mental health

https://www.madinamerica.com/2018/05/un-meeting-on-human-rights-in-mental-health/

Good post from mental elf Reinforces the direction in which we are headed Underlines the serious lack if evidence base for such changes https://www.nationalelfservice.net/mental-health/power-threat-meaning-framework-innovative-and-important-ptmframework/

Note: this is from 2016. It's new to me but may be familiar to others. Paywalled at http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(15)00545-3/abstract Article in the Guardian, again from 2016...

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/apr/04/missing-link-why-disabled-people-cant-afford-delete-facebook-social-media

Link : http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/02/you-smiled-at-me-so-youre-not-depressed-whats-the-most-patronising-thing-your-doctor-has-ever-said-to-you-about-your-mental-health-7418916/ A couple of anecdotes from the article : There are lots more anecdotes in the article: Link ...

In light of recent events I thought this was important. " In England and Wales, you can be detained in hospital against your will if you are diagnosed with a mental health disorder and it’s deemed that your health would benefit from a stay in hospital. In 2007, the definition of ‘disorder’ in...

http://www.healthwatchhackney.co.uk/news/mental-health-pulls-out-city-and-hackney-chronic-fatigue-service

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2017 Oct 1:1359104517736357. doi: 10.1177/1359104517736357. [Epub ahead of print] The presence of co-morbid mental health problems in a cohort of adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome. Loades ME, Rimes KA, Ali S, Lievesley K, Chalder T. Abstract OBJECTIVE...

An article by Dr Jay Watts in the Independent. As a psychologist I see the fantasy of neoliberal values having a devastating effect on mental health treatment The Tories may believe in the ‘dignity’ of work, but not everyone can function as expected. People with serious needs are being...