Ministers under fire over huge drop in mental health research
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.
‘Depression and Christmas just don’t go’
On the day many people will be waking up to the prospect of a fortnight at home, blogger Charlotte Walker shares how she plans to take care of her mental health during the festive season.
I have often found Christmas difficult. This year I’m recovering from a mental health crisis which makes seasonal planning particularly challenging. It’s common to feel under pressure to create a magical Christmas but if you are already stressed, anxious or depressed, that pressure can be magnified.
Nine out of 10 people with mental health problems suffer from stigma or discrimination, according to a national campaign.
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.
Plea to ‘Free my anorexic girl from mental health ward’
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.
