Posted on February 8, 2008 by sjennings29
Tina Bexson discovers the benefits of equine assisted psychotherapy - Talking Horses, Mental Health Today, February 2008
Ruth McMahon took early retirement from her job as senior occupational therapist with the Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health Care Partnership, an NHS foundation trust, and in 2006, with riding instructor Nicky Welton, developed her Equine Assisted Therapy [...]
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‘Cannabis use and risk of psychotic or affective mental health outcomes: a systematic review’ The Lancet (2007); 370:319-328. Authors: Theresa H M Moore, Stanley Zammit, Anne Lingford-Hughes, Thomas R E Barnes, Peter B Jones, Margaret Burke, Glyn Lewis
Summary
Background Whether cannabis can cause psychotic or aff ective symptoms that persist beyond transient intoxication is [...]
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Educating Reefer: effective health education and warnings on cannabis, February 2008, Rethink
A Rethink Campaigns report on cannabis research and the links to psychosis, recommending better education for the general public.
The evidence of a link between cannabis and psychosis has become increasingly well established in recent years, yet still almost one in four people believe [...]
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LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing About: The LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing is a unique initiative, funded by the Big Lottery Fund and local NHS organisations, to promote healthy lifestyles and improve the accessibility of mainstream health services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender communities in Edinburgh & south-east Scotland. We are [...]
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Well? is the bi-annual magazine on improving mental health and wellbeing in Scotland. The Autumn/Winter 2007 issue highlights behaviour and culture as key to shaping our attitudes and approach towards mental health and wellbeing.
In the Autumn/Winter 2007 issue:
Changing behaviour
What does it take?
A flourishing population
Moving towards positive mental health
Modern culture
Healthy or harmful?
Learning skills for life
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