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Mental Health Charity Comments on Stigma and On Psychiatric Hospitals

By Dr Greg Mulhauser, Managing Editor | 16 October 2006

While I was out of the office last week, two notes came through from the Mental Health Foundation — one commenting on the UK government’s scheme to promote mental well-being at work, and one commenting on a television expose on the poor state of some English psychiatric wards.

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Charity Says Community Mental Health Services are Shamefully Inadequate

By Dr Greg Mulhauser, Managing Editor | 29 September 2006

Patients with mental health problems are being denied a basic level of care, according to the Mental Health Foundation. The claim is included in a highly critical response to a report from the UK’s Healthcare Commission into Community Mental Health Services.

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Free Online Therapy From Mental Health Foundation

By Dr Greg Mulhauser, Managing Editor | 26 September 2006

From the 1st November to 3rd January, visitors to the Mental Health Foundation’s website will be able to get free access to Depression Relief — an online self-help program that uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques.

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Panic Room: Overcome Your Phobias and Anxieties

By Dr Greg Mulhauser, Managing Editor | 6 September 2006

Is your phobia destroying your life, ruining your relationships or getting in the way of your happiness? If YES, then fear not! The BBC is looking for people to take part in a brand new groundbreaking programme which aims to help people overcome their worst phobias and alter their lives for the better. Leading experts will guide you through the latest treatments and using new, highly successful techniques, they will aim to train your mind to overcome your phobia and dramatically change your life forever.

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News Roundup: Exelon Skin Patch, Antidepressant Warning, and Ethics Questions

By Dr Greg Mulhauser, Managing Editor | 24 July 2006

Interesting developments in mental health news last week include the first skin patch for treating Alzheimer’s disease, an FDA public health warning about serotonin syndrome from combining certain anti-depressants with certain headache medications, and word of apparently serious conflicts of interest at two major medical journals publishing studies about vagus nerve stimulation and about the use of antidepressants during pregnancy.

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