BBC – Page 2 – A New Vision for Mental Health

Stop caging people with autism and learning disabilities, says Robert Buckland

Author: Editorial 14th November 2022 0 Comments

This report (from January 2022) – by Shelley Phelps and Kate Whannel – comes from the BBC. It begins: “Ex-Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland is calling for changes to mental health laws to stop people with autism or learning disabilities being…
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autism, BBC, coercive psychiatry, Kate Whannel, learning disabilities, mental health hospitals, psychiatry, Robert Buckland, Shelley Phelps

Magic-mushroom drug can treat severe depression, trial suggests

Author: Editorial 3rd November 2022 0 Comments

This report by Philippa Roxby comes from the BBC. It begins: “A drug based on a compound in hallucinogenic mushrooms can improve the symptoms of severe depression for up to 12 weeks, a trial shows. A 25mg tablet of psilocybin puts…
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Andrew McIntosh, BBC, depression, magic mushrooms, New England Journal of Medicine, Philippa Roxby, psilocybin, psychotherapy, Research, severe depression

Scotland’s doctors urged to prescribe gardening and cooking

Author: Editorial 27th October 2022 0 Comments

The BBC reports : “Prescribing patients activities such as walking, gardening and cooking can help Scotland tackle health inequality, leading charities have said. A coalition of 19 organisations are calling on the Scottish government to adopt a national strategy for so-called…
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BBC, BBC Scotland, cooking, Emma Lunan, gardening, loneliness, Movement for Health, social prescribing

‘Toxic culture’ of abuse at mental health hospital revealed by BBC secret filming

Author: Editorial 29th September 2022 0 Comments

This report comes from the BBC’s Panorama team and Joseph Lee. It begins: “Humiliated, abused and isolated for weeks – patients were put at risk due to a ‘toxic culture’ at one of the UK’s biggest mental health hospitals, BBC Panorama…
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Alan Haslam, BBC, BBC Panorama, coercive psychiatry, Edenfield Centre, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Joseph Lee, mental health nurses

The video game prescribed by doctors to treat ADHD

Author: Editorial 14th July 2022 0 Comments

Kitti Palmai reports for the BBC: “While many parents worry that their children spend too much time playing computer games, Kelcey Sihanourath is pleased to see her son Owain pick up his tablet. Now aged 13, he was diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) in…
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ADHD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, BBC, computer games, EndeavorRx, Kelcey Sihanourath, Kitti Palmai, New Approaches, Thymia

Easier than curing a toothache? The Story of Lobotomy

Author: Editorial 16th May 2022 0 Comments

This podcast is from the BBC. The producers say: “It is remembered as the most barbaric medical procedure of the 20th century, but lobotomy was once hailed as a miracle cure. Claire Prentice explores the archives to uncover the hidden history…
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audio, BBC, Claire Prentice, Egas Moniz, history of psychiatry, Howard Dully, lobotomy, psychiatry, Wylie McKissock

Psychedelic frees up depressed brain, study shows

Author: Editorial 13th May 2022 0 Comments

Philippa Roxby reports for the BBC: “Psilocybin, a drug found in magic mushrooms, appears to free up the brains of people with severe depression in a way that other antidepressants do not, a study has found. The results, based on brain…
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antidepressants, BBC, Centre for Psychedelic Research, David Nutt, depression, Imperial College London, Nature Medicine, neuroscience, Philippa Roxby, psilocybin, Research

‘Work has been therapy for my mental health’

Author: Editorial 11th May 2022 0 Comments

Jim Reed reports for the BBC : “People living with a severe mental illness are very likely to be out of work – the employment rate for the group is thought to be as low as 7%. A pioneering approach is meant to change…
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BBC, Care Quality Commission, employment, Individual Placement and Support, Jim Reed, Rethink Mental Illness

How to sleep well with Michael Mosley

Author: Editorial 6th April 2022 0 Comments

Poor or disrupted sleep is a significant cause of psychological and emotional distress (as well as physical ill-health). This TV programme from the BBC’s Horizon series is presented by Michael Mosley. The producers say: “A third of the population regularly…
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BBC, Horizon, Michael Mosley, sleep, sleep deprivation, sleep disruption, sleep science, videos

Sweet Harmony

Author: Editorial 16th February 2022 0 Comments

With relevance to wellbeing, this podcast (presented by Mathew Syed) is about the effects of singing in harmony and comes from BBC Sounds. It is part of their “Sideways” series, which explores the ideas that shape our lives with stories…
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Angie Hobbs, BBC, BBC Sounds, communication, empathy, harmony, Ian Cross, Mathew Syed, music, singing