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Stigma in drug research holding back new therapies

Therapy is turning to drugs previously known for being illicit party substances. But there's no reason to abandon proper trials.

360info · Oct 10, 2022

Special Report: Psychedelics and mental health

Today on World Mental Health day we look at leading-edge ideas on how psychedelic therapies might work and what these drugs do to the brain.

360info · Oct 10, 2022

Living costs more stressful than pandemic

Australians are more concerned about cost of living pressures than the COVID-19 pandemic, but many still feel lost when it comes to mental health and wellbeing.

AAP · Oct 9, 2022

Health Minister announces regional mental health service for Northern Ireland

'When I took up the Health portfolio, I was clear that mental health would be one of my top priorities.'

Belfast Live · Oct 9, 2022

Ponteland woman to be first ever contestant with a prosthetic eye to compete in Miss England final

India Fenwick will compete in the final in Birmingham on October 16 and October 17

Chronicle Live · Oct 9, 2022

'I was assaulted, spent months in coma - I woke up to Covid and my fiancée dead'

"It felt like a version of The Walking Dead. The streets were empty, and the air was silent, I didn’t think I was alive. I can’t explain how scared I was”

Manchester Evening News · Oct 9, 2022

Ex-athlete in 900 mile walk for mental health after lockdown and failing marriage saw him contemplate suicide

Andy Caine, from Northumberland, is on a 900 mile walking challenge for the next 10 weeks

Chronicle Live · Oct 9, 2022

World Mental Health Day: Four simple changes to make to improve your mental health in tough times

Societal pressures and expectations already had us on the go-go-go, juggling balls aplenty and never quite feeling as though we were doing or being or giving enough. And then, seemingly overnight, we found ourselves faced with unimaginable added demands, writes Jayne Hardy

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022

World Mental Health Day: Why inequality and mental health need to be part of the same conversation

World Mental Health Day is making mental health a global priority. Abi Jackson talks to Rethink Mental Illness’ deputy CEO Brian Dow

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022

World Mental Health Day | Experts underline need for more psychiatrists, early identification

WHO reported in 2017 that there were about 9,000 psychiatrists practising in India, which equates to 0.75% per lakh of people

The Hindu · Oct 9, 2022