Mental health
Browse mental health news, education and analysis by mental health subsections - Alzheimer's dementia; anxiety; depression; insomnia; psychosis and bipolar disorder.
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Alzheimer's dementia
Alzheimer's disease - clinical review
Pitfalls in making a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, The National Dementia Strategy...
GPs maintain dementia diagnosis levels following pay-per-diagnosis scheme
Prevalence of recorded dementia remained stable among GP patients in England throughout...
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GPs should tell patients that dementia is preventable
GPs should help catalyse a shift in mind-set among patients that dementia is not...
Anxiety
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Generalised anxiety disorder: clinical review
An overview of the diagnosis and management of generalised anxiety disorder (GAD),...
Clinical Review: Obsessive compulsive disorder in children
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder
Management approaches to somatic symptom disorder
Dr Mark Jopling discusses the role of GPs in managing somatic symptom disorder.
Depression
Antidepressant prescribing rising faster than any other drug
Almost 4m more antidepressants were prescribed in the community in 2016 over the...
Depression 'fastest growing condition' as GPs record 470,000 new cases in 2015/16
GPs recorded an additional 470,000 patients with depression through the QOF last...
Insomnia
Brief advice cuts insomnia in elderly
Treatment could reduce patients' risk of fracture and cardiovascular disease.
Short and long sleep duration linked to heart risk
Sleeping for more or less than seven hours a day may be an indication for an underlying...
Headache fact file - Part 5 - Headache in children and the elderly
In the final part of this series, Dr David Kernick discusses the challenges of headaches...
Psychosis
Psychosis
Contributed by Dr Nienke Verkuijl, specialist trainee year 2 psychiatry, and Dr Kathleen...
Bipolar disorder
Clinical Review: Bipolar affective disorder
How to diagnose and manage patients in the long term. By psychiatrist Dr Muffazal...
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Clinical Review - Schizophrenia
The latest advice and guidance on diagnosing and managing schizophrenia. By Dr Jonathan...
Evidence base: Bipolar disorder
Find all the latest information about clinical trials, guidelines, online resources...
