This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47749964 By BBC Health news Psychiatrists are being urged to ask children with mental health issues how long they spend online and what they use social media for. Questions about technology should be a routine part of assessments, the Royal College of Psychiatrists says. It is concerned about how time spent…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47740396 By BBC Health news A total of 70.9 million prescriptions for antidepressants were dispensed in England in 2018. NHS Digital figures show that the number of drugs issued – for conditions like depression and anxiety – went up from 67.5 million in 2017. The total is almost double the number…
This article was take from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47609849 By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online Smoking potent ‘skunk-like’ cannabis increases your risk of serious mental illness, say researchers. They estimate around one in 10 new cases of psychosis may be associated with strong cannabis, based on their study of European cities and towns. In London and Amsterdam, where…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/mar/18/social-media-addiction-should-be-seen-as-disease-mps-say By Jim Waterson Media editor by the Guardian UK report suggests sites such as Facebook and Instagram could be harming mental health Social media addiction should be considered a disease, MPs have said, in a sign of the pressures facing technology companies and the growing concern over the impact social networks are…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/08/nhs-bosses-benefit-stress-driving-mental-health-care-demand By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Universal credit and welfare changes have ‘high impact’ on treatment needs, report says NHS bosses have warned that people left stressed and unable to cope as a result of changes to their benefits are adding to the rising demand for mental health care. The benefits system shake-up…