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Social work as punishment

And you thought the public perception of social work in the UK was poor... Read More...

Published 30 Jan 2009 4:14 PM by Mad World

Filed under: community service, japan, petitions, social work, young offenders
Karen Reissman settles case

Community Care has written a few pieces over the last few months about Karen Reissman, a Manchester mental health nurse sacked for speaking to the media. Her dismissal provoked a series of strikes. The latest news is that she has abandoned her unfair...

Published 30 Jan 2009 4:04 PM by Mad World

Filed under: karen reissman, Mental Health
Is there a link between serotonin and iron?

I won't pretend I understand much of what this article was going on about - but it did seem to suggest there may be a link between serotonin and iron levels. Read More...

Published 29 Jan 2009 3:21 PM by Mad World

Filed under: iron, Mental Health, serotonin
High Court mental health reverse

Shocking story about a man with mental health problems who had his ear bitten off but found the case against his attacker dropped because the prosecutors felt they could not rely on his evidence because of his condition. Thankfully the High Court has...

Published 29 Jan 2009 2:57 PM by Mad World

Filed under: cps, high court, Mental Health
New NICE guidelines on personality disorder

Nice has just published guidelines on the treatment of people with borderline or anti-social personality disorder. Read More...

Published 28 Jan 2009 4:26 PM by Mad World

Filed under: henderson hospital, Mental Health, nice, personality disorders, therapeutic communities
Social workers' view of Deidre appointment

Unsurprisingly, social workers aren't exactly dancing with delight at the appointment of the Sun's agony aunt to the forthcoming social work taskforce. You can read some of their comments on CareSpace. Read More...

Published 28 Jan 2009 11:40 AM by Mad World

Filed under: deidre, Mental Health, middle aged women, social work, social work taskforce
Photoshopped celebrities, padded trams and Deidre

Psych Central has picked up some of the latest examples of photoshopped celebs in glossy mags. A most unhealthy practice. Read More...

Published 26 Jan 2009 4:58 PM by Mad World

Filed under: anti-stigma, celebrities, Mental Health, photoshop, social work taskforce, time to change
Mixed sex wards and vitamin D

Hello again - tis a new week and a good one I'll warrant. Here's a couple of things I spotted this morning. In The Guardian , novelist Clare Allan points out that the same-sex wards issue is more complex than it sounds when it comes to mental...

Published 26 Jan 2009 11:33 AM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, mixed sex wards, vitamin d
The reality of some hospital care

There's a post over on Lake Cocytus detailing the reality of some of the care on offer in actue wards. Read More...

Published 23 Jan 2009 2:30 PM by Mad World

Filed under: acute care, Mental Health
Mariah Carey the social worker: update

After raising the important issue of Mariah Carey playing a social worker in a new film I feel I just have to keep you posted on all the latest developments. Read More...

Published 23 Jan 2009 10:39 AM by Mad World

Filed under: mariah carey, push, social work
Why mental health anti-stigma campaign is needed

A new study demonstrates why the anti-stigma campaign I mentioned this morning is so necessary. Read More...

Published 22 Jan 2009 1:53 PM by Mad World

Filed under: body dysmorphic disorder, Mental Health, migraine, schizophrenia, stigma
Time to Change ad campaign launch

Time to Change, the UK's biggest campaign yet to tackle mental health stigma launched its TV ad campaign this week. Read More...

Published 22 Jan 2009 12:02 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, stigma, time to change
Osteoporosis, depression and dementia

Been busy today putting together Community Care's e-newsletter and our weekly podcast , but I have noticed a couple of items. Scientists are examining what may be an emerging association between osteoporosis and depression . Read More...

Published 20 Jan 2009 1:49 PM by Mad World

Filed under: dementia, depresson, Mental Health, osteopprosis
Serotonin, video games and talking therapies

Here's a few bits and bobs I was hoping to add some explanation or context to but just haven't had the time. So here they are in unadulterated form. Read More...

Published 19 Jan 2009 5:03 PM by Mad World

Filed under: children, Mental Health, serotonin, talking therapy, video games, violence
Beat Blue Monday: nonsense alert

by Andrew Mickel Woop woop! Nonsense alert! As has been documented by my colleague Mark Drinkwater earlier, today is the most depressing day of the year, thanks to a cunning equation that takes account of the bad weather, the number of days until the...

Published 19 Jan 2009 1:55 PM by Mad World

Filed under: andrew mickel, beat blue monday, Mental Health
Reporter goes undercover on locked mental health wards

The FT today reviews a book by "immersion journalist" Norah Vincent about the year she spent undercover in various mental health wards in the US. Read More...

Published 19 Jan 2009 11:56 AM by Mad World

Filed under: journalism, Mental Health
Who would make the best social worker - Pink or Mariah Carey?

I don't have an answer to this question by the way, but I felt sure someone out there would have a view on it. Read More...

Published 19 Jan 2009 10:53 AM by Mad World

Filed under: mariah carey, pink, social work
Blue Monday Baloney?

by Mark Drinkwater It's Blue Monday today, Monday 19th January - the most depressing day of the year. At least, it is if you believe psychologist Cliff Arnall's unconvincing equation - which we first mentioned in Mad World a couple of weeks ago...

