Mental Health News

Mental Health news

The UK's biggest news source dedicated soley to mental health. With new mental health news going live daily. We report on the stories that matter to you; from breaking news, new studies and surveys, medical breakthroughs, charity and government news, even real-life and celebrity accounts of mental illness. We get to the heart of issues that matter to you.

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Abnormal sequences of DNA play a role in risk of early onset bipolar disorder
Over half of smokers underestimate cost to health and wallet
Social exclusion and inequality make mental health problems worse in homosexuals
Researchers say test accurately predicts response to escitalopram
Youths who often miss school more likely to suffer mental illness
Survey looking at mental health in workers looking for participants
Our military heroes were honoured this week - let's not forget the mentally scarred
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“Whatever does not kill you makes you stronger” saying put to the test
Street Soccer Scotland hosts first Christmas football match to help reduce isolation on Christmas da
Tweets trending towards #unhappiness in 2011
Mental Health North East has issued advice for the Christmas period
Ex-Mental Health Commission boss wants changes in law
Employers are still refusing to address the mental health of their workforce
Teenagers more at risk of pregnancy over Christmas holiday's
Postnatal depression is not widely discussed by health professionals
Need for significant improvements in care delivery for patients with dementia
OECD exposes myths and misconceptions about mental illness and work
Facebook to collaborate with mental health organisations to prevent suicide
MHF’s fact sheet explains being mentally healthy is not simply being without a mental illness
psychological therapies to be opened up to help from the private sector
Depression prevention programmes are successfully helping children and adolescents
Researchers have found that an intranasal form of oxytocin can improve one’s self-perception in social situations
New method, which they have tested with children, goes beyond the approaches of traditional behavioural therapy
Young Australians are at crisis point because of a technological generation gap
Scientific research suggests that psychopathy is a much misunderstood disorder
More young people are overcoming their problems with drug and alcohol misuse
When children have experienced family violence their brains become 'tuned' for sources of threats
How will a Big Society affect the lives of people with mental health issues?
David Cameron unveils proposals for patients to have early access to new and experimental drugs
Staying in touch with others may help to retard cognitive and physical issues which are associated with aging
An £18.6m health centre, including a dedicated mental health team, is due to open in Portsmouth
Victoria Beckham is the latest celebrity to speak out about being the victim of bullying
New survey by the Office of National Statistics found Britons emotionally untouched by the recession
Disability specialist awarded all 7 government contracts
Self-harm is at one of the highest ever recorded levels in the UK
A new Bill which outlaws the discrimination of people suffering from mental health problems in the workplace has been backed by ministers
Comic relief, and the Government's Department of Mental Health, will provide £20m in funding for the Time To Change campaign
Feeling that you must be the perfect mum or dad can cause stress and lead to the undermining of parenting skills