych launches new associate grade for medical students
Thursday, December 11, 2008 RCPsych and leading health bodies unite to stop discrimination against people with a learning disability in NHS care
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 The Queen's Speech: Welfare reforms 'must support people with mental health problems', say four leading organisations
Monday, December 01, 2008 RCPsych information leaflets available in British Sign Language
Sunday, November 30, 2008 Scottish psychiatrists ‘slightly more positive’ about Mental Health Act
Sunday, November 30, 2008 Pregnancy loss 'increases risk of drug and alcohol use'
Sunday, November 30, 2008 New Zealand study examines link between abortion and mental health
Thursday, November 27, 2008 CBT ‘works best with recurrent depression’
Friday, November 21, 2008 100,000 mental health professionals to receive ‘debt first aid’ advice
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 College welcomes final report of National CAMHS Review
Saturday, November 01, 2008 Study reveals rising suicide rate among older South Asian women
Saturday, November 01, 2008 UK heading towards a ‘silent epidemic’ of alcohol-related dementia
Saturday, November 01, 2008 Childhood trauma may increase risk of psychotic experiences
Thursday, October 16, 2008 Alcohol-related admissions at London hospital ‘treble in last four years’
Thursday, October 09, 2008 Royal College of Psychiatrists NI welcomes Health Minister’s commitment to mental health services for new mothers
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Royal College of Psychiatrists endorses new report on tobacco control
Friday, October 03, 2008 Mental health professionals say much more work on Bamford needed
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 Smoking increases risk of major depression for women
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 Babies born to parents with schizophrenia ‘face double the risk of infant mortality’
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 Psychiatric in-patients ‘vulnerable to vitamin D deficiency’
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 Older men more likely to father a child with autistic spectrum disorder
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Royal College of Psychiatrists and police join forces to monitor care of people detained under the Mental Health Act
Monday, September 29, 2008 Royal College of Psychiatrists Northern Ireland welcomes Health Minister’s decision to abolish prescription charges
Friday, September 19, 2008 Obese and overweight teenagers ‘more likely to have considered suicide’
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Majority of teachers ‘have difficulty understanding and managing ADHD’
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Young asylum seekers in Scotland under stress
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Girls with mild autism ‘less likely to be identified than boys’
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 College information leaflet scoops BMA award
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Royal College of Psychiatrists welcomes IPCC report concerning the use of police custody as a “place of safety” under the Mental Health Act
Monday, September 01, 2008 Variations in antidepressant prescribing suggest disparities in provision of care
Monday, September 01, 2008 Study reveals cultural differences in attitudes towards caring for people with dementia
Monday, September 01, 2008 Simple information leaflets reduce stigma towards people with mental illness
Monday, September 01, 2008 Specialist south London service successful in treating people with severe obsessive compulsive disorder
Monday, September 01, 2008 New study shows link between middle-ear disease and schizophrenia
Thursday, August 28, 2008 Simple information leaflets reduce stigma towards people with mental illness
Monday, August 04, 2008 Royal College of Psychiatrists wins place on Department of Health pilot scheme
Friday, August 01, 2008 New study first to investigate parents’ perspectives on adolescent self-harm
Friday, August 01, 2008 Decline in homicides due to mental disorder linked to improvements in psychiatric treatment
Friday, August 01, 2008 Frequency and type of childhood abuse may predict suicide attempts in young adults
Friday, August 01, 2008 South London study reveals antipsychotic prescribing ‘no worse’ for black patients
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Response to the Healthcare Commission’s review of NHS acute inpatient mental health services
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Survey reveals MPs forced to hide mental health problems
Friday, July 04, 2008 Prozac gene test ‘good for patients’
Friday, July 04, 2008 Children of mothers with unexplained physical symptoms show more 'health and safety' needs
Friday, July 04, 2008 Administrative errors blamed for half of missed psychiatric appointments
Friday, July 04, 2008 Addiction ‘largely determined by our genes’
Friday, July 04, 2008 Ritalin-style drug set for wider role in adult mental illness
Friday, July 04, 2008 Specific guidance needed for treating teenage pregnant substance misusers
Friday, July 04, 2008 Meditation good for psychiatrists' mental health
Friday, July 04, 2008 Antidepressants ‘can change the way depressed people see the world in just four hours’
Friday, July 04, 2008 Personal self-awareness good for mental health, says Friar Jamison
Friday, July 04, 2008 Specific guidance needed for treating older heroin addicts
Friday, July 04, 2008 Are teachers overestimating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children?
