Manchester’s Sanctuary provides ‘overnight, every night’ service for those in crisis
A new service opened by Anxiety UK sister charity, Self Help Services, provides support to adults feeling at crisis point and living with difficulties such as panic attacks, depression and low mood. The Sanctuary provides high quality, non-clinical support in a non-stigmatising manner. The Sanctuary runs throughout the year from 11pm to 9am at the [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - October 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Anxiety UK marks OCD Awareness Week
This week (14-20 October) marks OCD Awareness Week, ‘an international effort to raise awareness and understanding about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, with the goal of helping more people to get timely access to appropriate and effective treatment.’ According to our friends at OCD-UK, a recent survey discovered that 44% of people felt they had ‘OCD traits,’ [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - October 14, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
World Mental Health day helps raise awareness for us all
Supported by all of the major institutions around the globe, World Mental Health day takes places annually on October 10th and is an ideal platform to help raise awareness of mental health issues. This year’s theme will focus on mental health and older adults but we all now that mental health can affect us all [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - October 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Anxiety: the silent sufferers
New research out this week suggests that anxiety is often suffered in silence, as over two thirds of the estimated three million UK sufferers fail to seek treatment. The study carried out by the British Acupuncture Council and Anxiety UK, to mark World Mental Health Day (10th October), questioned whether sufferers are currently aware of [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - October 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Have you used NHS psychological therapies?
Mind is conducting a survey about experiences of psychological therapies, waiting times, therapy choices and what it was like trying to access treatment. The results of the survey will be used to provide suggestions for improving services. Please take a moment to share your experiences here, and be part of what we hope will be [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - October 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Greater understanding of mental health urgently needed
In the week we mark World Mental Health Day, calling on everyone to strive for greater understanding for those living with a mental health condition, Anxiety UK has been struck by examples on either side of the fence. The charity, which supports thousands of people affected by anxiety each year, is calling on those in [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - October 7, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Phobia Free app provides a ‘fun’ way to tackle spider phobia
As mentioned earlier this week, Anxiety UK is partnering with Virtually Free to provide their new Phobia Free app at no charge for those who wish to get sponsored in a challenge to overcome their fear of spiders. You can read more about how to get involved here. Anxiety UK supporter, Matthew Lennox, has test [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - October 3, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Face your Fear of Spiders and support Anxiety UK for Halloween
Virtually Free – a UK-based technology start up that develops apps to improve emotional health – today announces it is teaming up with Anxiety UK, the UK’s largest charity dedicated to anxiety disorders to raise awareness of phobias through a joint initiative for this Halloween. Spider phobia affects up to 6% of us and those [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - October 1, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Early intervention has to be balanced against wider children’s needs and service capacity
Proposals to introduce mental health checks and screening on children as young as seven years old have received a mixed reaction from many leading mental health charities. Anxiety UK echoed the views of the sector saying there was a real danger that labeling children that young could be counter productive. Nicky Lidbetter, CEO of Anxiety [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - September 30, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Anxiety UK adds its voice to Halloween costume criticism and calls for better training for staff
Anxiety UK has added its voice to the criticism of high street retailers Asda and Tesco over the sale of Halloween fancy dress party costumes it described as “stupid, crass and offensive.” Asda has since withdrawn the product and issued an apology for the upset caused. But Anxiety UK, the country’s leading anxiety disorders charity, [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - September 27, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Information & Advice on Mental Health Issues – Rethink Carers Group Stockport
The Rethink Carers Group has managed to arrange a seminar with Doug Feery (public law, human rights and mental health law specialist barrister), who has delivered at various of the national and northern Rethink sessions and Mark McGhee, a solicitor who is based at Fentons in Manchester, who has supported the Rethink Advice Service in London. They have asked them [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - September 24, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Anxiety UK Patron recognised in medical book awards
The work of Dr Chris Williams, one of Anxiety UK’s Patron’s was recognised at the annual British Medical Association Medical Book and Patient Information Awards, held in London on Tuesday 17th September 2013. The I feel so bad I can’t go on book by Dr Chris Williams (aimed at preventing suicide) was Winner in the [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - September 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Psychological Therapies 2013
Re-thinking Psychological Therapies in the new NHS Thursday 28 and Friday 29 November 2013, Mermaid Conference Centre, London The New Savoy 7th Annual Conference ‘Psychological therapies in the NHS 2013’ marks the halfway point for the Coalition Government’s Mental Health Strategy and its 4-Year Talking Therapies Plan. This year the event will focus on re-thinking [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - September 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Anxiety Disorders Conference 2013
Anxiety UK and international medical conference specialists Medineo, will be holding a special Anxiety Disorders Conference in Manchester on 21st November 2013. About the conference The one-day conference on Anxiety Disorders will be held on the 21st of November 2013 in Manchester. We are pleased to offer an exciting programme, which integrates cutting-edge contemporary psychological [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - September 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Victim’s needs in criminal cases should be also considered say Anxiety UK
The needs and impact on the well being of victims of crime who suffer from an anxiety condition or any similar form of mental health illness should be considered when sentencing tariffs are being set say Anxiety UK. The country’s leading anxiety disorders charity, Anxiety UK spoke out after hearing how the victim of a [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
