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Mental Health Europe opposes funding cuts
The economic crisis will not last for ever, but cuts in social services, although seemingly cost efficient now, will have lasting negative effects, says Mental Health Europe (MHE) in a statement to mark World
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World Mental Health Day: Share your news
EFPA – the European Federation of Psychologists’ Association – is asking people to share their activities for World Mental Health Day by publishing them directly on to its Facebook page.
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World Mental Health Day
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For World Mental Health Day 2011
The British Psychological Society has joined a number of other major professional organisations to call for investment in mental health services despite the current economic downturn.
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'Psychotic' symptoms surprisingly common
Unusual, psychotic-like symptoms, such as hearing voices, are not as rare among the general population as you might think, a new study has found.
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Neuroticism and immersion in films
Descriptions of neurotics are typically unflattering: they're fearful, tense people, prone to catastrophise and will often shy away from challenges. Well, here's some more uplifting news for folk matching this personality description.
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Stephen Fry becomes president of Mind
Stephen Fry officially took up his new role aspPresident of the mental health charity Mind at a gala dinner earlier this week.
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'Any qualified provider' in the NHS
Psychological therapies in primary care are among the list of services to be opened up by the NHS in England to 'Any Qualified Provider' (AQP), including charities and other organisations, from April 2012, the Department of Health (DoH) has announ
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Happiness: Is the Isle of Man the future?
The Isle of Man could be the perfect testbed for a government approach that focuses more on gross national happiness than gross domestic product.
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Bobby Baker wins Mind Book of the Year
The performance artist Bobby Baker has won the mental health charity Mind’s Book of the Year Award for her
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Britain’s top artists rally together for Mind
Some of Britain’s foremost contemporary artists are coming together to contribute to Mindful, a new, world-class exhibition exploring the link between mental health and creativity to raise funds for a new Mind creative therapies fund.
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Scale of mental health problems debated
The primary health challenge in Europe today is that concerning mental disorders.
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Research on bipolar disorder and children
The number of children evaluated, diagnosed and cared for in relation to bipolar disease has risen substantially in recent years.
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Ruby Wax and Judith Owen in Losing It
“I’m just the same as you - dealing with the heart ache, death and loneliness.”
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Bobby Fischer Against the World reviewed
“Chess doesn’t drive people mad: it keeps mad people sane,” the journalist and former British chess champion Bill Hartston once said.
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Play about combat stress wins five stars
Paper Tom, the Edinburgh Festival play about combat stress in present day soldiers and veterans of World War I that we previewed on this website, had received a five-star review from
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The dangers of mistaken diagnosis
Psychologists in the Netherlands have documented the case of a 58-year-old woman who was misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
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Society offers help to PM in riots aftermath
Dr Carole Allan, the new President of the British Psychological Society, has written to the prime minister offering the help of the Society and its members in the aftermath of the recent riots:
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Does music limit anxiety in cancer?
Music may be able to play a role in reducing anxiety in cancer patients, a new study has suggested.
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Edinburgh Festival play looks at combat stress after Afghanistan and World War I
A new play examining post-traumatic stress in soldiers is being premiered at the Edinburgh Festival this year. Presented by the Handheld Arts company, Paper Tom tells the story of a WW1 veteran and a modern-day soldier returning home from Afghanistan.
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Society-funded videos proving a success
A series of videos on mental healthcare, produced with the help of a public engagement grant from the British Psychological Society, is proving a big hit.
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Antidepressants cause relapse says study
People who take antidepressants could be more likely to experience episodes of major depression in later life than those who use no medication whatsoever.
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New website to help return to work
Clinical psychologist Professor Geoff Shepherd, who works as policy adviser to the Centre for Mental Health, was among the contributors to a new work and mental health website launched by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in June (
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Pets are good for mental health
Pets can benefit the social and emotional well-being of everybody - not just those with health issues, new research has found.
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Money problems: Why it's good to talk
Humans are social creatures and so running away from their financial problems is not going to benefit them, a Chartered Psychologist has noted.
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