The World Health Organization and the UN unite on mental health
’Mental health, human rights and legislation: Guidance and practice’ is co-published by the World Health Organization and the United Nations (on behalf of the...
Addiction and Dependence: Are the Media Aware They’re Not the Same?
From The Foundation For Economic Education. Addiction is not the same as dependence. Yet politicians and many in the media use the two words interchangeably....
Antidepressant Adviser to Government Quits After Conflict of Interest Row
From The BMJ. An adviser to the government on antidepressant use has quit in the wake of a row over conflicts of interest.
David Baldwin resigned...
Antidepressants: Number of prescriptions for teenagers has now reached a million
The National World news outlet, which publishes The Scotsman and other papers, has this piece by Hiyah Zaidi on the increasing numbers of UK youths on antidepressants—and the...
Electroconvulsive Therapy Being Used on Teens in NHS Trusts
Thousands of patients with mental health issues, including teenagers, are being given electroconvulsive therapy despite links to brain damage.