Mental health sector &#39;in crisis&#39;
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MENTALLY ill patients were forced to sleep on the floor or kept in seclusion for days because of NSW&#39;s chronically under-resourced mental health system, a forum was told today.
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The NHS is failing to offer sufficient out-of-hours GP care for severely ill patients, experts say.
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The Royal Glamorgan Hospital is 'overwhelmed' by a very high number of emergency admissions since the weekend.
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Many mental health wards in Britain may do more harm than good and on some, patients are subjected to violence, verbal abuse and sexual harassment, according to special reports in the Lancet on Friday.
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War, poverty and diseases such as AIDS are adding to mental health problems in poorer countries, which are generally ill-equipped to respond to depression, schizophrenia and other such ailments, according to health officials.
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A mental health charity calls for a government inquiry into the link between cannabis and mental illness.
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(AGI) - London, Nov. 27 - There is a chronic shortage of investments in human resources in the health sector around the world. This impedes forceful fighting of illnesses such as tuberculosis, AIDS, and malaria.
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Soldiers returning from war are finding it more difficult to get mental health treatment because military insurance is cutting payments to therapists, on top of already low reimbursement rates and a tangle of red tape.
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The Government's own advisory group says urgent action is needed to help vulnerable households
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There is too little support for the long-term mental health needs of veterans, a committee of MPs finds.
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School nurses or teachers should be trained to recognise suicidal tendencies, says a mental health charity.
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Doctors aim to uncover what causes one of the most common mental health problems - social anxiety disorder.
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A provocative public service campaign on childrenâs psychiatric disorders has raised hackles as much as awareness.
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The unprecedented crisis in Asia has left governments struggling to catch up with public opinion, says Paul Reynolds
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The Independent Police Complaints Commission says half the people who die in custody have mental health problems.
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NHS management and psychiatrists have combined to attack proposals to reform mental health laws.
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Many NHS trusts are failing to meet core standards for out-of-hours primary care, statistics show.