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News: People With ADHD Do One Month's Less Work Per Year, Study Finds - Science Daily 2008-05-30 15:56:06 More than 7,000 workers were screened for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for the WHO World Mental Health Survey. This article in ScienceDaily
(28 May 2008) reports on the research findings: 3.5 per cent had an ADHD diagnosis. People with ADHD worked 22.1 less days than those people without ADHD.This story is also covered by the BBC. In response to the research findings, Professo Read more:Month
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News: Mental health bill 'will spiral' - BBC News 2008-05-28 16:49:32 Mental health costs in the UK are due to 'spiral' according to a report from the King's Fund. This BBC story quotes Niall Dickson of the King's Fund: "The fact that we are living longer is cause for celebration, but it will mean that the health and social care systems will have to cope with a dramatic increase in the number of people suffering from dementia."The Paying the Price research reveals t Read more:BBC News
News: 'I've got kids who sleep with knives under their pillows' - Independent 2008-05-27 17:25:52 The Independent interview Camila Batmanghelidjh about Kids Company, an organisation she set up to offer practical and emotional support to vulnerable inner city children. As news of yet another killing in London hits the headlines, this piece makes salutary reading. Batmanghelidjh tells the Independent: "The most dangerous children are those who have experienced violence first-hand, behind closed
News: Experts now push for counselling of chaos victims - NationMedia 2008-05-24 18:05:28 Victims of Kenya's post election violence should be given counselling, according to Dr Gladys Mwiti, CEO of Oasis Africa. As people return to their homes, where they witnessed horrendous scenes of violence, they may need support to cope with after effects of trauma. "If all these people are not assisted to heal, the hatred witnessed in January could be rekindled. That is why providing food for the Read more:Experts
News: Boffins sound exam cheat warning on brain enhancing pills - The Register 2008-05-22 12:13:27 The Brain Science, Addiction and Drugs report from the Academy of Medical Sciences has been covered by most of the UK papers today (22/5/08). Professor Sir Gabriel Horn warns: "The use of psychoactive drugs by patients and healthy individuals will become an increasing feature in all our lives. Society must be prepared to respond to these developments. We must act now to harness the opportunities o Read more:warning
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News: China sends 800,000 counselling books to child quake survivors - China View 2008-05-21 11:43:02 The China
View site reports (20 May 2008) on the Chinese government's actions to help those affected by last week's devastating earthquake in Sichuan, which resulted in the death of more than 40,000 people. Five million people have been left homeless following the quake. Read more:child
News: Boozed-up boy, ten, is given drink counselling - Evening News 2008-05-21 11:36:09 A ten-year-old boy has been referred for counselling after being picked up by police in South Edinburgh, the Evening News reports (20 May 2008). Police have been working with the NCH children's charity to help children who have become habitual alcohol users.Ian Murray, from the local council, is quoted as saying: "The referral system has been hugely successful, and it's good that the police are do
News: Silvio Berlusconi 'needs counselling over his bad attitude to women' - Telegraph 2008-05-20 02:41:11 Spanish equality minister Bibiana Aido offers advice to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, as reported in the Telegraph (20 May 2008). Berlusconi had previously commented that the Spanish government was 'too pink' with nine women appointed to cabinet roles. Read more:attitude
News: 'Stiff upper lip' culture blamed as British men top Euro depression league - Mail on Sunday 2008-05-19 09:43:14 This news piece in the Mail on Sunday
(1 May 2008) marks the publication of a study in the British
Journal of Psychiatry that found that men are most likely to suffer depression
between the ages of 30 and 50, and panic attacks most frequently occur between the ages of 40 and 50. Males in the UK were more likely to experience depression and panic attacks than in the five other countries included in Read more:culture
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News: Why men are telling wives 'not tonight' - The Observer 2008-05-19 09:42:57 Marriage counsellors from Relate report a 40% increase in men who say they can't be bothered to have sex. Although a headline grabber, this news piece in The Observer
(4 May 2008) doesn't explore in depth why this situation has occurred. Professor Michael King of the Royal Free and University College Medical School in London says the reported drop in male libido could be due to depression. Profes Read more:wives
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News: Why are women better than men at dealing with redundancy? - The Guardian 2008-05-19 09:42:40 In these unsettled economic times following the so-called 'credit crunch', it's likely that some firms will be laying people off. In this article in the Guardian
(19 April 2008), Laura Marcus reviews a piece of research conducted a few years ago, which suggested that women are better
than men at coping with redundancy.Philip Hodson of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy is qu
News: Victims of rape turn to web for help - ABC News 2008-05-19 09:42:16 Emily Friedman, for ABC News
, reports on the increasing number of women turning to the web for support when they have suffered a sexual assault. Young women who have been raped are looking for online support says the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN).The news story, also featured in USA Today, highlights RAINN's new online support line.Scott Berkowitz, president of RAINN, comments: " Read more:Victims
