1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (1018+ words) A schizophrenic man who killed three people caused a woman to jump out of her window after he was released by mental health professionals who considered the "over-representation" of young black men in detention, an inquiry has heard. Valdo Calocane,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (510+ words) A commonly prescribed antibiotic could help reduce the risk of some young people developing schizophrenia, researchers have found. An international team involving scientists at the University of Edinburgh made the discovery by analysing large-scale healthcare register data from Finland. The…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (896+ words) Frankie Bridge has revealed she uses ketamine therapy to treat her depression. The former The Saturdays singer has been open about her mental health in the past, revealing she stayed at a psychiatric hospital after having a breakdown. The 36-year-old…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1227+ words) Different antidepressant drugs have been ranked based on their physical side effects for the first time by a team of London academics. The study shows how the different medicines, taken by eight million people in the UK, can raise or…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (449+ words) Psychiatrists are calling for urgent investment in mental health services in Northern Ireland. The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland said the call is to protect both patients and staff after a new survey revealed the scale of workforce…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (505+ words) How have they managed this? Not simply a great Suede record, but an electrifying, life-saving record which, with its tension and euphoria, intersects with contemporary disquiet like nothing else around. It feels vital, required listening, one of those collections of…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (595+ words) A 100 microgram dose of a pharmaceutical version of the hallucinogenic drug LSD could help stave off the symptoms of severe anxiety for weeks, a study suggests. A trial explored the effect of MM120, a new pharmaceutically optimised dissolvable LSD tablet, on…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (590+ words) Up to 85,000 new mothers in England may have been impacted by postnatal depression last year, according to new analysis. The illness can be "truly devastating" when left untreated, potentially leading to the "unnecessary" deaths of women and sometimes their babies,…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (401+ words) Many people have difficulties stopping antidepressants. Particularly if they have been taking these drugs for a long time, when they are at risk of suffering severe and long-lasting effects from withdrawal. I would know - I've been a GP for over…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (934+ words) Levels of mental health are "deteriorating, leading charities have warned, as a survey suggests one in four young adults in England suffer from conditions such as anxiety and depression. There has also been a particular rise in mental health problems…...