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Rugby ace Adrian Morley backs campaign to raise mental health awareness for sportsmen
Consultation launched to inform new suidide prevention strategy
NHS Hertfordshire bans operations on smokers and obese patients - other areas may follow.
Suicide rates increase across Europe as recession hits
Mental health care varies across the different areas in Wales
The Care Quality Commission publishes it's findings after inspection of Winterbourne View
The Bipolar Disorder Research Network is looking for 3,000 people to help with their research
The number of children being taken into care has risen by 41% in the last two years reaching an all-time high.
Is your child a 'dove' or a 'hawk'? Temperament patterns linked to opposite hormonal responses to stress.
Mental health and community services will be provided by a new health care trust
GPs urged to look out for symptoms of eating disorders in men.
NHS spending cuts begin to take hold in Essex
Office of National Statistics reveals shocking increase in the number of prescriptions for anti-depressants
RootCause invites people affected by mental health issues to attend its first meeting
Do you know someone who deserves recognition for caring?
Study shows the importance of families eating together.
Blue Smile takles growing mental health problems of children in Cambridgeshire
Just what changes are being made to our requirement to pay for long term care?
Growing number of studies suggesting second-hand smoking affects mental health as well as physical health
Owning a pet can make a real difference to how we feel emotionally and psychologically
A call go scrap patient feedback facility on NHS Choices website
Research shows that the number of beds provided by the NHS has been cut whilst admissions rise
Children and adults feeling equally overwhelmed
Sufferers of anorexia nervosa five times more likely to die
New study findings on children who witness domestic violence
Attitudes towards depression revealed in 2011 survey
American camp for children who are shy, clingy or have low self-esteem
Norfolk has recruited specialist nurses to spot the early signs of dementia
NHS referrals taken for state-of-art open sided scanner
Ireland's flagship plan for reforming mental health services is hit by lack of funds and a hiring ban.
Long term exposure thought to cause physical changes to the brain
Mothers of children with autism "twice as likely" to have been on antidepressants during pregnancy
The longer the deployment, the greater the risk of mental illness
“Lessons could be learnt” from personal account of schizophrenia sufferer in the 60’s
'Stretched' photos of Cathering, Duchess of Cambridge used to promote anorexia
Almost half of women taking antidepressants have used them for five years
Chocolate and ice-cream are amongst the most common comfort foods
Boosting morale of seriously ill children: An event with a heart
Joint Ombusdmen report slams NHS and council for failures leading to his death
Seasonal Affective Disorder can strike during summer months too