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Rise in children getting treatment for eating disorders, psychiatrists warn
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere has been a 66% rise in children and young people receiving urgent eating disorder treatment...
Mental illness in women and girls driven by violence and abuse, doctors warn
Press Association News via AOL· 2 months agoViolence and abuse towards women and girls is driving up cases of mental illness, leading medics...
No ‘clear evidence’ depression is caused by low serotonin levels
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere is no clear evidence that depression is caused by low serotonin levels, researchers have said,...
NHS eating disorder services ‘failing to hit waiting time targets for children’
Press Association News via AOL· 2 months agoNHS eating disorder services are failing to hit key waiting times targets for children and...
Stephen Fry says psychiatry ‘saved his life’ as he backs campaign for profession
Press Association News via AOL· 6 months agoActor and comedian Stephen Fry has said psychiatry “saved his life at its lowest moment” as he...
Age discrimination leading to avoidable eating disorder deaths, government warned
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoThe government must end “age discrimination” against eating disorder patients that is causing...
NHS must ‘urgently’ publish data on mental health checks for pregnant women, say top doctors
The Independent UK via AOL· 12 months agoThe NHS must start sharing figures on mental health checks for pregnant women and new mothers amid...
Psychiatrists in ‘disbelief’ at mental health care funding settlement
Press Association News via AOL· 4 months agoPsychiatrists have reacted with “utter disbelief” after mental health funding was frozen in cash...
Number of children referred for emergency mental health treatment rises by 53%
Press Association News via AOL· 3 months agoThere has been a dramatic rise in the number of children being referred for emergency mental health...
Cost-of-living crisis ‘poses threat of pandemic proportions’ to mental health
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoThe cost-of-living crisis “poses a threat of pandemic proportions” to the nation’s mental health,...