Benefits from family ties
By Nigel Leaney
The birth of a grandchild can fill in some of the missing bits of family life, particularly for service users with mental illness
Mental Health Archives
September 17, 2008
July 29, 2008
What is adult social care actually for?
by Simon HengIn the old days, adult social care was easy. People with a disability, or mental illness, or anyone over 65 who looked as if they weren't coping on their own, were rounded up into institutions where their physical needs could be met as humanely and cheaply as possible. Anyone who might be able to cope at home could be cared for in day centres.
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July 16, 2008
Mental health, work, and new incapacity benefit rules
by Helen Waddell
Because of the disabling symptoms of schizoaffective
disorder I am unable to work, and obtain an income by claiming incapacity
benefit. I feel relieved that I will not be subject to the criteria under which
new claimants for its replacement - the employment and support allowance - will
be assessed.
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June 17, 2008
Plans and targets: remember the human factor
Social care needs plans but we should subordinate them to the realities of being human - after all we can't all hit our targets.
By Nigel Leaney
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June 12, 2008
Reflecting on Bridgend: Tackling suicides amongst young people
by Sarah Brennan, chief executive, YoungMinds
There are a number of reasons why young people may consider taking their own lives. Young people approaching adulthood are at a pivotal stage. They can be more impulsive, and may need more support than they realise to cope with low moods or feelings of insecurity. The influence of peer groups is also important: young people whose friends have attempted or committed suicide may feel that it is the only solution to their difficulties.
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June 10, 2008
Autism: a day in the life of George
By Jennifer Harvey
A flick-through of the newspaper obituaries marks the start of George's day. But it is in the evening that he really lets rip...
May 28, 2008
Sweet medicine of sleep
By Nigel Leaney
As a society we underestimate the benefits of sleep and the threat that sleep deprivation poses for our mental health
May 8, 2008
The death of radicalism
by Nigel Leaney
Popular movements seem incapable of changing anything today - such a contrast with the 1960s, when radicalism held sway
April 16, 2008
It's all the rage
by Nigel Leaney
Uncontrolled anger is both dangerous to others and to oneself, causing mental health problems. It is also a necessary emotion
April 9, 2008
Funny money is no joke
by Peter Corser
The arrival of a new team member is usually welcome, but not if they are employed by an agency that has its own agenda
February 6, 2008
Lifelong learning benefits
by Nigel Leaney
Lifelong learning is necessary in the social care sector. But there are benefits also in unlearning what we were previously taught
January 30, 2008
Beware the recovery road
by Alex Williams
Mental health services are being reconfigured for "recovery", but who says when someone has recovered: patient or practitioner?
January 16, 2008
Psychological therapies should be on the NHS
by Anna C Young
Milder mental health cases deserve more than the GP's quick fix. Instead, psychological therapies should be available on the NHS
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Sympathy for Britney Spears? Yes, to a point...
by Peter Corser
It is easy to be judgemental about the US star but her outlandish behaviour is evocative of many mental health service users
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January 9, 2008
The Hierachy of Death
by Nigel Leaney
Peter Hain, take note: being at the bottom of the job pile is more than demoralising it can seriously affect your life expectancy
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