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04/07/2008 - A new survey has found significantly higher rates of delinquent behaviour and social dysfunction in childhood among those adults who are drug dependent, compared with their siblings who do not use drugs. Click here to read the full press release- 04/07/2008 - The latest Maternal Deaths Enquiry, Saving Mothers’ Lives 2003-2005, has found that the number of suicides during pregnancy and in the year after birth have almost halved since the last two Enquiries. Click here to read the full press release
- 04/07/2008 - Teachers are important partners to health professionals in identifying and managing children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Click here to read the full press release
- 04/07/2008 - Specific guidance is needed for the treatment of older heroin addicts over the age of 45, a new study has found. Click here to read the full press release
- 04/07/2008 - Specific guidance for the assessment and treatment of teenage pregnant substance misusers is needed, according to a new study. Click here to read the full press release
- 04/07/2008 - Research supports environmental explanation for development of ‘somatising’ psychiatric disorder. Click here to read the full press release
- 03/07/2008 - There is significant evidence that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is effective in treating severely depressed patients, a new study has found. Click here to read the full press release
- 02/07/2008 - In a major new report launched today, the Royal College of Psychiatrists calls for action to end the inequalities faced by people with mental health problems. Click here to read the full press release
- 02/07/2008 - A new study has found that the majority of men admitted to a psychiatric in-patient ward had physical health problems as well - mainly diabetes, hypertension, and chronic back pain. Click here to read the full press release
- 02/07/2008 - The majority of people with moderate to severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are either unmarried or divorced, with only a minority being in stable co-habiting relationships. Click here to read the full press release
- 01/07/2008 - Older people guilty of murder or manslaughter are mainly men who kill their wives, using either a blunt or a sharp instrument, according to new research. Click here to read the full press release
- 01/07/2008 - A new research questionnaire, the Inventory of Stigmatising Experiences, has confirmed high levels of stigmatisation and discrimination among patients with depression. Click here to read the full press release
- 01/07/2008 - A new study from the University of Liverpool has analysed experiences of depression among older patients undergoing treatments in hospital. Click here to read the full press release
- 01/07/2008 - A new study has found nearly half of patients with dementia are taking one or more herbal extracts or vitamin supplements – the majority without their doctor’s knowledge. Click here to read the full press release
- 01/07/2008 - There are believed to be as many as five million service veterans in the UK, but the nature and extent of their mental health needs are unknown. Click here to read the full press release
- 16/06/2008 - Monday 16th of June sees the announcement of an exciting new initiative into debt and mental health from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, backed by the Finance and Leasing Association and the Money Advice Trust. Click here to read the full press release
- 16/06/2008 - Psychological Therapies in Psychiatry and Primary Care is the title of a new report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists in partnership with the Royal College of General Practitioners. Click here to read the full press release
- 09/06/2008 - Monday 9 June 2008 – the Royal College of Psychiatrists congratulates government on the remarkable gains in life expectancy which have occurred in areas of poor health and deprivation - so called ‘spearhead communities’. Click here to read the full press release
- 09/06/2008 - Psychological Therapies in Psychiatry and Primary Care is the title of a new report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists in partnership with the Royal College of General Practitioners. Click here to read the full press release
- 03/06/2008 - Rethinking Risk to Others is the first of a series of reports from the Royal College of Psychiatrists on the risks posed to others by users of mental health services. Click here to read the full press release
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