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Tag: mental health
Mental health treatment for prisoners in Zimbabwe
Fadumo Omar Mohamed joined Médecins Sans Frontières in 2013 as a Mental Health Activity Manager. Her latest assignment took her to Zimbabwe. This blog explains...
Saliah’s story for MSF
Saliha is a patient at MSF’s women’s health clinic in Kamrangirchar, a densely populated slum in the south of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. She...
Child mental health and exclusion
As mental ill health in young people rises, and more children are subject to interaction with social care services each year, more children are being...
Mental health in the workplace
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has produced a special pack of mental health information for employers and employees to mark World Mental Health Day 2017...
Reforming mental health workforce
A “radical reform” of mental health services is needed to develop a workforce to meet people’s needs in the future, according to a new report...
The mental health effects of doing time
As part of its investigation into offender mental health in London, the London Assembly Health Committee held a public discussion on 19 April 2017, and...
Bullied mental health nurses more heavy handed
Mental health nurses who are belittled and humiliated by patients are more likely to opt for heavy handed management techniques, according to new research published...
NHS mental health plans don’t add up
The announcement of additional mental health workers in the NHS by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt may look impressive to the public gaze, however the figures...
Awards for medical journalism on mental health
As a founding director of the Hippocratic Post I was delighted to be a part last week of our Awards for Student Medical Journalism at...
