Mental Health

The government has announced extra funding for early support hubs to help children and young people receive better mental health support across the country.

The extent of the ‘broken’ mental healthcare system in England has been revealed in a new report from the British Medical Association (BMA) based on the accounts of frontline doctors.

Bipolar is a condition “hiding in plain sight”, but by being aware of its signs and symptoms, practitioners can help to encourage its early diagnosis and management.

The negative psychological effects of internet use and platforms are small at most despite popular assumptions, according to a new study.

Pica is the persistent eating, over a period of at least one month, of substances that are not food and do not provide nutritional value. It is rare in older patients and is usually associated with an injury, disability, mental health issue…

People from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds have poorer access to and outcomes from NHS psychotherapy services such as counselling and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), according to an independent review.

Fremanezumab (Ajovy) has the potential to reduce the symptoms and cumulative burden of migraine and associated depression, according to new research.

This World Mental Health Day, NHS leaders are urging the government to increase investment in community mental health teams, after new data revealed some mental health patients are waiting for up to 80 hours in A&E.

New draft guidance from NICE recommends that GPs and other healthcare professionals speak to patients about their gambling habits during mental health appointments.

Having a hobby could protect older people from age-related decline in mental health and wellbeing, according to a new study.

Children between the ages of 12 and 16 with a high BMI are at an increased risk of depression compared to children of the same age who are of a healthy weight, according to new research published in Psychological Medicine.

The impact of the Covid pandemic on mental health in Europe was “not as substantial as many people had predicted”, according to the author of a new major review of evidence.

Around one in five women will be affected by perinatal mental health problems and 70% will hide or underplay the severity of their illness.

No matter how old you are or how unhealthy you've been in the past, caring for your body has enormous benefits that will help you stay active, sharpen your memory, boost your immune system, manage health problems, and increase your energy.…

People with severe mental illness (SMI) are less likely to attend cancer screening, which causes cancer to be diagnosed at a later stage, reducing treatment options.