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And BAM, Anti-depressants ‘linked to type 2 diabetes’ #MentalHealth #ukmh
People prescribed anti-depressants should be aware they could be at increased risk of type 2 diabetes, say UK researchers…… http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24217982 Filed under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 25, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

6 sessions of chronic care management for addiction is not effective
Reblogged from Addiction & Recovery News: JAMA published a study of a primary-care based chronic care management model (CCM) for addiction. The test group did no better than the control group. The headline is a big bummer for any of us who want to see chronic disease models developed and implemented for addiction. What should we make of it? Many headlines suggested that chronic care management for addiction… Read more… 811 more words (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

Proving love is a better teacher than duty. Heartwarming article #dementia #mentalhealth #Einstein
“Husband painstakingly recreates former house to prevent his wife with dementia becoming confused after they move” http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2429910/Husband-painstakingly-recreates-home-prevent-wife-dementia-confused-house.html Filed under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

‘WHY’ from @NormanMcNamara #dementia #mentalhealth
Norm Mac “WHY ? WHY do you talk in whispers when you walk into my room? So RUDE!! WHY do you talk about me as if I am not there, instead of asking ME the questions?? Why, when we go to the Doctors, it’s you who does all the talking? Why do you ignore me when I am out and pretend you haven’t seen me? Why do you dress me in other peoples clothes in the morning? WHY don’t you ask ME what I would like to wear? WHY do you insist I use a spoon to at my dinner when I have always been brought up to use a knife and fork? Why do you keep giving me carrots when all I do is spit them out?? (A big hint!!) Why do you put me ...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

MP @tessamunt agrees Archdeacon Dick Acworth and @Rethink_ on #wca. Find out why… #MentalHealth #ukmh
“BURNHAM and Highbridge MP Tessa Munt has backed a campaign led by the Archdeacon Emeritus of Bath and Wells to make the Government’s fit-for-work test fair for people with mental illness.” http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/10685752.MP_Tessa_Munt_backs_mental_health_test_improvement/ Filed under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

Genius! #Portsmouth college that helps students manage their #mentalhealth AND earn Further Ed credits! #ukmh
“The Solent Recovery College is one of 10 institutions in the UK which looks to help people with long-term mental health problems either recover from, or live with, their illnesses.” http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/education/college-is-a-uk-first-for-mental-health-patients-1-5519992 Filed under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

#Plymouth: #MentalHealth football champion, Lee Bickman, to receive posthumous award. #ukmh
“Lee Bickham, who passed away in January aged 36 after a short illness was a founder member of It’s A Goal, a personal development programme which helped young men manage anxiety, depression and other mental health issues” http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Young-footballer-battled-mental-health-issues/story-19836858-detail/story.html#axzz2fnwUS9xv Filed under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

Costing lives. Patients in desperate need for #mentalhealth treatment waiting more than a year! #ukmh
“HUNDREDS of people with severe mental health problems are waiting more than a year for counselling, in an “absolutely shocking situation” http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10691506.Patients_with_severe_mental_health_problems_waiting_more_than_a_year_for_counselling/?ref=rss Filed under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

‘What’s it like being such a beautiful sex kitten?’, #mentalhealth worker asked patient. #ukmh #hmm
“A mental health worker who faces five charges of inappropriate behaviour sent a text saying “what’s it like being such a beautiful sex kitten” to one of his patients a hearing has heard…..” http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health/whats-like-being-beautiful-sex-6083236 Filed under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

#Schizophrenia: ‘I felt like I’d been given a life sentence’ #MentalHealth #ukmh
“A diagnosis of schizophrenia has turned film-maker Jonny Benjamin into a poster boy for young people’s mental health” read this inspirational article…. http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/18/schizophrenia-mental-health-young-people Filed under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

#Seroquel: #US Judge allows testimony on Tardive Dyskinesia Link
“A Federal Judge ruled Monday that the science linking Seroquel to tardive dyskinesia is sufficiently reliable to be heard by a jury, saying that the theory had been tested, peer reviewed and sufficiently accepted by the medical community” Read on… http://www.madinamerica.com/2013/09/federal-judge-allows-testimony-seroquel-risks/ Filed under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

21 Amazing Comics That Capture The Frustrations Of #Depression #MentalHealth #ukmh
Pic Courtesy of Depression ComixFollow here: http://depressioncomix.tumblr.com/post/26929888326/depression-comix-illustration-2-nav-1-2   Check out the list here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/hnigatu/comics-that-capture-the-frustrations-of-depression Filed under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

#MentalHealth Commission – CentreForum in call for evidence on all aspects of care. #ukmh #wca
CentreForum is seeking to gather evidence across a range of mental health issues for deliberation by the Commission. We are requesting information from anyone with relevant knowledge, expertise or experience within the mental health sector.   http://www.centreforum.org/index.php/call-for-evidence Filed under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

Glenn Close discusses her feelings of guilt and shame around her sister’s #bipolar diagnosis. #MentalHealth
In London to promote a mental health initiative, Glenn Close reveals the challenges her own family is facing http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/10328450/Glenn-Close-I-feel-shame-I-didnt-pay-attention-to-my-bipolar-sister.html Filed under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs

Employment tribunal finds Govt training company #A4e guilty of racial discrimination #NoSurprise
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/sep/22/a4e-racial-discrimination-case Filed under: Mental Health, The News & Policies. (Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy)
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs