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Improving England’s mental health
The document, Improving England’s Mental Health: the First 100 Days and Beyond, comes from the Centre for Mental Health, the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Network, Mind, Rethink Mental Illness and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 2, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Psychiatric Experts Weigh In On What Could Have Motivated Germanwings Co-Pilot
LONDON (AP) — A disgruntled worker shoots up a workplace. A student opens fire at a high school. A pilot crashes a planeload of people into a mountainside. There may never be a convincing explanation for such devastating acts of violence, but experts say certain personality disorders such as extreme narcissism can help push people who want to take their own lives to take those of others at the same time. But as German prosecutors search for what might have motivated co-pilot Andreas Lubitz to deliberately smash the Germanwings plane carrying 149 other people into the French Alps, many experts caution against speculatin...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 30, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Open approach to mental healthcare
Last week, a report by the all-party parliamentary group on mental health said people with mental health problems receive substandard care (Report, theguardian.com, 4 March). In response, the president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Professor Simon Wessely, asked to see “good words translated into good deeds”. The good news is that some of these good deeds are already happening – but at the frontline. On NHS Change Day on Wednesday nearly 500 people attended the first national conference, in London, on peer-supported “open dialogue”. They heard firsthand reports of the profound changes this approach is br...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 18, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Guardian Staff Tags: Mental health NHS Psychology Society Science Finland Europe UK news Source Type: news

College president warns against clustering in mental health
Parts of the mental health service could be destabilised by the ‘cluster’ payment system proposed for the sector, the president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has warned. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - October 20, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Mentally ill lacking help: Only three in ten people with a common condition such as depression receive treatment
Professor Simon Wessely, president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said that some youngsters with mental health issues get ‘literally no’ treatment. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) 2014International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) 2014
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from RCPsych 2014. Medscape Psychiatry (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Conference Coverage Source Type: news

Jeremy Hunt: BBC 'extraordinary' to criticise me over mental health commitment
The Health Secretary hits out at the BBC for challenging his record on visiting mental health trusts amid claims the service is heading for a 'car crash' (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - June 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: mental health Royal College of Psychiatrists criticise BBC health secretary Jeremy Hunt Professor Sue Bailey Source Type: news

VIDEO: Mental health services 'a car crash'
Mental health services in England are 'a car crash' according to the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mental health services 'a car crash'
Mental health services in England are "a car crash" and not prioritised by the health secretary, says the Royal College of Psychiatrists' outgoing president. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mental health bed shortage forcing doctors to section patients
Underfunding reaching tipping point warns Royal College of Psychiatrists PresidentRelated items from OnMedicaChildren with mentally ill parents go 'unnoticed' Old people unable to access mental health services Mental health remains 'Cinderella specialty'Scheme to help depressed patients is rolled out nationwideMental health patients sent hundreds of miles for care (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 2, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Christian counsellors ban therapy aimed at 'converting' gay patients
Association of Christian Counsellors bans trying to turn gay patients straight but disgraced therapist vows to fight rulingBritain's leading body for Christian therapists has instructed its members to stop trying to turn gay patients straight using so-called "conversion therapy".The Association of Christian Counsellors (ACC) said the practice should be stopped "in the interests of public safety", but the move has prompted a furious response from proponents of talking "cures" for homosexuality who have promised to fight for what they see as the right to therapy of anyone distressed by "unwanted same sex attraction".The cont...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 13, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Patrick Strudwick Tags: The Guardian Psychology Sexuality Mental health World news Gay rights Society Equality Christianity Religion Science Source Type: news

Report calls for A&E psychiatry boost
The Royal College of Psychiatrists say every acute hospital must have dedicated psychiatry liason serviceRelated items from OnMedicaMajor trauma care service is lamentablePresumed consent only way to get more organsPoor deal for mental health patients in emergenciesMore A&E consultants needed to ensure patient safetyMental health remains 'Cinderella specialty' (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - December 24, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Student of the Year award for top medic
A former University of Bristol student has been named Medical Student of the Year 2013 by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Nicholas Deakin, who graduated earlier this year and now works as an Academic Foundation Doctor at Barts Health NHS Trust, beat nominees from across the UK to win the accolade. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 19, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Press releases Source Type: news

New Treatment Guidelines for Gender Dysphoria ReleasedNew Treatment Guidelines for Gender Dysphoria Released
New guidelines for the assessment and treatment of gender dysphoria have been published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the United Kingdom. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Hard To Treat Depression Patients Recover Completely With Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
Data from the first 'real-world' treatment audit presented at The Royal College of Psychiatrists' International Congress 2013 in Edinburgh show that 60% of patients with treatment-resistant depression achieved complete remission (patients report and show no symptoms) when treated with repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS).[1] These data are in-line with results reported in major treatment centres in the US and Canada... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Depression Source Type: news