Millions spent on keeping adults with learning disabilities locked up, ITV News reveals. https://www.itv.com/news/2024-03-21/millions-spent-on-keeping-adults-with-learning-disabilities-locked-up Hospital seclusion: ‘I’ve been treated like…
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PSYCHIATRY AN INDUSTRY OF DEATH
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More women than men are dying by suicide in psychiatric hospitals
A high proportion of these women may have experienced traumatic events involving physical assault or some loss of power or…
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 will take place from 13 to 19 May
Being active is important for our mental health. But so many of us struggle to get enough exercise. We know…
Read MoreFILMING PATIENTS, INTERESTING READING ON MENTAL CAPACITY “DEMYSTIFYING MENTAL CAPACITY ” (PROFESSOR KEITH BROWN) AND ANOTHER EASTER WITHOUT ELIZABETH
Making and using visual and audio recordings of patients https://www.gmc-uk.org/professional-standards/professional-standards-for-doctors/making-and-using-visual-and-audio-recordings-of-patients/principles The above link may be of interest to those who…
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Fighting Back Against Human Rights Abuses in the Mental Health System
MindFreedom is a human rights organization with members worldwide. If you care about freedom and human dignity in the face…
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Mental Health: The New Weapon To Beat Others With
How we can create a more accepting and compassionate world by stepping into our full humanity. November 6, 2018 by…
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NHS GPS BONUSES FOR SELLING BIG PHARMA DRUGS
How much should patients know about pharma payments to doctors? https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2016/may/18/patients-pharma-payments-doctors-database Individual NHS doctors receiving £100,000 per year from drugs…
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Mentally ill subject to ‘physical violence and verbal threats’ while held under Mental Health Act, finds report
‘The inherent power imbalance means detained patients are vulnerable to potential coercive mistreatment, abuse and deprivation of human rights, leading…
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Mental health patients ‘raped and sexually assaulted’ as NHS abuse scandal revealed
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/sexual-abuse-mental-health-uk-b2484163.html A major investigation by The Independent’s Rebecca Thomas and Sky News’s Rob Mulhern has revealed the horrific scale of…
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Little evidence for community treatment orders – a battle fought with heavy weapons
This editorial discusses the pros and cons of community treatment orders (CTOs) from the perspective of community general adult psychiatry.…
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