A brand new purpose-built hospital for people with mental health problems is set to open in Powys…
Stigma still surrounds schizophrenia
A nationwide survey into modern attitudes suggests that 81% of British people would be ‘unhappy’ for a close relative to marry someone with schizophrenia….
Healthcare watchdog suggests widespread “overuse” of anti-psychotic drugs.
A third of mental health patients in Britian are being prescribed more than the maximum recommended doses of their medications, a new report by the Healthcare Commission suggests…..
Mental Health Amending Bill: Government defeated on compulsion
A cross-party alliance of peers last night defeated the Government by 225 votes to 119 on the first of a series of amendments to the Mental Health Amending Bill being moved in Committee in the Lords…
Controversial research suggests offering financial rewards would encourage mental health patients to take medication
A team of London doctors has suggested offering financial incentives to encourage people with severe mental illness to take their medication…..