A lack of essential nutrients is known to contribute to the onset of poor mental health in people suffering from anxiety and depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and ADHD. Nutritional psychiatry
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A paranoid schizophrenic who admitted pushing a commuter into the path of an oncoming Tube train said he was “crazy and stupid” shortly after the near-fatal shove. Alan Alencar was
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The number of NHS child and adolescent psychiatrists has fallen by 6.3% over the past four years, their professional body has warned. The Royal College of Psychiatrists said the workforce
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Doctors are being prompted to tell children “to pretend their mental health is worse than it is” to receive treatment, MPs have heard. Shadow health minister Barbara Keeley made the
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The Duchess of Cambridge praised a children’s mental health charity for leading efforts “to give every child the very best start in life” as she opened its headquarters. In a
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A teenager with an eating disorder was told that she “wasn’t thin enough” to get mental health support, a new report has revealed. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said that
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A man has been jailed for almost six years for violently robbing a 92-year-old woman, in an attack which left her with several cracked ribs. Sanchez Edwards, 28, was sentenced
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Public Health Wales has led the launch of a new plan to prevent suicide and self-harm in North Wales. Public Health Wales, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB), local authorities,
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On 10th March, 440 psychotherapists, psychologists and counsellors will gather at Birmingham University to attend a free, one-day workshop delivered by Dr David Muss to learn The Rewind: a technique
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A third of teens and young adults have self-harmed at some point in their lives, a new poll suggests. A survey of 1,000 16 to 25-year-olds from across the UK
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