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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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Computer analysis of brain scans could help to predict the severity of psychosis
Outrage over the sale of kids T-shirts glamourising eating disorders
Life Works is offering “scholarship” places to ex-servicemen and women in need of help
Research study suggests that depressed parents are more likely to have children with emotional problems
Research shows that support-giving has benefits to the giver as well as the receiver
US companies are using credit checking as an employment tool - will this disadvantage the mentall ill even further?
Clinical trials show that bright light delivered via the ear canal effectively treats SAD
Whilst many reports concentrate on the negatives to poor mental health perhaps it is time to accentuate the positives.
Whilst suicidal youths treated at A & E remain at very high risk of recurrent attempts, family-based intervention is needed
Six out of ten people with dementia go undiagnosed - £2 million campaign launched to tackle dementia
The death toll from overdoses of prescriptions painkillers in the U.S. has more than tripled in the last ten years
Autistic individuals have qualities and abilities that may exceed those of people who do not have the condition
You are invited to a free event in Glasgow which is aimed at helping you to understand and control stress
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youths at greater risk of bullying and suicide with bisexual youths at greatest risk
A contributory factor to anorexia nervosa and bulimia may be a brain malfunction
Using cannabis can lead to a loss of brain volume in people who are at risk of developing schizophrenia
Mitch Winehouse has lobbied ministers about his plans to set up a foundation in his daughter's memory
Childhood and adult traumas are more common among adults with IBS
Research finds that the children of low-income homes experience stress which has an affect on their school achievement
Hundreds of people, adults and children alike find horses become their counsellors and teachers
Centre for Social Justice launches its mental health report which contains alarming findings
Mental Healthy launch an exciting publication to help anxiety sufferers
A new study suggests that friendship is a buffer against the negative effects of stress especially for school children
Centre for Mental Health speaks out after leaked memo
The past two decades has seen the rate of antidepressant use in the United States rise by nearly 400%
The national mental health charity Making Space announces the appointment of Prof. Bruce Moore as new Chair
Most genes that are associated with psychiatric illnesses are expressed in the developing human brain even before birth
Reach the People Charity joins an elite group of organisations to achieve the Gold Investors in People (IIP) award
Both men and women are affected by binge eating and yet men are underrepresented in research
Study suggests that confidence issues can put off females from becoming engineers
Women of the Future Awards 2011 name mental health champions among the finalists
Dr. John Brewin is appointed as medical director to the executive board of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Fournation Trust
Kiri, the founder of Dogs for Depression, talks about her battle with depression and the benefits of a support dog
Previous depression, daily smoking and a lack of control over life situations are all risks for repeat depressive episodes
Sue Scott-Horne is a mother, grandmother and founder and developer of EGAR Educational Games And Resources
MHF has responded to the Government's investment in mental health therapies for children and young people
Three major patterns have been identified among couples dealing with male depression
The Govrrnmernt is investing £32 million in psychological therapies for children and young people
It is SAD season so we've compiled a tip list of ways to help
High rates of depression among individuals aged over 50, who are behind in their mortgage payments