Facebook can help people recover from mental health problems but it needs to be used cautiously and strategically as it can also make symptoms worse, new research shows. The effects
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The most recent figures show suicide rates in Northern Ireland are declining, but Health Minister Jim Wells has warned against complacency. Mr Wells was speaking as he chaired the 11th
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Psychologists at the University of Liverpool have developed a smartphone app to help people maintain their mental health using the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy. The `Catch It` app was
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A Conservative candidate’s suggestion that people with mental health issues could wear identifying wristbands to help ensure they are not unfairly dealt with by authorities has been attacked by opponents.
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Newcastle University, in partnership with mental health charity, Moving Forward Newcastle, has launched a new educational film about shared decision making (SDM) in mental health care. The launch at Tyneside Cinema
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Controversial columnist Katie Hopkins has been accused of making “disgraceful” and “ill-informed” remarks about dementia patients by a leading charity. The reality TV star is well-known for her outspoken and
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Research into mental health receives less than 1% of the funding per patient that cancer gets, analysis by a charity has found. For every £1 spent by the Government on
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An extra £2.25 billion will be pumped into mental health services in England by 2020 under the Liberal Democrats to tackle “shocking indifference” to the issue, Nick Clegg said. The
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Two new projects which will focus on how people can recover from addiction, especially after returning from careers in the Armed Forces, have been launched in Sheffield. Sheffield Hallam University
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Teachers are seeing more pupils in the classroom with mental health issues, according to a poll. It reveals that half of teachers have seen an increase in youngsters dealing with
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