Tag: mental health

A study published by the University of Cambridge reveals that the drug modafinil can improve memory in patients recovering from depression. ...

Monday 16 January is Blue Monday: the most depressing day of the year. Or at least, that’s what we’ve been ...

On 6 January, Iraq War veteran Esteban Santiago opened fire at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida. He killed five ...

Theresa May has announced that she is going to "transform" attitudes towards mental health. She claims she is going to ...

A ground-breaking book has tackled a UK health crisis head-on. And, using medical fact and psychological theory, it's managed to do ...

Findings published by Mind reveal that local authorities are spending less than 1% of their public health budget on tackling mental ...

As Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt launches a crack-down on sexting teenagers, the NHS has lurched into another crisis. Startling information ...

Six years of austerity and spending cuts in health services have disproportionately affected LGBT people. That's the conclusion of a recent ...

The American Psychological Association (APA) has published research that shows conforming to masculine norms is associated with negative mental health outcomes. The ...

Nine former health secretaries have addressed a letter (paywall) to The Times to criticise the inaction of the current government in dealing with ...

Research published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) reveals that 3.7 million workers – that’s one in seven of us – ...

A study published by the University of Glasgow shows that preventing high blood pressure, diabetes or coronary heart disease (CHD) may ...

The latest figures show that the number of mental health nurses has dropped by 15% since the Conservatives came to power ...

A woman has given a moving interview about being strip-searched by South Wales Police officers when she was just 12 ...

On Friday 21 October, Scottish courts rejected a challenge by the Scottish Whisky Association (SWA) against minimum pricing on alcohol. ...

On 13 October, a 29-stone gorilla called Kumbuka launched a daring escape from the high-security wing of London Zoo. He was ...

A staff member of mental health charity Mind is being seconded to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for ...