Looking at life through the prism of psychology, philosophy, mental health and more. Originally created by counsellor, psychotherapist and philosopher Dr Greg Mulhauser, this blog is now the work of an international team of contributors.
A new study of clinical trials involving nearly five thousand patients has reaffirmed that St. John’s Wort reduces symptoms of depression among adults suffering mild to moderate symptoms but questions the herbal extract’s effectiveness for moderate to severe depression. The study also indicates that serious drug interactions can occur between St. John’s Wort and other frequently used anti-depressants.
A new website that gives young people a chance to have their say about mental health services will be launched on Tuesday 31 May by the UK’s Mental Health Foundation. The charity wants to find out what people aged 16-25 think about current services, and hopes that SpeakUp! will help to improve mental health provision across the UK.
Due to the popularity of our online counselling and online therapy services, we have had to implement a brief waiting list for new clients to the service. The waiting list is designed to ensure that you can begin counselling work as quickly as possible.
A study in the Journal of Preventive Medicine indicates that exercising for half an hour per day, six days per week, offers significant mental health benefits — and for those suffering from depression, benefits are comparable to those of medication or cognitive behavioral therapy.
Our section on Building a Practice covers some of the basic market intelligence tools mental health practitioners in private practice can use to understand the competitive landscape of the markets they work within, and the opportunities for providing services that a good marketing strategy can help uncover.
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