Recession prompts rise in calls to mental health lines http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18115959

Good to hear MPs talking about their mental health issues
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jun/16/mps-mental-health-bill

NHS is 'failing' mental health patients

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/nhs-is-failing-mental-health-patients-7857342.html

The evidence on access to mental health services

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jun/18/evidence-access-mental-health-services

the brighter side of the give blood - play rugby as a game (rather than a war) debate

How one project has used rugby, partnership working and simple messages to educate men about mental health

http://www.guardian.co.uk/healthcare-network/2012/aug/08/state-of-mind-mental-fitness-wellbeing-men

'Discriminatory' ban on MPs with mental health issues to be axed http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19597215

Funny that, I thought it was a prerequisite of being an MP.

As with being in the House of Lords or High Court Judges perhaps

Mental illness 'biggest UK health challenge' - Miliband http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20117661

Thousands wrongly sectioned under mental health act following 'technical error'

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/thousands-wrongly-sectioned-under-mental-health-act-following-technical-error-8231388.html

Mental health loophole 'closed' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20145578

The nasty babble which stigmatises depression
Mental health debate is like a pre-Enlightenment scream in its ignorance. Will Ed Miliband's words have any effect?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/02/nasty-babble-stigmatises-depression

The doctor battling drink and depression will see you now ...

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/the-doctor-battling-drink-and-depression-will-see-you-now-8280624.html

Mental health medication concern http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20539159

Charles Walker MP: 'I've made peace with it. I've got it off my chest'
One of the MPs who revealed their mental health problems to the Commons explains how that debate changed his life

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/dec/26/charles-walker-mp-mental-health

Spirituality 'link' to mental illness

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/01January/Pages/Spirituality-link-to-mental-illness.aspx

MPs and the 'stigma' of mental illness

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9874192/MPs-and-the-stigma-of-mental-illness.html

Doctors in dispute: What exactly is normal human behaviour?
The fifth edition of the psychiatrists’ bible, DSM V, reignites the row over the massive growth in mental disorders

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/doctors-in-dispute-what-exactly-is-normal-human-behaviour-8621601.html

Clinical anxiety is becoming a worry
Generalised anxiety disorder affects one in 20 adults, and there is increasing concern about how it is diagnosed and treated

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/may/19/clinical-anxiety-is-becoming-a-worry

Waking up to the link between a faulty body clock and mental illness
Biological clocks are known to schedule sleep and changes in alertness, mood, strength and blood pressure, but recent studies suggest they are also deeply involved in mental health

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2013/jul/22/body-clock-biological-circadian-sleep

Mentally ill people 'hit hard by recession' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23463309

Heed the new age of anxiety rather than bemoaning it
A study calculating the cost of widespread stress and exhaustion ignores the signs pointing to what really lies behind it

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/29/heed-age-of-anxiety-stress-exhaustion

Community treatment orders are not helping people with mental illness

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/14/community-treatment-orders-mental-illness

Charles Walker MP: 'Mental illness is not a weakness'
The Conservative MP who came out as an obsessive compulsive says he won't rest until mental health discrimination ends

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/04/charles-walker-mental-illness-not-weakness

Living with anxiety: Britain's silent epidemic
Up to a third of the population will suffer from an anxiety disorder or panic attacks at some point in their life. But what are we all so afraid of?

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/15/anxiety-epidemic-gripping-britain

Comfort eating: The new mental illness. You eat a biscuit - then can't stop until you finish the packet. Don't assume it's lack of willpower. Doctors now say it's a psychiatric condition that needs treatment
Binge-eating has officially been classified a new type of eating disorder
Those affected are often depressed and extremely self-critical
Unsurprisingly, those with binge eating disorder are often overweight, but...
They can and do lose weight periodically - and dramatically
The disorder affects men and women equally (unlike anorexia and bulimia)


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2478592/Comfort-eating-The-new-mental-illness-You-eat-biscuit--stop-finish-packet-Dont-assume-lack-willpower-Doctors-say-psychiatric-condition-needs-treatment.html#ixzz2j6XmfaVK

Depression: 'Second biggest cause of disability' in world http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24818048

Pill-popping Britain: UK takes more anti-depressants than almost all of Europe
UK has seventh highest rate in the Western world for drugs like Prozac
Daily dose rate per 1,000 Britons has doubled in the past ten years
Britain behind Iceland, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Sweden and Portugal


