Back to school doesn’t have to be an anxious time says Anxiety UK
Ahead of the start of a new academic year, the country’s leading anxiety charity, Anxiety UK, says going back to school can often be a stressful and anxious times for staff, parents and pupils. However, the charity says preparing for the challenges that lie ahead can often alleviate the levels of anxiety and ensure the [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - August 30, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Do you have problems with anxiety? Do you have children aged 3-9 years old?
We know that anxiety runs in families. So, we know that many of the anxious adults that we see in mental health services will have children who also go on to be anxious. Although some of this transmission is genetic, much of it now appears to be environmental. We are starting to unpick some of [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - August 27, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Anxiety UK and Self Help Services ensure a warm Mancunian welcome for OCD-UK team on route to John O’Groats
Manchester-based charities Anxiety UK and Self Help Services ensured their friends from OCD-UK received a warm welcome during a brief detour to the Zion Centre in the middle of their “Ride4OCD”. OCD-UK CEO and sufferer, Ashley Fulwood, and OCD specialist Professor Paul Salkovskis are cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats to raise awareness about [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - August 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Kick off the new season with a treasured piece of memorabilia
While United fans prepare for the new season wondering if Wayne Rooney will still be playing at Old Trafford the chance to kick off the new season with a unique piece of memorabilia from Anxiety UK has been extended until the end of September. Anxiety UK are running a competition to win a replica Manchester [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - August 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
No room for complacency say Anxiety UK
A recent survey by the Office for National Statistics has revealed “small improvements” in people’s overall happiness with levels of anxiety reducing by almost one per cent. But there can be no room for complacency when dealing with anxiety disorders and other symptoms of mental health wellbeing warns Anxiety UK. The country’s leading anxiety disorders [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - August 1, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Anxiety UK welcomes call from MPs for a greater choice of psychological therapies
Anxiety UK has welcomed the call from the 40 Group of MPs for a greater choice of psychological therapies to be provided by the NHS. It is one of a series of policy ideas recently published by the 40 Group, a group of Conservative MPs representing the forty most marginal seats in the country, which [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - July 26, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Anxiety UK seek new Board Secretary
The Board of Trustees of Anxiety UK are seeking to recruit a new Board Secretary to help deliver the strategic vision of the charity. Role Description: Board Secretary of Anxiety UK Board of Trustees Role summary In addition to the responsibilities of being a Trustee, the Board Secretary’s role is to prepare and maintain the [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - July 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Anxiety UK Young Ambasaador pays tribute to Andy Murray as he prepares for home round of European F3 championship
A potential champion of the future has paid tribute to the hard work and dedication that helped Andy Murray become the first British winner of the Wimbledon Men’s singles last weekend. Aspiring racing driver Cameron Twynham, a Young Ambassador for Anxiety UK, has a good understanding of what it takes to reach the top in [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - July 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Anxiety UK welcomes the debate about young people and mental health awareness
Anxiety UK welcomes the launch of www.mindfull.org today and the provision of dedicated support for mental health it will provide for young people between 11-17 that will complement the work of the country’s leading anxiety disorders charity supporting children and young people over many years. Introducing mental health to the curriculum is an interesting proposal [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - July 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Anxiety UK Stress Tips app wins best practice award from MHPF
Anxiety UK are celebrating after its Stress Tips phone app won a best practice award from the Mental Health Providers Forum (MHPF) at its inaugural awards ceremony in London this week (July 2nd). The Stress Tips phone app was a joint winner of the Best Practice in Peer Support Development in a tightly contested category. [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - July 7, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Millions still missing out on the treatment they need for mental ill-health say Anxiety UK
A new survey has revealed that one in five people over the age of 16 experience some form of anxiety or depression but millions may be missing out on the treatment they need say Anxiety UK. Despite the investment in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) – a programme that aims to support 3.2 million [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - June 26, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
More should be done to help carers say Anxiety UK
More needs to be done to safeguard the needs of those caring and supporting people with anxiety disorders and other mental health illnesses say Anxiety UK, the country’s leading anxiety disorders charity. A survey recently undertaken by the charity during Carer’s Week identified that 45% of carers and supporters were not ensuring their own health [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - June 21, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
New Phobia app helps users address their fears
Virtually Free, a UK-based technology start-up that recently launched the unique Stress Free app, has released its latest development Phobia Free. The app features high definition fully animated and voice-acted sessions that train the user in relaxation techniques and that explain what causes phobias. It then uses games and augmented reality to help users overcome [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - June 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Pop star Bressie opens up to Anxiety UK
Irish pop star Niall Breslin, or Bressie as he is more commonly known, has recently spoken out about his battle with anxiety following the launch of his latest album Rage & Romance. Many of the songs on the new album, which shot to the top of the Irish charts, are about how Bressie dealt with [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - June 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Anxiety UK adds its voice to DSM-5 criticism
Anxiety UK, the country’s leading anxiety disorders charity, has added its voice to the growing criticism of the recently published Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5. The first major update of DSM-5 for twenty years, the manual produced by the American Psychiatric Association is deeply influential globally but has divided opinion and [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
