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

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. Read More...

Published 30 Jun 2008 5:17 PM by Mad World

Filed under: lord darzi, Mental Health, nhs reform, simeon brody
Medicalisation and mental health

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. Read More...

Published 27 Jun 2008 4:01 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, psychiatrists, simeon brody
Stuttering and happiness

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...

Published 24 Jun 2008 2:34 PM by Mad World

Filed under: happiness, lord layard, Mental Health, simeon brody, stuttering
On feeling trapped

There's a really interesting post on Spo-Reflections about feeling trapped - worth a quick look. Read More...

Published 23 Jun 2008 4:09 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody
Ruby Wax, depression and mobile phone masts

Comedian Ruby Wax is doing an Edinburgh show this year focusing solely on mental health issues. Like many comedians, she has suffered from depression. Read More...

Published 23 Jun 2008 11:57 AM by Mad World

Filed under: depression, grief, Mental Health, mobile phone masts, ruby wax, simeon brody, suicide
Depression, diabetes and cannabis

Here's something I didn't know but maybe should have - diabetes and depression are linked, according to research. Read More...

Published 18 Jun 2008 5:13 PM by Mad World

Filed under: cannabis, depression, diabetes, psychosis, simeon brody
Mobile phone madness

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. Read More...

Published 17 Jun 2008 12:26 PM by Mad World

Filed under: addiction, Mental Health, Mobile phones, simeon brody
Iris Robinson, vitamin D and working your hours

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. Read More....

Published 16 Jun 2008 1:05 PM by Mad World

Filed under: homosexuality, Mental Health, simeon brody
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. Read More....

Published 16 Jun 2008 12:18 PM by Mad World

Filed under: anxiety, depression, homosexuality, Mental Health, simeon brody, vitamin d
ADHD, depression and drugs

ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, antidepressants and sex. Mad World has it all today. Read More...

Published 12 Jun 2008 5:23 PM by Mad World

Filed under: adhd, antidepressants, bipolar disorder, depression, Mental Health, sex, simeon brody
Mindfulness and St John's Wort

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...

Published 11 Jun 2008 12:35 PM by Mad World

Filed under: adhd, Mental Health, mindfulness, simeon brody, St John's Wort
Political blogging and children on drugs

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. Read More...

Published 10 Jun 2008 2:26 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antipsychotic drugs, blogs, children, harvard, Mental Health, outside left, simeon brody
Smoking in locked mental health wards - court judgement

There's been a lot of debate, not least on CareSpace about the merits of the smoking ban in locked mental health wards. Read More...

Published 5 Jun 2008 12:57 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, mental health wards, simeon brody, smoking
Is schizophrenia a real condition?

There's a good thread in CareSpace about whether schizophrenia is an accurate diagnostic category. Read More...

Published 2 Jun 2008 5:06 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, rd laing, schizophrenia, simeon brody

June 2008 - Mad World

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

Medicalisation and mental health

Stuttering and happiness

On feeling trapped

Ruby Wax, depression and mobile phone masts

Depression, diabetes and cannabis

Mobile phone madness

Iris Robinson, vitamin D and working your hours

ADHD, depression and drugs

Mindfulness and St John's Wort

Political blogging and children on drugs

Smoking in locked mental health wards - court judgement

Is schizophrenia a real condition?