One in eight women has had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
BY: NATALIE GIL, REFINERY29 The number of young women who self-harm and experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic mental illness has skyrocketed in the last decade, according to a new NHS survey. The proportion of young women in England with PTSD has risen rapidly in recent years. One in eight women (12.6 per […]
PLANS are being developed to allow people with mental health issues to be cared for in Bolton instead of being placed as far away as Birmingham. The town could be home to a ‘locked’ rehabilitation unit after proposals were put before the Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) last week. Barry Silvert, clinical director of commissioning, […]
The Department of Health said it was vital that all mental health care took account of gender.
By Adrian Goldberg Women’s mental health needs are not being considered adequately despite the rising rate of female suicide, campaigners have warned. Agenda, an alliance of more than 60 groups for females at risk, submitted Freedom of Information requests to 57 mental health trusts in England. Of the 35 that replied, only Surrey had a […]
Local councils who chase families over unpaid debts may be ‘inflicting real damage’ to children’s mental health, charity warns.
William Eichler A new study by The Children’s Society has found debt collection—visits from bailiffs, repeated phone calls, the threat of eviction—can have a negative impact on a child’s mental state. They also discovered that children in low-income families with multiple debts are at higher risk of suffering from mental health problems than those […]
The report author, Poppy Brown, is herself a student at Oxford University, conducting research on anxiety disorders.
By Sean Coughlan Education correspondent Education & Family There have been warnings of growing demand for mental health services for students Universities are struggling to cope with rising demand for mental health services for students, says a think-tank report. The Higher Education Policy Institute says some universities need to treble how much they spend […]
Prof Kendall said trying to stop the practice sent an important signal about “humanising and ethicising and professionalising” mental health services in England.
By Alison Holt & Callum May Victoria Derbyshire programme Face-down restraint can restrict people’s breathing Face-down physical restraint is still being used in mental health wards in England, despite the government and the NHS saying it should stop. Its use, which can restrict a patient’s breathing, dropped only slightly over the two years following new […]
Men with anxiety twice as likely do die from cancer as those without it • Women with the mental health condition at no greater risk, study found • Men more likely to self medicate by drinking and smoking, increasing risk Men with anxiety twice as likely do die from cancer as those without it Women with the mental health condition at no greater risk, study found Men more likely to self medicate by drinking and smoking, increasing risk
By Colin Fernandez Science They suggest anxious men may be more likely to ‘self-medicate’ their anxiety by drinking and smoking more than women, both factors that increase the likelihood of getting cancer. Men who suffer from severe anxiety are twice as likely to die from cancer than men who do not, a study has found. […]
In October, a jury inquest ruled that neglect contributed to the death of Mr Sparrowhawk, who drowned after an epileptic seizure at Slade House in Headington, Oxfordshire.
Southern Health “missed opportunities”, according to watchdog CREDIT: DOMINIC LIPINSKI BY:Henry Bodkin The interim chairman of a scandal-hit mental health trust that was criticised for not investigating hundreds of unexpected patient deaths has resigned after only four months. Tim Smart, who took over the heavily criticised Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust in May, […]
Mentoring, CV advice, interview training and on-job support will be offered to 6,000 people aged over 25.
©Torfaen Council People recovering from substance misuse and mental health problems will be helped to find work in a £7.2m scheme. Mentoring, CV advice, interview training and on-job support will be offered to 6,000 people aged over 25. The programme could be extended to help 1,500 younger adults handle education, training or work. Public […]
All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Work calls on employers to step up efforts to improve wellbeing of mental health social workers
by Rachel Carter Photo: Time to Change Social workers in mental health services are being placed under increasing stress but left without adequate support for their own wellbeing, according to a new report. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Work called on employers to produce explicit plans for improved mental health support for […]
