Women with memory problems experience faster rates of cognitive decline than men, according to research presented presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Washington. Researchers also reported that women
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A new study by Public Health England’s (PHE) Dementia intelligence network (DIN) found the proportion of people with dementia being admitted to hospital in an emergency increased by 48% between
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A new report from the Commission on Acute Adult Psychiatric Care (CAAPC) has published it’s interim findings into the provision of acute inpatient psychiatric beds and alternatives to admission available for
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A major new study will see nearly 6,000 schoolchildren take part in a trial to test whether mindfulness training can improve their mental health. Mindfulness – described by the NHS
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The University of the West of Scotland’s (UWS) MSc Mental Health and Education programme still has places available for start this September. The online professional learning course, the only one
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Chemicals in tobacco may help trigger serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, a study suggests. New research shows that smoking can triple the chances of developing psychosis. Previously the fact
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Mental Health Minister, Jamie Hepburn, has visited a new £8 million unit for child and adolescent mental health in Dundee on Friday. The Young People’s Unit provides a 12 bed
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The Public Health Agency (PHA) in Northern Ireland has today published the findings of a study into the aftercare received by those who attended hospital after self-harming. The report, ‘Recommended
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A novel way of delivering mental health care imported from the USA has reduced the need for hospital admissions for people with psychosis, according to University of York researchers. But
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NICE’s new quality standard on personality disorders includes seven statements to improve the treatment and care of people with the conditions. Borderline and antisocial personality disorders are two distinctive conditions
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