Health
One in three lesbian, gay & bisexual uni students ‘has attempted suicide while two-thirds have self-harmed’
Researchers found that students who are lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) are at much higher risk of self-harm and attempting suicide than their heterosexual counterparts
I wasn’t able to access adequate support before being sectioned by police
Karl is a 20 year old literature student. He blogs about his experience of depression, suicidal feelings and being admitted to hospital to receive treatment for his mental health. **This blog contains suicidal themes. Please read with care** The room was cold, and my only company was a camera in the corner of the room. I was being held under what is called a Section 136 of the Mental Health Act. After forty-eight hours of mind numbing boredom and isolation,...
People seeking mental health care forced into getting help from police “is unacceptable”
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has released a report into policing and mental health. Mind was involved with the report - ‘Policing and Mental Health - Picking Up the Pieces’ - by being part of the reference group. Responding to the findings, Geoff Heyes, Head of Health Policy and Influencing at Mind, said:“We welcome this report, particularly the acknowledgement that many people seeking mental health care have to turn to the police to access...
Eating disorders have increased in young children & is higher than previously thought
It affects equally boys and girls and it is only after puberty does a clear sex difference emerge with girls more prone to bulimia, binge eating and other eating disorders
Bug passed from camels may trigger next deadly pandemic
MERS causes a harmless cold in the 'ships of the desert' but leads to severe lung disease in patients - and it is about to become even more contagious because it is developing mutations
Leave referendum win saw surge in antidepressants prescribed
Researchers found that antidepressant prescribing in England rose by 13.4 per cent relative to other types of drug in the immediate aftermath of the 'leave' EU referendum victory in 2016
Improving dementia care and treatment saves the NHS thousands of pounds
Care homes that treated residents with a new cost-effective care plan devised by experts saved the NHS up to £4,000 after nine months.
MRI scans ‘predict which people will develop Alzheimer’s’
MRI scans of the brain using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), which assess the condition of the brain's white matter, were found to be between 89 and 95 per cent accurate
Concerns raised over Google-fuelled hypochondria after serious health searches skyrocket
Concerns that the internet is fuelling hypochondria have been raised after research revealed searches for serious health conditions have increased by thousands of percentage points over the last three years. UK search volumes for terms such as ‘how to know chest pains are serious’ have risen by 8,781 per cent from 2015 to 2018, analysis of Google data has found. And searches for keywords such as ‘sciatica’, ‘acne’ and ‘IBS’ plus ‘treatment’ are now searched over 100,000 times on average...