News: Teens using marijuana to 'self medicate' for depression risk more serious mental illness - ONDCP 2008-05-17 18:20:57 On Wednesday, 9 May 2008, the US Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) published its report on teenage marijuana use.The press release makes gloomy reading:"The new report, "Teen Marijuana Use Worsens Depression: An Analysis of Recent Data Shows 'Self-Medicating' Could Actually Make Things Worse," shows the following:* Teens
who smoke marijuana at least once a month are three times more l Read more:depression
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News: Can talking make you better - New Statesman 2008-05-15 07:32:16 Simon Wessely, of the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, writes about the UK Government's 'therapy of choice', CBT. This article in the New Statesman suggests that 'CBT does not cure cancer, schizophrenia or arthritis, but it does improve mood, coping and quality of life.'He comments that there is a good evidence base for supporting the use of CBT. Of course, other talking therapies Read more:better
News: Ecstasy is the key to treating PTSD - Times Online 2008-05-14 17:52:44 An interesting news feature from The Times
about how a South Carolina psychiatrist is using the club drug, Ecstacy, to help people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. For a more academic treatment about the possible therapeutic use of MDMA, see AC Parrot's work Psychopharmacology. Read more:Ecstasy
News: Rise of a treatment that works 2008-05-14 09:53:20 This article in the Guardian explores the UK Government's plans to improve access to psychological therapy within the NHS. With a bias on promoting cognitive behavioural therapy, there is much debate amongst psychotherapy and counselling professionals about whether the plans are well formed.
News: Does sex addiction exist? 2008-05-14 08:25:37 Addictive behaviours can ruin lives. This magazine piece on the BBC website makes interesting reading. Read more:addiction
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News: 1 in 12 American Teens May Suffer from Depression 2008-05-14 08:24:05 Concerning statistics about teen depression in America have just been published - see PsychCentral. In the UK we have 11 million children with an estimated 1.1 million children experiencing mental health issues according to the Office of National Statistics. Did you know that 80% of youngsters who display behavioural problems by the age of five go on to develop other anti-social behaviours as adul Read more:Teens
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News: Sick days in the UK costs billions of pounds 2008-05-14 08:21:33 This survey from the CBI reveals that companies are paying out on average £476 per employee for sick days. Public sector workers take more sick days than private sector workers. Bare-bones research like this hides the real human story of how work stress is affecting us all.
News: Ex-Monty Python John Cleese's divorce 'worth every penny' 2008-05-14 08:13:09 This news item in the Telegraph highlights some of the obvious costs to divorce
, which John Cleese typically greets with humour. Emotionally divorce presents a huge life change for both parties, leading to a sense of new-found freedom for some and deep loneliness for others. Therapy can be useful in negotiating this transition. Read more:Monty
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Sister fears for troubled Gazza - BBC News 2008-06-04 14:27:17 Former England footballer, Paul Gascoigne, has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act, the BBC News
reports (4 June 2008).His sister, Anna Gascoigne, is quoted in the piece: "He's been drinking, I believe, to escape, to get away, and it's been a vicious circle. I have feared for his life, especially I would say the last couple of weeks."It had literally gotten to the point where I was having t Read more:troubled
Therapy for terrorists won't extinguish the hate - Telegraph 2008-06-04 05:44:25 Jan Moir writes in the Telegraph about the UK Home Office's £12.5 million investment in counselling services "in an attempt to stop extremism spreading". It's a comment piece rather than a news article so the tone is pretty emphatic: "Offering counselling to religious fanatics is like putting a sticking plaster on a brain tumour." Read more:Therapy
News: 'Gay counselling' call rejected - BBC News 2008-06-06 17:55:23 Iris Robinson, chair of the Stormont health committee in Northern Ireland, gets into a spot of bother following a local radio interview, BBC News
reports (6 June 2008). Her comments in an interview on BBC Radio Ulster appeared to be suggesting that gay people could receive counselling to 'turn them round'. The piece includes a link to an audio clip, where she says: "I have a very lovely psychiatri
News: Counselling should not be used immediately after traumatic events - The Times 2008-06-10 15:20:14 It's good to talk but should counselling really be regarded as an emergency service? This article in The Times
(9 June 2008) by Penny Wark intelligently reviews the assumption that therapy should be the first port of call after a disaster occurs.Phillip Hodson from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy is quoted in the piece: "Life is full of unavoidable unhappiness and if you Read more:traumatic
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News: Depression rife among family home carers - Herald Sun 2008-06-17 07:06:05 This piece in the Herald
Sun (17 June 2008) reports on the Australian Institute of Family Studies research which suggests that many home carers are suffering from depression.The Australian Government's Families Minister, Jenny Macklin is concerned that home carers could be "permanently marginalised" due to social isolation.
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