When I heard about the mood disorders study I got in touch straight away. I was diagnosed with bipolar in the mid-70s when I was 17. My symptoms first manifested themselves after my father died, when I was just 14. I was fostered at 15, and first sectioned aged 16. From then on I was on the psychiatric merry-go-round – hospitals, therapeutic communities, halfway houses – until I was 28.
depressionBipolar disorder: the ’stalking beast’Tuesday, May 4th, 2010Almost one in three mothers suffers mental health problemsFriday, April 30th, 2010Almost a third of mothers suffer poor mental health at some point in the first four or five years of their child’s life, according to a study which aims to show what it is like being a child in Scotland today. Recession creates depression – 12-04-2010Tuesday, April 13th, 2010Poverty charity Elizabeth Finn Care and Roehampton University have revealed new research highlighting a staggering rise in mental health illness among UK workers, directly attributable to worries related to the economic downturn. The study shows that an alarming 47% of people have experienced depressive symptoms during the recession – some four-to-five times higher than levels recorded amongst the general population before the slump. Our Stories exhibition demystifies mental illnessWednesday, March 17th, 2010The myth of ‘them and us’ still exists between those who have suffered from mental health problems and those who have not. ‘Our Stories’, a new exhibition by the mental health charity Together aims to dispel the idea that mental illness happens to other people.Antidepressants can help people with physical illsWednesday, March 17th, 2010(Reuters) – Antidepressants such as Eli Lilly’s Prozac or GlaxoSmithKline’s Paxil can help depressed patients with physical illness, and doctors should consider them more often, researchers said on Wednesday. MENTAL HEALTH FALLOUT: Stress of job loss can trigger wide range of reactions, from anxiety to depressionWednesday, March 10th, 2010Losing a job can be emotional, but those who are unemployed may face a host of anxiety-producing situations on top of being out of work. These include the frustration of not being able to find another job, having to pay the same number of bills with less income, losing identity and struggling to feel valuable, and dealing with the stigma of being unemployed — all of which can lead to serious mental issues. The Relationship Between Mental and Physical HealthThursday, March 4th, 2010People with depression often have worse physical health, as well as worse self-perceived health, than those without depression. New service to tackle depression and anxietyFriday, February 12th, 2010A team of four new therapists have been brought in by local NHS provider Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Community Healthcare, to treat patients with low intensity mental health issues like depression and anxiety. Bipolar risk greater for bright childrenFriday, February 5th, 2010“You don’t have to be bipolar to be a genius – but it helps,” according to The Independent. The newspaper said that a Swedish study of over 700,000 adults found that those who scored top grades at school were “four times more likely to develop bipolar disorder than those with average grades”. IAPT video from Islington PCTFriday, February 5th, 2010 |
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