A couple of intriguing research reports have suggested links between mental health and the immune system and inflammation.
Continue reading Possible between mental illness the immune system and inflammation.
May 2010 Archives
Apparently vets are four times more likely to commit suicide than the rest of the population. I find this surprising - I would have thought that working with animals would make you happy but then perhaps there are other issues such as isolation to take into account.
Continue reading Five steps to improve your wellbeing... as recommended by vets.
The Daily Mail gives its own unique take on obsessive compulsive disorder with an article about the apparent growth of "superstition".
Continue reading Daily Mail takes on OCD.
Earlier this week Janet Street Porter attracted much criticism for suggesting that for many women depression is "the latest must-have accessory".
Continue reading Alastair Campbell takes on Janet Street Porter over "trendy" depression.
The pseudonymous housing support worker blogger Winston Smith has won a prestigious national writing award.
Continue reading Social care blogger wins national writing award.
Labour leadership candidate David Miliband was interviewed by The Guardian at the weekend and mentioned social care as one of the issues the party could have done better on.
Continue reading Will David Miliband make social care a priority?.
Five regular commenters from the Guardian's Comment is Free section are given their opportunity to write a piece about their mental health problems and their view about how services need to change.
Continue reading Different perspectives on mental health and its treatment.
I've had a bit of break from blogging over the last couple of weeks, apart from a bit of election stuff, so I shall dip my toe back in the water with a couple of interesting links.
Continue reading Schizophrenia and exercise and what's involved in recovery.
The Guardian has today come up with a list of the likely candidates to replace Gordon Brown as leader of the Labour Party.
But what are the social care credentials of each candidate? And which one would you prefer?
Continue reading Which Labour leader would be best for social care?.
It's a hung parliament in the UK but what would your preferred outcome be?
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