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International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) 2013International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) 2013
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from RCPsych 2013. Medscape Psychiatry (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Conference Coverage Source Type: news

Could an MRI Diagnose Bipolar Disorder?
It's possible - and with today's technology. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have found that there is a clear difference between brain activity in patients who have unipolar depression from those who have bipolar disorder. Right now it can be difficult to diagnose bipolar disorder. And since bipolar disorder is so often misdiagnosed as clinical depression at first, and it can take months or years for the correct diagnosis to be made, a test like this could make an enormous difference to people haven't been diagnosed correctly - even saving lives. All this is according to Professor Mary Phillips, professor of ...
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - June 3, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Only One In Ten Smokers With Poor Mental Health Prescribed A Smoking Cessation Medication
Although smoking prevalence has declined in the United Kingdom over recent decades, it has changed little among people with mental health disorders, remaining substantially higher than the national average. Yet a study published in the journal Addiction, presenting work carried out for a report released by the Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Psychiatrists called 'Smoking and Mental Health', suggests that general practitioners (GPs) are missing opportunities to help smokers with mental health disorders to quit... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news

RPS welcomes calls for parity between mental and physical health
The RPS is welcoming the publication of a report (Whole Person Care: From Rhetoric to Reality) by the Royal College of Psychiatrists which calls for (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - March 26, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Give mental health same priority as physical, says Royal College of Psychiatrists
Mental health should be given as much priority as physical health, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has claimed, as those with severe mental illness die 15 to 20 years sooner. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: 1 HEALTH Mental Source Type: news

A Safe Bet: Treat Pathologic Gambling Like Alcohol AddictionA Safe Bet: Treat Pathologic Gambling Like Alcohol Addiction
Guidelines to prevent or treat gambling addiction should mirror those for alcohol addiction, according to a new report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - March 7, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Wednesday 16 January
The prescription of sleeping pills and tranquillisers should be reduced and carefully monitored because of the dangers of addiction and dependency, according to a group of health professionals. The alliance, which includes the, The Royal College of Nursing, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), the Department of Health and the Royal College of Psychiatrists, is calling on doctors to prescribe drugs such as the benzodiazepine Valium only under very particular circumstances. (Source: Royal College of Nursing News Alert)
Source: Royal College of Nursing News Alert - January 16, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news