He told me about a period in his life when he spent four out of six years in a psychiatric hospital, had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act, experienced a debilitating psychosis, and was in a very bad place personally. …. Actually, I
Month: October 2015
NHS England » Better access to mental health services for older …
Mental health services for older people took root from clinical interest in the particular needs of older people compounded by the fact that their needs were not being well served by general adult services. This culminated in the …
Perceptual Disturbances Not a Major Predictor of Schizophrenia Onset
A new study has found that perceptual disturbances — a milder form of full-blown hallucinations — are not necessarily predictive symptoms of schizophrenia.
Can Caffeine Worsen Bipolar Disorder? | Bipolar Laid Bare
Caffeine is a drug, and it messes with your body chemistry. For people with bipolar disorder, that means proceeding with caution.
Why can't we treat mental illness by fixing the brain? – Aeon
Our understanding and treatment of mental disorders is primitive. Why is that? The burden on our society is huge. A quarter of women will have an episode of depression at some stage in their lives (it's about half that for men).