With November 7th being National Stress Awareness Day, it’s a good time to highlight the effect that stress can have on mental health.
What we can learn from the Thai cave rescue
The Thai community showed understanding, respect, support and empathy. We can learn from all of this, and it is essential that we do so.
Could this be an end to the antidepressant lottery?
You try one antidepressant that doesn’t work, then another, and another, always searching for the correct medication. But that could be about to end
Fantastic Advice For Dealing With Depression From ‘Rick & Morty’ Creator
Dan Harmon, the co-creator of Rick & Morty was asked by Twitter user @chojuroh if he had any advice for dealing with depression. @danharmon do you have advice for dealing with depression — gary?? (@sweetrollx) November 28, 2017 While the writer and producer might not seem the obvious choice for Continue Reading
Police Officers & Those in a Mental Health Crisis
By Shirley Davis Introduction There is considerable media coverage in the United States of what has been termed police brutality towards those who live with mental health conditions. I have watched this with growing concern. In my opinion much of what occurs directly correlates to the training officers receive. And there is a vast Continue Reading
Does Inflammation Make Us More Prone to Depression?
By Michelle Robinson The health of our minds is inextricably linked to the health of our bodies. Now, recent research has shown that maybe this link goes further than we first thought. Much research, sometimes controversial, takes place into the treatment of depression and other mental health conditions. A recent Continue Reading
Suicide in the News
World Suicide Prevention Day comes around once a year. The problem I have with that is that suicide does not wait for such an event. Suicide is 365 days a year and awareness needs to be higher than it currently is, at all times. Suicide in the News Below we Continue Reading
Does Minds Mental Health Survey do what it intends to?
I have just completed Minds Mental Health survey and have some deep reservations about it. The survey is aimed at developing a far greater understanding of primary mental health care (ie GPs) and charity services. The Goal Minds Mental Health Survey The stated goal and parameters of the survey are Continue Reading
Tackling Stigma- where have you seen the worst stigma
Stigma is all around us and can be found in many different places, taking many different forms. Some is very overt, from the person fired from their job. To the one verbally and physically abused by those close to them. Then there are the more subtle such as little jibes Continue Reading
Has stigma improved over the last 5 years?
By 1in4 Has stigma improved? It’s one of the vital questions when it comes to tackling the currently ever-increasing mental health epidemic. Anyone who has ever suffered from a mental health condition is likely to tell you that stigma has played a large part in their journey. Perhaps it stopped Continue Reading
School children told to write suicide notes for homework
60 teenage pupils were given the task of writing suicide notes for homework as part of an assignment studying MacBeth. The students were asked to imagine the thoughts of Lady MacBeth whilst in a suicidal state. Many of the students knew people who had died by suicide. One mother described Continue Reading
Results: Would you feel comfortable talking about your mental health to your employer?
By 1in4 Our second Sunday Survey post relates to how comfortable people feel discussing their mental health in the workplace. Mental Health in the Workplace Statistics Depending on the study you view, either 1 in 5 or 1 in 6 employees will suffer from a mental health condition at some Continue Reading