Researching, Practising, and Debating Mental Health Care
The field of mental health has generated contested ideas and beliefs as well as polarisation, bitterness, and intransigence. That is why the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the British Psychological Society have come together to affirm a common set of ideals and principles for how we, as professionals, discuss these topics.
Ketamine Antidepressant Could Bring Opioid-like Addiction Risks, Study Warns
From The Independent. Ketamine-based treatments for severe depression could further fuel the addiction epidemic sweeping the US, researchers have warned, after a new study found the drug...
Scottish GPs to Begin Prescribing Rambling and Birdwatching
From The Guardian. Doctors in Shetland are to start prescribing birdwatching, rambling and beach walks in the Atlantic winds to help treat chronic and debilitating...
Understanding mental health problems without diagnoses
From Mad in Sweden: By pointing to alternatives to today’s demonstrably unsustainable perspective on mental suffering, we can join forces to contribute to the revolution...
Mental Health Crisis in Teens Magnified by Demise of Creative Subjects
From The Conversation UK. After the recent report by The Children’s Society that a quarter of 14-year-old girls have self-harmed, many campaigners have called for...