By: Martha Linden, PA, The Independent
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Nearly 4,000 new cases of mental health disorder were diagnosed last year among armed services personnel, according to figures published today.
Mental health statistics released by the Ministry of Defence showed 3,917 new cases of armed services personnel assessed to have a mental disorder [...]
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Post traumatic stress rises among war zone soldiers
Posted in Editor, Men's health, Politics, Practice, RISKS, Science, Violence, Women's health, diagnosis, health, life, mental health, news, soldiers on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
‘Unacceptable’ levels of violence on mental wards
Posted in Editor, Men's health, Politics, RISKS, Science, Violence, Women's health, chronic disease, health, life, mental health, news on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
Thousands of seriously-ill mental patients are enduring “unacceptable” levels of violence on overcrowded NHS wards where they are vulnerable to sexual predators, an investigation has found.
The most comprehensive survey of mental health hospital care in England, published today by the Healthcare Commission, paints a picture of [...]
Rimonabant, a controversial weight-loss drug, has been approved for use in the NHS
Posted in Editor, Politics, RISKS, Science, Violence, diagnosis, drug companies, health, life, mental health, news on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Jane Kirby, PA, The Independent
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
A controversial weight-loss drug has been approved for use on the NHS, it was announced today.
Rimonabant will be made available to overweight or obese patients who cannot take, or who have had no success with, two other drugs, orlistat and sibutramine.
It comes after concerns about [...]
Violent patients
Posted in RISKS, Violence, bmj, health, life, news on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
BMJ Careers:
Author: Ingrid Torjesen
Publication date: 28 May 2008
One in three doctors is attacked at work every year, yet few of these will have been trained on how to handle the situation. General practitioners, doctors working in accident and emergency departments, psychiatrists, and doctors in training are the most at risk.
Dealing with abusive behaviour:
Avoiding [...]
Proliferation of firearms is growing global health problem
Posted in Violence, bmj, health, life, news on December 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
BMJ 2007;335:470-471 (8 September):
News
Proliferation of firearms is growing global health problem
John Zarocostas
The growing number of civilians holding firearms is fuelling gun crime worldwide and is putting healthcare systems, especially in poor countries, under stress, an expert report says. Gun crime kills about 250 000 people a year and injures many more.
