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IAPT, CBT and longer-term therapies

I went to an interesting conference yesterday, which looked at progress in the government's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme. Read More...

Published 28 Nov 2008 12:01 PM by Mad World

Filed under: alan johnson, cbt, iapt, louis appleby, Mental Health, psychological therapies
ADHD, children and a vote of confidence

Now, I'm not one to blow my own trumpet but Mad World has been listed on Blogs.com as one of the top ten mental health blogs . Ok, that probably did look like I was blowing my own trumpet but I'm genuinely pleased to appear on that list as there...

Published 26 Nov 2008 3:37 PM by Mad World

Filed under: adhd, blogs, children, Mental Health
Psychiatry, the drugs industry and measuring charities

There's a storm brewing in the US about the ties between psychiatrists and the drugs industry. In the latest story a world-famous psychiatrist has admitted taking money from a drug company to set up a research centre to promote their products. Read...

Published 25 Nov 2008 2:10 PM by Mad World

Filed under: charities, Mental Health, pharmaceutical companies, psychiatry, USA
Horizon: how mad are you?

Did anyone watch the Horizon programme - How Mad Are You? I wasn't able to watch it but thought it seemed a pretty good idea. Read More...

Published 18 Nov 2008 1:17 PM by Mad World

Filed under: horizon, Mental Health, tv
Television doesn't make you happy

Watching telly doesn't make you happy. In fact, researchers have found that happy people tend to read and socialise more, while more unhappy people watch more TV. Read More...

Published 17 Nov 2008 2:03 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, television, young offenders
Internet addiction and erasing memories

Psych Central has posted abou t China's reaction to "internet addiction" which essentially involves sending younsters to boot camps. Read More...

Published 11 Nov 2008 1:17 PM by Mad World

Filed under: internet addiction, memory, Mental Health
Using psychology to deprogramme jihadists

Interesting piece in the New York Times about how psychological and social work techniques are being used to try to reform jihadists in Saudi Arabia. Read More...

Published 10 Nov 2008 2:29 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, psychology
Happiness, light therapy and little things

Perhaps it was a little depressing to focus yesterday on thing that won't make you any happier. To make up for that I must alert you to new research suggesting that lots of little positive experiences can make you happier. Read More...

Published 7 Nov 2008 2:17 PM by Mad World

Filed under: happiness, light therapy, Mental Health, wellbeing
Things that won't make you happier

There are often lists produced of things you should do to make yourself happier. But here's an intereresting twist on the theme: five things you think might make you happier but actually won't, courtesy of the Huffington Post. Read More...

Published 6 Nov 2008 2:32 PM by Mad World

Filed under: happiness, Mental Health, stress, work
Hypnosis, psychosis and bathrooms

Look into my eyes, not around the eyes, look into my eyes... you're under! Hypnotism, as the New York Times notes , has a controversial history. But the newspaper suggests it may be useful for treating a range of conditions, including depression....

Published 4 Nov 2008 10:57 AM by Mad World

Filed under: childhood abuse, hypnosis, Mental Health, psychosis

November 2008 - Mad World

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IAPT, CBT and longer-term therapies

ADHD, children and a vote of confidence

Psychiatry, the drugs industry and measuring charities

Horizon: how mad are you?

Television doesn't make you happy

Internet addiction and erasing memories

Using psychology to deprogramme jihadists

Happiness, light therapy and little things

Things that won't make you happier

Hypnosis, psychosis and bathrooms