68 h. ago Mum says daughter, 12, who took her own life was "failed" by mental health services

Mia Lucas, who had an undiagnosed brain condition, took her own life after being sectioned at a mental health unit

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5 d. ago Hundreds of Scots police officers off sick with mental health problems

New figures have prompted a call from the Scottish Police Federation for more funding for treatments for mental health conditions.

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6 d. ago Freebies for 'sickfluencers' paid for by taxpayer: Millions worth of gadgets handed out to sufferers with self

In one TikTok video entitled, 'If you've got ADHD you're really going to want to hear this', a young British TikToker films a stash of equipment including noise-cancelling headphones.

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9 d. ago Prozac ‘no better than placebo’ for treating children with depression, experts say

Exclusive: Clinical guidelines should change to avoid exposing young people to potentially harmful side-effects, researchers sayClinical guidelines should no longer recommend Prozac for children, according to experts, after research showed it had no clinical benefit for treating depression in children and adolescents.Globally one in seven 10-19 year olds have a mental health condition, according to the World Health Organization. In the UK, about a quarter of older teenagers and up to a fifth of younger children have anxiety, depression or other mental health problems. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scientists make ‘striking’ discovery about what mental health conditions do to your brain

Brains with anxiety, depression, ADHD or conduct disorder tended to have a reduced surface area in regions responsible for processing emotions, responding to threats and maintaining awareness of bodily states

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2 w. ago Could this be the key to helping terminal patients find peace during palliative care?

Recognition of the potential of psychedelics for treating severe mental health conditions generally has led to significant regulatory shifts

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3 w. ago Antibiotic commonly prescribed in UK may also reduce risk of mental health condition

The international team involving scientists at the University of Edinburgh made the discovery by analysing large-scale healthcare register data from Finland

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3 w. ago Common antibiotic for skin issue may also slash the risk of a mental health condition

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh were part of a team that scrutinised data from over 56,000 adolescents

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