The Latest Breaking News on Mental health

Doddie Weir's family 'determined to find cure for Motor Neurone Disease'

Doddie, 52, died in November last year after a six-year battle with the disease.

Daily Record · Feb 10, 2023

A boon for sports fandom or a looming mental health crisis? 5 essential reads on the effects of legal sports betting

A lifelong sports fan, I grew up hearing tales of sports figures felled by gambling scandals – baseball stars “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and Pete Rose, the 1978-79 Boston College basketball team and NBA referee Tim Donaghy.

The Conversation · Feb 10, 2023

Doddie Weir’s family vow to find cure for motor neurone disease

Weir found the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation to further research into the disease.

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

Children in mental health crisis spent more than 900,000 hours in A&E in England

Exclusive: Children as young as three in emergency departments for mental health problems, data obtained by Labour reveals

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

I want to work, but employers can’t cope with my disability

Letters: If Jeremy Hunt wants the ‘economically inactive’ back in the workplace, they must be offered proper support, say readers in response to an article by Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

Mayo Clinic Minute: A surgery option when epilepsy treatments don't work

For people living with epilepsy who have tried various epilepsy treatments to control their seizures with little success, there is another option. It's a surgery called resection of an epileptic focus, or resective surgery — where surgeons remove or disconnect the area in the brain that is no longer properly…

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023

Relationship expert says 'lucky girl syndrome' can make you lazy

John Kenney said the idea was nothing new, it just had a different name

Wales Online · Feb 9, 2023

Relationship expert warns ‘lucky girl syndrome’ can cause depression

TikTok dating trend is based on the ‘law of assumption’ theory

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Top five chronic health problems in Newcastle linked to poverty and lifestyle

Health reports show that major and widespread illnesses in the city are linked to poverty

Chronicle Live · Feb 8, 2023

Surge in young people declaring disability in England and Wales

Increase comes after 2021 census included mental health in its question about disability for first time

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2023