Thailand to launch unchaining campaign for mental patients
Bangkok – Thailand’s mental health department will next month launch a campaign to encourage families not to physically restrain relations suffering psychosis or schizophrenia. Click here for full article. With thanks to M&C News online.
Read MoreFunny, haha: the comedy of mental health issues
Brian Logan reports on a comedy show taking on mental health taboos. Click here to read the full article. With thanks to the Guardian
Read MoreDriver who killed couple thought car was ‘like Starship Enterprise’
A psychotic driver ploughed his car into the back of another vehicle at 60mph while being pursued by police, killing a married couple inside, a court heard today. 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.
Read MorePsychiatric Tales by Darryl Cunningham
Psychiatric TalesPsychiatric TalesPsychiatric TalesPsychiatric TalesDarryl Cunningham was formerly a healthcare worker in an acute psychiatric ward, and his experiences with patients, albeit heavily disguised, form the spine of this volume. But it is equally instructive Click here for full article. With thanks to Guardian online.
Read MoreHomicide and Suicide Rates Among Mentally Ill on the Decline, UK Study Finds
People with mental health problems are committing fewer homicides while the number of suicides by mental health patients has also fallen, latest figures reveal; a previous rise in homicides by mentally ill people may have been the result of drug misuse, says the report. Click here to read full article. With thanks to Science Daily [...]
Read MoreJohn Devlin’s Dreams of Cambridge exhibition
While a student in Cambridge, John began suffering psychotic episodes and was eventually admitted to the acute care unit of Fulbourn Hospital. John’s exhibition ‘Dreams of Cambridge’ is on show at King’s Art Centre, King’s College, Cambridge until 25 June, 2010. The centre is open from 11am-5pm daily. Click here for full article. With thanks [...]
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