Health & Social Care in the Community, January 2008, Vol 16 (1)
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Effects of housing circumstances on health, quality of life and healthcare use for people with [...]
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Sensitive Coverage Saves Lives: Improving Media Portrayal of Suicidal Behaviour, 2007, NIMHE
Abstract from the report: – The brief for the study was prepared in January 2006, during which a particularly significant example of problematic press coverage of suicide hit the headlines. On 4 January three newspapers – the Evening Standard (London), The Times, and [...]
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Women need more alternatives to prison, says Sainsbury Centre, 29th January 2008
There are currently over 4,400 women in 17 prisons in England. Four out of five women prisoners have mental health problems, most commonly depression and anxiety. Almost half have been subject to abuse, while one in three has a child under five.
The Corston [...]
Filed under: Forensic Mental Healthcare, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, grey literature, medium secure, mental health, prisons, psychiatric, statistics | Tagged: abuse, alternatives, anxiety, care, children, community, corston, depression, families, forensic, government, mental health, prisoners, prisons, recommendations, sainsbury, sentences, statistics, support, women | Comments Off
Sedentary life ’speeds up ageing’ , BBC, 29th January 2008
Leading a sedentary lifestyle may make us genetically old before our time, a study suggests.
A study of twins found those who were physically active during their leisure time appeared biologically younger than their sedentary peers.
The researchers found key pieces of DNA called telomeres [...]
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Cognitive-behavioural therapies: achievements and challenges, January 2008, Brandon A Gaudiano, Evidence-Based Mental Health
Abstract: Cognitive-behavioural therapy has become increasingly popular with clinicians and the general public alike over recent years. Surveys of therapists indicate that CBT is fast becoming the majority orientation of practicing psychologists. Partly because of its commonsense and clear principles, self-help books [...]
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