“The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to treat depression should be immediately suspended, a study says” Mark Easton reports for the BBC: “ECT involves passing electric currents through a patient’s brain to cause seizures or fits. Dr John Read, of the…
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BBC Radio 4 has produced an excellent series of twelve episodes about what, a long time ago, used to be called ‘melancholy’ and is now generally called depression. Eight of these programmes (each around 13 minutes long) are available for listening now,…
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The BBC (February, 2019) report : “City of London Police set up a new scheme to improve how officers respond to mental health incidents.” You can watch a short video about this from here .
The BBC report (April 2019) that: “Police in Berkshire have stopped more than 150 mental health patients from being sectioned or detained unnecessarily in cells over the past year. Officers credit an initiative where mental health nurses join them on duty for…
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“Coronavirus has plunged the world into uncertainty and the constant news about the pandemic can feel relentless. All of this is taking its toll on people’s mental health, particularly those already living with conditions like anxiety and OCD. So how…
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“The Wave Project takes children aged eight to 18 with programmes designed to build confidence, self-esteem and resilience “ The BBC reports: “Children in the greater Bristol area who suffer from poor mental health will be able to try surf…
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Are GPs prescribing them too often, or are we getting better at acknowledging depression? This is a 13 minute podcast (2014) from the BBC’s Woman’s Hour radio programme.
For Matt [not his real name], speaking out about his mental health problem had serious unintended consequences. Reporting for the BBC, Natasha Preskey writes : “‘They treat him like a paedophile. They treat him like the worst kind of abuser. This…
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This short video from journalist Woody Morris is about a 27-old woman named Jerry who has completed five half-marathons. As the BBC’s Newsbeat reports: “… there was a time when she ‘didn’t think there was a way out’ of her depression…
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In this 28 minute programme from BBC Radio 4, Dr. Kat Arney examines why some people repeatedly click pens, doodle and knee jiggle. More than a distraction, it turns out fidgeting has potential benefits for both body and mind. The producers…
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