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According to a study adolescents are more likely to feel depressed and are less likely to get a full nights sleep now than 10 years ago. However smoking, alcohol and anti-social behaviour were less common for 14-year-olds in 2015 than in 2005. The University College London researchers said factors behind mental health may be changing….
GPs are giving too many older people antidepressants when they are struggling with depression and should be prescribing talking therapies more than they are. Family doctors too often avoid talking to patients over the age of 65 about depression and do not have time to explore and treat the condition properly. Almost one in ten…
Social media addiction is thought to affect 5% of young people and has been described as more addictive than courgettes and alcohol. Research suggests that young people who are heavy users of social media are spending more than two hours on social media sites and have poor mental health. Social media can be positive for…
One third of children and young people with mental health conditions receive the treatment they need from NHS. Many are turned away because they are not ill enough, others are facing long waits and it could be years before this all changes. Reports show that getting the right staff in the right place was a…
New centres aimed at taking rough sleepers of the street will be set up in 15 locations across England. This is a £4.8 million government project will open 11 shelter by spring 2019. Homeless charities welcomed the project but said the government could do more to help. The shelters will open in Brighton and Hove,…
A review says that new rights should be given to severely ill mental health patients detained in hospitals to stop abuse and neglect of this vulnerable group. The 1983 Mental Health Act is outdated and is being misused as it does not protect patients’ rights like it should. The prime minister has said the injustices…
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