Depression causes patients with advanced cancer to die sooner than they should, say scientists at the University of Liverpool.
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Research shows for the first time that a group-based psychological treatment, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), could be a viable alternative to prescription drugs for people suffering from long-term depression.
In a study, published yesterday (1 December 2008) in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, MBCT proved as effective as maintenance anti-depressants in preventing a relapse and more effective in enhancing peoples’ quality of Click here to read more.. »
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Youths in their late teens who live in poor neighbourhoods are four times more likely to attempt suicide than peers who live in more affluent neighbourhoods, according to a new study from Canada’s Universit?© de Montr?©al and Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, as well as Tufts University in the U.S. The researchers also found Youths from poor neighbourhoods are twice as Click here to read more.. »
The lack of support for women suffering from postnatal depression - and the reduction in the health visiting service supporting those mothers - have been highlighted with the publication of a hard-hitting report into maternity services.
Unite/Community Practitioners’ and Health Visitors’ Association raised its continuing Click here to read more.. »
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists welcomes this detailed review of NHS acute inpatient mental health services by the Healthcare Commission.
It is encouraging to see that two-fifths of trusts exceeded the minimum level of service provision. However, it Click here to read more.. »
