France’s autism treatment ‘shame’
How for decades France turned its back on the latest scientific thinking, and treated autism as a form of psychosis. Click here for full article. With thanks to BBC News online
Read MoreDo we need a diagnostic manual for mental illness?
Richard Bentall and Nick Craddock discuss the controversial revisions to the US Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. Click here for full article. With thanks to Guardian online.
Read MoreAlzheimer’s tests should be offered to over-60s, says top psychiatrist
Everybody over the age of 60 should be offered screening for potential Alzheimer’s disease at their GP surgery, a leading psychiatrist said at the launch of a major initiative on mental health worldwide. Click here to read full article. With thanks to the Guardian
Read MoreMental health of women in crisis
According to survey of 2,000 girls and women, around two-thirds have had mild to moderate mental health problems. Click here for full article. With thanks to Guardian online.
Read MoreA better response to depression
Depression may be “invisible”, but it can be known and understood. Click here for full article. With thanks to Guardian online.
Read MoreMental health diagnoses mask the real problems
A textbook of mental health disorders makes it far too easy for doctors to label patients – and disregard the roots of suffering. Click here for full article. With thanks to Guardian online.
Read MoreMental health: are we all sick now?
Diagnosing psychiatric illness has always been controversial, mental health experts say. Now some are worried that a new draft of the diagnostic ‘bible’ for mental health medicine could result in almost everyone being diagnosed with a mental condition. Click here to read full article With thanks to the BBC.
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