Monday 30 January 2012

Defeating Dementia?

A report Defeating Dementia is about to be presented to the House of Commons. One of the presenters and an advisor to Alzheimer's Research UK, Professor Julie Williams from Cardiff University, is backing the main thrust of the report. She reiterates that if dementia is to be tackled properly there must be adequate funding to provide the necessary scientific expertise.

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Mental Health Bulletin No. 332

This week's edition, no. 332, of the mental health bulletin is available to download now

Monday 23 January 2012

Mental Health Bulletin No. 331

The latest edition, no. 331, of the mental health and social care bulletin is now available to download

Monday 16 January 2012

Pregnancy and SSRIs

A Swedish study has found that depressed pregnant women who are prescribed antidepressants called SSRIs (selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors) such as Prozac have a slightly elevated risk of a newborn having raised blood pressure in its lungs. The research which analysed data of 1 million births from five Nordic countries was published online in the BMJ.

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Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 330



The latest edition, No. 330 of the mental health bulletin is available to download now.

Monday 9 January 2012

First Mental Health Bulletin of 2012



The first bulletin, no. 329, of 2012 is a bumper edition and packed with news, research, publications and conferences covering all aspects of mental health and social care


A Happy New Year to everyone from all of us at EPHRU!