Mental health headlines from Royal College of Psychiatrists conference

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OK, I'll stick to mental health news, following a very brief and very unsuccessful stint as a political commentator.

There's lots of news from the Royal College of Psychiatrists annual conference.
These are the headlines:

Babies that fail to receive stimulation and love in the first year are at risk of poor brain development and social skills, a child health expert has warned.

Mental health care must improve to halt the staggering number of suicides occurring in prisons, new research has revealed. 

Sexual abuse in childhood damages women far more than men and could account for just over a quarter of suicide attempts in women, according to new research.

The current financial meltdown has in part been caused by bankers who display the attributes of Hubris Syndrome, a former leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has claimed.

An Australian psychiatrist believes Britain's stiff upper lip culture, its class system and the NHS means we are not supporting the mental health needs of war veterans adequately. 

Will provide links once all this stuff is up on the RCP site.


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