Published 19 Jan 2009 10:36 AM by Mad World

Filed under: blue monday, mark drinkwater, Mental Health, mental health foundation
Exercise helps with severe mental illness

Thought I would alert you good people to some research suggesting that even small amounts of exercise can improve the mood of people with severe mental health problems. Read More...

Published 16 Jan 2009 3:47 PM by Mad World

Filed under: exercise, Mental Health, mental illness
Drug free help for postnatal depression

In case anyone missed it, there's new research out today saying that postnatal depression can be successfully treated without drugs . Read More...

Published 16 Jan 2009 11:51 AM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, postnatal depression, smiling
Being sad and talking to strangers

First up - it's not necessarily bad to be sad, according to a piece in New Scientist. Read More...

Published 15 Jan 2009 3:26 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, depression, Mental Health, talking to strangers
Sunday night syndrome and guilt

Everyone hates Sunday evenings right? They're depressing and have been ever since school, pretty much whatever job you do. Read More...

Published 14 Jan 2009 3:07 PM by Mad World

Filed under: anxiety, depression, guilt, Mental Health, sundays
Blogging, therapy and enjoying the present

Is blogging a type of therapy? Writing down your thoughts is often seen as a therapeutic device, writes Shrink Talk , so it's not new in that sense. Read More...

Published 13 Jan 2009 1:54 PM by Mad World

Filed under: blogs, living in the present, Mental Health, mindfulness, therapy
Borderline personality disorder

There's a piece in Time on the "mystery of borderline personality disorder". Read More...

Published 12 Jan 2009 10:46 AM by Mad World

Filed under: borderline personality disorder, dialectic behavioural therapy, Mental Health, zen
Kerfuffle over Beat Blue Monday

It seems there is something of a kerfuffle (I love that word) going on in relation to Beat Blue Monday - the annual campaign to get people thinking about their mental health by postulating that a certain date - this year Monday 19 January - is the most...

Published 9 Jan 2009 3:30 PM by Mad World

Filed under: beat blue monday, depression, Mental Health
Are the kids all right? - oops

By Keith Sellick Turns out that the map of children's happiness that I wrote about yesterday may be the result of another governmental statistical ***-up (no, surely not). While the Ofsted data is correct, the Department for Children, Schools and...

Published 9 Jan 2009 1:16 PM by Mad World

Filed under: DCSF, Keith Sellick, ofsted
Ofsted research: Are the Kids all right?

by Keith Sellick The North/South divide has raised its head again - this time in relation to children's happiness and well-being. Countering the stereotypes, the research from Ofsted and the Department of Children Schools and Families finds young...

Published 8 Jan 2009 4:43 PM by Mad World

Filed under: children and young people, happiness, Keith Sellick, Mental Health, well-being
Antidepressants - psychiatrists question research findings

2008 was a significant year for antidepressants, with major studies suggesting their effect had been exaggerated by selective reporting of trials or that for all but the most severe cases they were little better than placebo. However, such research findings...

Published 8 Jan 2009 2:23 PM by Mad World

Filed under: antidepressants, clinical trials, depression, Mental Health, placebo
Playing Tetris could help prevent flashbacks

So says the British Psychological Society in its latest research post. Read More...

Published 7 Jan 2009 5:03 PM by Mad World

Filed under: computer games, Mental Health, ptsd
Any twitterers out there?

I've been getting quite into the microblogging site twitter recently. If you're already on it, you can look me up at http://twitter.com/sim89 Read More...

Published 7 Jan 2009 12:09 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, twitter
Happiness tips - do they work for you?

There are lots of tips out there for how to be happier. I read a lot of them because I find them quite interesting. But do they have any impact on my life? And are they useful for mental health or social work practitioners? Read More...

Published 7 Jan 2009 10:16 AM by Mad World

Filed under: gratitude journals, happiness, Mental Health, wellbeing
Terrorism, suicide and self-harm in Scotland

The British Journal of Psychiatry comes out today and there are a couple of interesting pieces of research. Read More...

Published 6 Jan 2009 12:13 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, scotland, self harm, suicide, terrorism
When people sabotage their own efforts

The New York Times has a good piece on the apparently fairly common phenomenon of people protecting themselves from failure by sabotaging their own efforts. Read More...

Published 6 Jan 2009 11:35 AM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health
Surviving the January blues

Christmas is long gone, the New Year festivities seem a distant memory and it's bloody freezing outside. January is not the most uplifting time of year. Read More...

Published 5 Jan 2009 3:15 PM by Mad World

Filed under: depression, january blues, Mental Health, winter
Monitoring mental health by text message

I noticed this story on the BBC about a text message service that allows people to give mental health workers feedback on how they are feeling. Read More...

Published 5 Jan 2009 12:13 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, text messages
Video games, young people and mental health

I was quite interested when I saw this news story last year, which claimed that strategic video games may improve memory and other mental skills in older people. Read More...

Published 5 Jan 2009 10:48 AM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, prince's trust, video games, young people
New year's resolutions bad for your mental health

That's what mental health charity Mind says anyway, pointing out that they encourage us to focus on perceived imperfections and make us feel down when, like the vast majority of people, we fail to live up to them. Read More...

Published 2 Jan 2009 2:32 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, new year's resolutions

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