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Archive: Mental Health
MP: Stressed civil servants 'should meditate more'
Groups of meditating civil servants could be pursuing eastern mindfulness methods to enhance their efficiency, if a Labour backbencher gets his way.
Civil servants 'should be more accountable'
280,000 civil servants in strike ballot
MPs more stressed say psychologists
'Cutting for Bieber' self-harm mock protest sparks anger
Calls for young people to "cut themselves" in protest against Justin Bieber's burgeoning interest in cannabis have prompted outrage.
UK's schizophrenia sufferers 'frightened and desperate'
Britain's psychotics and schizophrenia sufferers are frightened "far too much of the time" and need more support, an MP has said.
Ed Miliband mental health speech in full
Read Ed Miliband's full speech on mental health reform
Miliband challenges Clarkson over mental health taboo
Ed Miliband will single out Jeremy Clarkson for criticising "Johnny Suicides" in a speech on mental health later.
Historic breakthrough for mental health sufferers
A Conservative MP's bid to end "the last legal form of discrimination" by reforming Britain's mental health laws has won the backing of the Commons - and the government.
Comment: Time to reform our shameful mental health laws
If my private member's bill is approved by the House of Commons, we will look back in a few years' time and be amazed that this archaic nonsense was on the statute book in 2012.
Feature: Are we on the edge of a mental health breakthrough?
This has been a big breakthrough for parliament, and for the politicians involved, but the mental health battle is going to continue throughout the summer and beyond.
Podcast #28: MPs and mental health
Parliament has been up and running for centuries, but incredibly it's taken until now for any politician to be brave enough to stand up in the Commons and admit they've got a mental health problem.
Podcast: The brave candour of a 'fruitcake' MP
Tory MP Charles Walker's courageous Commons confession is helping break down the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
Comment: Politicians should be able to admit their mental health problems
Let's hope we're starting to see more people in positions of influence, particularly parliamentarians, speak out and challenge the negative mental health stereotypes that people still believe in.
Cameron speech on dementia in full
Read David Cameron's speech on dementia in full on politics.co.uk
Call for Cabinet-level mental health focus
The government needs a mental health minister at Cabinet level, an influential economist will argue later.
NHS reforms: Ministers wavering after mental health defeat
Ministers may choose not to fight a Lords defeat on the role of mental health in the government's NHS reforms.
RCP: Mentally ill will suffer from NHS reforms
The Royal College of Psychiatrists explains its lack of support for the health and social care bill before yesterday's amendments were released:
Comment: X Factor preys on the vulnerable
Last weekend's X Factor exposed an extremely vulnerable woman to ridicule. That is just plain unacceptable.
MPs more stressed say psychologists
Being in the public eye is stressful for MPs, and has got worse since the expenses scandal say psychologists.
MPs: We were mislead on dementia care
The Department of Health (DoH) has consistently failed to live up to its promises on dementia care, a frank and damaging report by MPs found today.
Sheridan calls for bridge deaths inquiry
Scottish MP Jim Sheridan has called for an inquiry after two teenage girls jumped off a bridge near Glasgow in an alleged suicide pact.
Psychotherapy profession faces calls for regulation
Regulation of mental health practitioners must be extended to help stamp out abuse, according to mental health charity Mind.
The recession is driving men mad
A shocking new report by a mental health group shows the recession is causing almost 40 per cent of men to be worried or feel low
Over 65s 'denied access' to mental health services
People over 65 are commonly being denied access to the full range of mental health services available to younger patients, new research claims.
Mental health sentences 'unhelpful'
Community sentences are not meeting their potential to keep offenders with mental health problems out of prison, a new report has claimed.
Armed forces' upward self-harm trend identified
Self-harm among members of the Armed Forces is on the rise, a study released today has concluded.
Mental health failure hitting the taxpayer
Failure to provide adequate help to offenders with mental health problems is actually costing the taxpayer money, a report revealed today.
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