Maureen Watt, Minister for Mental Health. No-one experiencing depression, low mood or anxiety should suffer in silence this Christmas, Scotland’s Minister for Mental Health has said. Maureen Watt highlighted the help and support that’s available at a time of year when some people can experience mental health problems associated with stress and loneliness. Breathing […]
PSYCHIATRISTS have called on health bosses to take urgent action to find new treatments for mental illnesses, after it emerged that funding for vital research has plummeted under the SNP.
A NEW way of assessing a person’s recovery from mental health problems is helping people learn to live fulfilling lives again, health experts say.
The Individual Recovery Outcomes Counter (I.ROC) measures recovery rather than symptoms and level of illness – the focus of most existing questionnaires.
I.ROC measures a person’s recovery – the ability to live a meaningful and fulfilling life in spite of mental illness – by asking 12 questions which focus on areas of people’s lives that are known to have an impact on mental health and wellbeing.
A new way of assessing a person’s recovery from mental health problems is helping people learn to live fulfilling lives again, health experts say.
The Individual Recovery Outcomes Counter (I.ROC) measures recovery rather than symptoms and level of illness – the focus of most existing questionnaires.
I.ROC measures a person’s recovery – the ability to live a meaningful and fulfilling life in spite of mental illness – by asking 12 questions which focus on areas of people’s lives that are known to have an impact on mental health and wellbeing.
Nine out of 10 people with mental health problems suffer from stigma or discrimination, according to a national campaign.
See Me, an anti-stigma campaign, said discrimination was still present in work, education, health care and at home.
They are to launch a campaign at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall to tackle the problem.
THE parents of a teenager with anorexia have pleaded for their daughter to be freed after she was placed in a mental health facility by doctors.
Ruth Geddes, 19, and her parents went on the run from their home in Riddrie, Glasgow, on Tuesday to avoid her being taken into care after her GP sectioned her under the Mental Health Act as an emergency, fearing her life was at risk because of her eating disorder.
