The news of the death of Dr Bongani Mayosi due to depression came as a shock as he is one of South Africa’s and continent’s greatest minds.
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Mind and Sport England extend Get Set to Go programme
Mind is delighted to announce that Sport England has awarded us £1.5 million in National Lottery funding to extend the Get Set to Go programme. Up to 2.8m people with mental health problems could potentially benefit from the expansion of a pilot scheme by Mind and Sport England to help more people with mental healthContinueContinue reading “Mind and Sport England extend Get Set to Go programme”
Scientists discover brain mechanism to prevent unwanted thoughts
Scientists have developed a mechanism to prevent individuals from remembering traumatic events.
A psychiatrist explains how seeing problems in the brain makes stigma disappear
As a psychiatrist, I find that one of the hardest parts of my job is telling parents and their children that they are not to blame for their illness. Children with emotional and behavioral problems continue to suffer considerable stigma. Many in the medical community refer to them as “diagnostic and therapeutic orphans.” Unfortunately, forContinueContinue reading “A psychiatrist explains how seeing problems in the brain makes stigma disappear”
Did you know it was World Mental Health Day on the 10th October?
Slipped past me! Did you know it was happening? What did you do to mark the day?
How renting in Greater Manchester is causing serious mental health problems
One cities experience of poor rental housing and the link with poor mental health…
Reworking Joseph 