Psychologists say they have treated hundreds of survivors of the 2005 London bombings for post-traumatic stress disorder. Read the full article here
The mental scars of soldiers
Last week in the US an army sergeant was accused of waterboarding his own four-year-old daughter after she refused to recite her ABCs. This story emerged as London’s Guardian newspaper reported that during a time of critical stress for military hospitals, there was little concrete information about soldiers’ mental health. Read the full article here
Magnetic activity in brain ‘diagnoses stress disorder
A one-minute test appears to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder with an accuracy of 90%. Read the full article here
More IAPT sites added to services page
Sutton and Merton and Tower Hamlets have submitted their IAPT service details and details are now viewable on our services map.
New Services Added to WfW Map
Wave 2 Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) sites went live last month in London and as they establish themselves they are sending us information about their services so we can update the services map. To date 15 PCTs have IAPT services, these are: Camden City and Hackney Ealing Greenwich Haringey Hammersmith and Fulham Islington [...]
Homecomings fit for heroes? The plight of Britain’s veterans
The sombre procession of six coffins, draped in Union flags, along the streets of Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire on Tuesday was yet another reminder of the human cost of the war in Afghanistan. Each contained the body of a British soldier killed there the previous week Read the full article here
Returning troops hit by alcohol abuse, depression
LONDON (Reuters) – Alcohol abuse and depression are common among British troops returning from conflict deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan but post traumatic stress is less of a problem than previously thought, researchers said on Friday Read the full article here
Revealed: the hidden army in UK prisons
The number of former servicemen in prison or on probation or parole is now more than double the total British deployment in Afghanistan, according to a new survey. An estimated 20,000 veterans are in the criminal justice system, with 8,500 behind bars, almost one in 10 of the prison population. Read the full article here
Afghanistan’s hidden toll: Troops invalided out triple in three years
An article about the effect that the conflict in Afghanistan is having on troops mental health Read the full article here
‘British troops face risk of massive mental health problems’
An article about the mental health problems faced by British troops British soldiers are faced with massive mental health problems due to drastic working conditions and out of date support techniques, a former Special Air Service soldier has revealed. Ex-trooper Bob Paxman, 41, has broken the SAS vow of silence to reveal the risk [...]
