Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 417

The 2012 report from Time to Change  shows that attitudes in this country to mental illness are gradually changing. A survey of over 1700 people also showed that the greater change was among women rather than men. Furthermore it seemed that tolerance came with increased age. This article and research all available in Bulletin 417

Mental Health & Social care Bulletin No. 416

The big news this week was the Australian report in the BMJ which commented on the wider diagnostic parameters for ADHD which in the view of the authors is resulting in misdiagnosis and unnecessary prescribing of drugs such as Ritalin, worldwide. However other experts feel that the criteria for prescribing in the UK is too strict. Also figuring in the news is the the release by Public Health England of statistics for alcohol treatment in England from 2012 - 2013. There has been a small increase in instigations of treatment. All this and much more in Bulletin No. 416

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 415

Great Ormond Street Hospital has started trialling the new simple blood test for Down's Syndrome in preparation for it to be rolled out across the NHS. The shadow health secretary has promised mental health counselling on the NHS will be a right for everyone if Labour is returned to power. You can read these news stories and research in Bulletin 415.

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 414

There are still problems about the fate of people with learning disabilities post Winterbourne; there are concerns that the funding isn't coming through for community placements. There are also concerns about the fate of older people post the Orchard View care home scandal and the Quality Care commission will be conducting a serious case review on the agencies involved. You can read both these articles and research on all aspects of mental health in Bulletin No. 414.

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 413

Bulletin 413 is now available to view

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 412

A Cambridge academic has stated that in his view children as young as seven years old should be screened for mental health problems. His argument for early interventions aired in the British Medical Journal. Bulletin 412  you can read that the repercussions of the Winterbourne scandal rumble on.

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 411

In Bulletin No. 411 research on gardening as an intervention for mental health is revisited. Three separate studies examine the effect of debt, social inclusion and  social determinants on mental health

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 410

Early due to leave, Bulletin No. 410 is packed; with large research sections on learning disabilities, depression and dementia and schizophrenia. Next post October 7th

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 409

Once again the future of social care is a main topic of the week. In Bulletin No. 409  you can read about the report "Who will care" which was commissioned by Essex County Council and seeks to avert a crisis in health and social care in the future. Embracing eight fundamental principles it offers five "high impact" solutions. Also this week a top police officer has embraced the long term problem of the mentally ill ending up in police cells, suggesting that A&E is a more suitable place for them to be taken to. This article on the BBC website is in advance of a Panorama programme that will be investigating the problem.

Mental Health & Social Care Bulletin No. 408

In the past week there has been a focus on eating disorders research which you can view in Bulletin No. 408. In Scotland the differences between urban and rural adolescent eating disorders has been explored and in two other studies the impact of excessive exercise and feeding methods in anorexia nervosa was investigated. The efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy  for bulimia nervosa is reported in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.