June 2008 Archives

Our NHS, our future: mental health perspective on Lord Darzi's review

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By Simeon Brody, community editor, on June 30, 2008 4:17 PM | 2 Comments
The government today launched its long awaited NHS review report. I've had a quick look through it to see what it might mean for mental health services.
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Medicalisation and mental health

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By Simeon Brody, community editor, on June 27, 2008 3:01 PM | No Comments
There's an illuminating piece in the Times today, based on a letter published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, claiming that too many people with a mental illness are being "jollied along" rather than receiving treatment.
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Stuttering and happiness

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By Simeon Brody, community editor, on June 24, 2008 1:34 PM | No Comments
There's a great article in the Guardian by Ewan Morrisson about his family's history of stuttering and "fear of words". 

"Even to this day, the science of stuttering is caught up in the false idea that it is a biological condition, with DNA experiments and antipsychotic drugs."
I don't know much about the science of stuttering but would be interested to hear more.

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On feeling trapped

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By Simeon Brody, community editor, on June 23, 2008 3:09 PM | No Comments
There's a really interesting post on Spo-Reflections about feeling trapped - worth a quick look.

Ruby Wax, depression and mobile phone masts

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By Simeon Brody, community editor, on June 23, 2008 10:57 AM | 2 Comments
Comedian Ruby Wax is doing an Edinburgh show this year focusing solely on mental health issues. Like many comedians, she has suffered from depression.
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Depression, diabetes and cannabis

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By Simeon Brody, community editor, on June 18, 2008 4:13 PM | No Comments
Here's something I didn't know but maybe should have - diabetes and depression are linked, according to research.
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Mobile phone madness

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By Simeon Brody, community editor, on June 17, 2008 11:26 AM | 3 Comments
I think I'm becoming a campaigner (albeit a rather inactive one) against the general drift towards considering more things mental health problems, especially if they involve kids.
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Iris Robinson, vitamin D and working your hours

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By Simeon Brody, community editor, on June 16, 2008 12:05 PM | No Comments
Mind Hacks have done a very good job of rubbishing comments made by the head of Northern Ireland's health committee Iris Robinson MP, that homosexuality was an "abomination" and something that can be treated by psychiatrists.
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By Simeon Brody, community editor, on June 16, 2008 11:18 AM | No Comments
Mind Hacks have done a very good job of rubbishing comments made by the head of Northern Ireland's health committee Iris Robinson MP, that homosexuality was an "abomination" and something that can be treated by psychiatrists.
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ADHD, depression and drugs

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By Simeon Brody, community editor, on June 12, 2008 4:23 PM | No Comments
ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, antidepressants and sex. Mad World has it all today.
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Mindfulness and St John's Wort

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By Simeon Brody, community editor, on June 11, 2008 11:35 AM | No Comments
Mindfulness seems an increasingly important topic in mental health. Now, I'm not too sure I really understand the implications of this study, which focuses on the differences between self-esteem and "unconditional self acceptance" but it looks quite interesting.
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Political blogging and children on drugs

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By Simeon Brody, community editor, on June 10, 2008 1:26 PM | 2 Comments
There's an interesting piece on political blogging on Liberal Conspiracy. Apparently former soviet leader Yuri Andropov thought personal computers would be the end of socialism and the number of right wing bloggers seems to bear that out.
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Smoking in locked mental health wards - court judgement

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By Simeon Brody, community editor, on June 5, 2008 11:57 AM | No Comments
There's been a lot of debate, not least on CareSpace about the merits of the smoking ban in locked mental health wards.
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Is schizophrenia a real condition?

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By Simeon Brody, community editor, on June 2, 2008 4:06 PM | No Comments
There's a good thread in CareSpace about whether schizophrenia is an accurate diagnostic category.
Continue reading Is schizophrenia a real condition?.
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