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2511186/Pill-popping-Britain-UK-takes-anti-depressants-Europe.html#ixzz2lNELKHul

Choir singing 'boosts your mental health'
There is a growing body of evidence which claims that singing as part of a group can have a range of health benefits

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10496056/Choir-singing-boosts-your-mental-health.html

Mental health toolkit uses patient experiences to improve services
The toolkit captures the experiences of patients, carers and staff through discussion, observation and filmed interviews

http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2014/jan/07/mental-health-toolkit-improves-services

Experts say sadness is wrongly being medicalised

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/01January/Pages/Experts-say-sadness-is-wrongly-being-medicalised.aspx

THe NHS is 'failing to treat depressed patients'
Only half of anxiety and depression sufferers who asked for help last year actually got any treatment

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jan/19/mental-therapy-waiting-times-concern

It's not just adult mental health services that are hurting from cuts

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jan/27/not-just-adult-mental-health-hurting

Should we be mindful of mindfulness?
It has been prescribed by the NHS for depression since 2004 but recently mindfulness has spawned a whole industry of evening classes and smartphone apps. What is the evidence that the practice – part meditation, part CBT – works?

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/23/should-we-be-mindful-of-mindfulness-nhs-depression

Mental health charities warn cuts 'put lives at risk' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-26530733

Are you a glass half-empty person? Don't worry, it's not your fault - we're hardwired to be positive or negative
Study is first to prove there are positive and negative people in the world
Negative people who were instructed to be happy became more anxious
'You can't just tell someone to think positively,' say researchers


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2596164/Are-glass-half-person-Dont-worry-not-fault-hardwired-positive-negative-research-reveals.html#ixzz2xuenXZTL

The kindest way to banish anxiety: Compassion Focused Therapy can help conquer crippling worries by teaching sufferers to be nice to themselves
Amelia Adams, 22, from Surrey has suffered from anxiety since her teens
Standard NHS treatment, cognitive behavioural therapy, is ineffective
With compassion focused therapy (CFT) she is finally being helped


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2619470/The-kindest-way-banish-anxiety-Compassion-Focused-Therapy-help-conquer-crippling-worries-teaching-sufferers-nice-themselves.html#ixzz30plwDObP

As happy pill prescriptions top 50million, even GP admits: We hand out too many antidepressants
Prominent GP Des Spence said: 'We do over-prescribe'
Pill prescriptions have more than trebled since 1998
He said the issue was a ‘huge problem’ in England


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2642267/As-happy-pill-prescriptions-50million-GP-admits-We-hand-antidepressants.html#ixzz33BRWejDT

Mentally ill people need to be helped, not hounded
Ministers promise 'parity of esteem' for mental and physical health services. Instead the reality is scandalous cruelty

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/08/mentally-ill-need-help-not-bullying-by-the-state

Could aspirin and ibuprofen help fight depression? Scientists discover inflammation may cause mental illness - and say these drugs could treat it
Body releases protein to fight infection, it could cause depression
Anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen could help in treatment
Children with high levels of infection had double risk of psychosis as adults


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2724450/How-illnesses-child-raise-depression-risk-Protein-released-blood-battle-infections-make-adults-prone-suffer-condition.html#ixzz3AMB7DaLV

Depression is a disease of loneliness
A lack of friends can suck someone into solitude – sharing the language of affection could help to ease the pain

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/16/depression-disease-loneliness-friends

Professor Green: Men shouldn’t suffer in silence with depression and anxiety
My dad killed himself, and having struggled with feelings myself I want to make sure I deal with them properly. You should too

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/20/men-suffer-depression-anxiety

Stressed and depressed should be fast-tracked for NHS help
The country's most senior doctor says NHS should look at speedier ways to help those suffering from anxiety, stress and depression, with a 24 per cent rise in sick days caused by such conditions

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/11082634/Stressed-and-depressed-should-be-fast-tracked-for-NHS-help.html

Blood test for depression developed after scientists discover the condition causes a spike in certain chemicals
It can take doctors months to diagnose severe clinical depression
But the discovery could speed up diagnosis time and quicken treatment
Scientists have identified nine chemicals in the blood related to depression
The pioneering test checks whether levels of three of them have increased


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2755687/Blood-test-depression-speed-treatment-unveiled-scientists-discover-spike-certain-chemicals-bouts-severe-gloominess.html#ixzz3DQ1rF98x

Is it time for a mental health waiting target? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29228148