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Depression, pregnancy and violence

Things I have spotted today: Substance abuse not mental illness is the reason why some mental health patients commit violent crime, the Guardian reports . Men should be screened for post-natal depression, says the Medical Research Council. Psychological...

Published 7 Sep 2010 3:49 PM by Mad World

Filed under: adults, children, depression, drugs, Mental Health, mindfulness, pregnancy, substance abuse, violence

The real risk of schizophrenia is not violence

There's a good piece in The Times by Dr Mark Porter about mental illness, and particularly schizophrenia, and how it's not helpful or accurate to focus on dangerousness. Read More...

Published 9 Mar 2010 2:37 PM by Mad World

Filed under: julian hendy, mark porter, Mental Health, schizophrenia, violence

Mental health on TV: Why did you kill my dad?

There is a programme at 9pm on BBC2 tonight, called Why did you kill my dad , by a documentary maker whose father was killed by a man with long-term mental health problems. Read More...

Published 1 Mar 2010 12:28 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, tv, violence

Forget high-strength lager, it's sweets that cause aggression

Children who eat sweets every day are more likely to be violent as adults, new research suggests. Read More...

Published 2 Oct 2009 5:36 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, sugar, sweets, violence

Mental health ward hierarchy

There's an entertaining post over on Mental Nurse about how you can tell the importance of particular staff types in a mental health ward. Read More...

Published 23 Sep 2009 4:35 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, psychiatric wards, violence

Social worker feared for life in knife attack

More tales of the dangers facing social workers in the North Wales Daily Post. Read More...

Published 22 Sep 2009 11:19 AM by Mad World

Filed under: social work, violence

Social worker stabbed in the eye with pen

Horrible story in This Is Local London. Read More...

Published 17 Sep 2009 3:49 PM by Mad World

Filed under: social work, violence

Politically incorrect truths and the dangers of positive thinking

Here's a few interesting things I've found around the web today. Firstly, here's a list of " politically incorrect truths about human nature ", according to Psychology Today. To be honest, I didn't really find them that politically...

Published 15 Jun 2009 3:54 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, mental illness, positive thinking, violence

Psychiatrists' view of mental illness, violence and schizophrenia

Trainee psychiatrists tend to favour the biological model of mental illness, is the unsurprising finding of some new research , which I found via the BPS digest . What is perhaps more surprising is that some also endorse other models. I wonder how much...

Published 26 May 2009 2:58 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, mental illness, psychiatrists, schizophrenia, violence

Punching Michael Portillo on the nose...

By Keith Sellick ...something many of us have wanted to do but failing that we make do with this clip from 1997 However, Portillo fronted a Horizon programme on human beings capacity for violence this week. Read More...

Published 14 May 2009 12:54 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Bolivia, horizon, Keith Sellick, Micheal Portillo, Randall Collins, Tinku, violence

Recruitment from US and social workers facing abuse

The "Baby P factor" is said to be forcing Croydon Council to try to recruit social workers from the US , as fewer people turn to the profession given the media witch hunt. Read More...

Published 2 Mar 2009 11:55 AM by Mad World

Filed under: baby p, social work, social workers, violence

People with mental illness no more violent than anyone else

A new study challenges the oft-held view that mental illness alone is predictor of violence. Read More...

Published 3 Feb 2009 10:28 AM by Mad World

Filed under: media, Mental Health, mental illness, violence

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

Crisis, violence, institutional racism and mental health

There's a story on the BBC about a man suffering a mental health crisis, who when he went for help was told to drink warm milk by health professionals. I wonder if this story is all that uncommon and whether there are a lot of people out there who...

Published 1 Aug 2008 12:38 PM by Mad World

Filed under: crisis, medication, Mental Health, racism, violence

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