Thursday, July 03, 2008 Significantly higher rates of delinquency in childhood among adult drug users than non-user siblings
Thursday, July 03, 2008 'Facebook generation' faces identity crisis
Thursday, July 03, 2008 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) effective in treating severe depression
Thursday, July 03, 2008 Saving Mothers' Lives: Suicides during pregnancy and in months after birth have almost halved
Thursday, July 03, 2008 Disaster responses 'should be better planned'
Thursday, July 03, 2008 People caught up in terrorist attacks 'more resilient than previously thought'
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 Royal College of Psychiatrists launches three-year campaign to tackle inequalities in mental health
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 Majority of male psychiatric patients also have physical health problems
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 Care home staff at risk of prosecution over dementia patients’ sex lives
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 Terrorism is a social problem, not a mental health or criminal problem
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 Stressed-out West African students: Psychiatrists claim 'brain fag' outdated
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 People who smoke skunk 'are 18 times more likely to develop psychosis'
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 Majority of people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are unmarried or divorced
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 Pilot project to help service veterans readjust to civilian life
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 Nearly half of dementia patients take herbal extracts and vitamins - most without their doctors' knowledge
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 New study explores older people's experiences of depression
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 New research tool confirms patients with depression still stigmatised and discriminated against
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 Do NHS mental health services meet the needs of UK war veterans? Pilot project set to find answers
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 Homicides among older people: Perpetrators are mainly men who kill their wives
Monday, June 30, 2008 Psychiatry facing an ‘identity crisis’ on its 200th birthday
Monday, June 30, 2008 New study identifies occupations with highest suicide mortality
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Royal College of Psychiatrists joins call for urgent action on mental health problems in later life
Tuesday, June 03, 2008 Rethinking risk to others: new report considers risk posed by mental health service users
Monday, June 02, 2008 Hospitals offer less to people who have cut themselves than to those who poison themselves
Monday, June 02, 2008 Scotland succeeds in reducing male prison suicides –especially among youngest
Monday, June 02, 2008 Depression higher in women than men but reverse found with suicide
Monday, June 02, 2008 Cannabis use linked to psychotic-like symptoms in adolescents
Thursday, May 29, 2008 Managing Urgent Mental Health Needs in the Acute Trust
Thursday, May 01, 2008 Mental illnesses under-treated compared with physical illnesses in high-, low- and middle-income countries
Thursday, May 01, 2008 ‘Quichua’ healers of the Andes diagnose mental illnesses
Thursday, May 01, 2008 Depressed people have high rates of physical illness
Thursday, May 01, 2008 UK and Spain top league for common psychological disorders in European study
Thursday, May 01, 2008 Royal College of Psychiatrists welcomes ruling that plans to give UK-trained doctors priority in applying for jobs was ''wrong and unlawful''.
Thursday, May 01, 2008 Should non-smoking policy for psychiatric in-patients be more lenient?
Thursday, March 27, 2008 Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Northern Ireland Division response to Report of Inquiry into deaths of Madeleine and Lauren O’Neill
Friday, February 29, 2008 ‘Perceived disadvantage’ linked to higher levels of psychosis among black people
Friday, February 29, 2008 Employing people with severe mental illness: Previous work history predicts likelihood of getting a job
Friday, February 29, 2008 Coping with bereavement
Friday, February 29, 2008 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy offers significant help to people who self-harm
Thursday, February 28, 2008 Royal College of Psychiatrists welcomes the government response to the Independent Review of Modernising Medical Careers
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Royal College of Psychiatrists welcomes new drug strategy
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Psychiatrists urge people to consult their doctor before stopping antidepressants
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Audit throws spotlight on violence in mental health units and highlights areas for action
Friday, February 08, 2008 Mental disorder, offending and motherhood: Need for more research to improve treatment strategies
Friday, February 08, 2008 Smoking ban grudgingly accepted by patients at medium secure hospital: Staff concerns about effect of ban on mental state and behaviour of patients unfounded
Friday, February 01, 2008 Suicide risk factors consistent across countries: Being female, younger, less educated, unmarried and having a mental disorder increase likelihood of suicidal thoughts, plans and attempts
Friday, February 01, 2008 New leaflet offers help in coping with Bipolar Disorder
Thursday, January 24, 2008 1 in 10 psychiatrists are victims of stalking: 1 in 3 report harassment from stalking behaviours
Thursday, January 24, 2008 Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry responds to Public Accounts Committee report: Improving Services and Support for People with Dementia
Tuesday, January 08, 2008 The Royal College of Psychiatrists welcomes the final report of the independent inquiry into Modernising Medical Careers (MMC)
Thursday, January 03, 2008 Psychiatric Problems Persist in Sri Lanka 21 Months after Tsunami
Thursday, January 03, 2008 Older men taking antidepressants have highest mortality risk
Thursday, January 03, 2008 Difficulty Identifying Facial Emotions May Predict Psychosis in High-Risk People

 

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