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New magnetic stimulation treatment for depression goes live in US
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation , which was cleared for use in the US last year, is now being offered as a treatment for depression over there. Read More...
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27 Jul 2009 4:00 PM
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Mad World
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repetitive transcrainal magnetic stimulation
Family courts: new media rules "cause chaos"
Interesting piece in the Guardian about the effects of opening up the family courts. Read More...
Published
27 Jul 2009 1:01 PM
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Mad World
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family courts
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media
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New Horizons launched and holiday stigma
The government has launched its New Horizons ten year strategy to improve the nation's wellbeing and improve mental health services. Read More...
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24 Jul 2009 4:24 PM
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Mad World
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holidays
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Mental Health
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new horizons
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personalisation
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stigma
Critical report into care services in Stirling
The BBC reports that the Social Work Inspection Agency in Scotland has found significant problems with social care in Stirling. Read More...
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22 Jul 2009 1:05 PM
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Mad World
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scotland
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social care
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social work
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stirling
Is it right to trick people with Alzheimer's?
It's reported that a nursing home in Germany has created a false bus stop to help prevent people with Alzheimer's from wandering away. Read More...
Published
21 Jul 2009 12:59 PM
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Mad World
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Alzheimer's
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dementia
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Mental Health
Highly critical report expected in Birmingham, says local paper
According to the Birmingham Post , a report into the council's children's services, expected to be published soon, will expose 'systemic failure'. Read More...
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20 Jul 2009 5:12 PM
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Mad World
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birmingham
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children's services
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Va va voom: Advertising agency appointed to sell UK social work
Advertising company Publicis has been given the £10m brief to "rehabilitate social work as an attractive profession", according to Marketing Week . Read More...
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16 Jul 2009 3:10 PM
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Mad World
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advertising
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media
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social work
British social worker criticises child protection in Australia
It's not just child protection in the UK that is under scrutiny. A British social worker who moved to Australia to work has hit out at practices there and resigned from his job in protest. Read More...
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15 Jul 2009 4:16 PM
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Mad World
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australia
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Do psychiatric drugs work?
Listen to Dr Joanna Moncrieff, of the department of mental health sciences at University College London and consultant psychiatrist Trevor Turner argue the toss on the Today programme. Read More...
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15 Jul 2009 1:01 PM
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Mad World
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drugs
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Mental Health
Vote for Time to Change
Anti-stigma campaign Time to Change has come up with an advert to go on the side of London buses. Read More...
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14 Jul 2009 1:01 PM
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Mad World
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advertising
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time to change
Howard League launches Lost Daughters campaign
The Howard League has launched a campaign today to prevent women dying in custody, with particular reference being given to the number dying in mental health hospitals . Read More...
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13 Jul 2009 12:22 PM
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Mad World
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YoungMinds manifesto campaign video
Mental health charity Young Minds have put together a really good video as part of their campaign to improve mental health care for young people. Read More...
Published
10 Jul 2009 5:07 PM
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Mad World
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Self discipline and mental health
Is self discipline an integral part of good mental health? Read More...
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10 Jul 2009 3:41 PM
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Mad World
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courts
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Six steps to beat depression
Just worth pointing out this blog post about a new book. Read More...
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9 Jul 2009 5:53 PM
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Mad World
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depression
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Is suspicion of social workers healthy?
Social work lecturer Ken McLaughlin suggests it is right for society to be suspicious of social workers because of the role they play, on Spiked. Read More...
Published
8 Jul 2009 5:39 PM
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Mad World
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media
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Don't fight negative feelings
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about some research suggesting that positive thinking can be counterproductive for people more used to being self-critical. Read More...
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8 Jul 2009 1:03 PM
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Mad World
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cbt
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insomnia
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internet therapy
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Mental Health
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mindfulness
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Are councils passing the buck over social work training?
This is the suggestion Social Work Taskforce chief Moira Gibb has made at a conference today : Ms Gibb said councils seemed to take little direct interest in training future social workers but currently expected external bodies to do the work for them...
Published
3 Jul 2009 4:27 PM
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Mad World
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recruitment
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social work taskforce
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Alcohol, smoking, tagging and schizophrenia
A few things caught my eye today. Only 8 units of alcohol a week is enough to increase the risk of hospital treatment of mental health problems during your lifetime, research suggests . Eight units? Is there anyone who doesn't drink 8 units a week...
Published
2 Jul 2009 4:57 PM
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Mad World
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alcohol
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electronic tagging
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Mental Health
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schizophrenia
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Social workers get more support and turn to novel writing
Barnardo's chief Martin Narey has told delegates at this year's Local Government Association conference that they should do more to stick up for social workers. Read More...
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2 Jul 2009 3:23 PM
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Mad World
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