Infant mortality in England will be 140% higher than EU states by 2030 without radical action, report warns
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Infant mortality in England will be 140% higher than EU states by 2030 without radical action, report warns

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/infant-mortality-child-deaths-uk-eu-europe-health-brexit-poverty-austerity-a8581516.html By Alex Matthews-Kings, at the Independent Children in England are more likely to die in infancy than their European counterparts and are set to be left further behind on a range of health measures unless the government and NHS act now, a major report warns. Infant mortality is nearly a third…

World Mental Health Day 2018: Mindfulness and meditation explained by a psychologist
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World Mental Health Day 2018: Mindfulness and meditation explained by a psychologist

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/world-mental-health-day-2018-mindfulness-meditation-a3956671.html By Georgia Chambers Psychologist Susan Peacock on how we can make mindfulness a part of our busy everyday lives It’s official – we’re a generation with more on our plates than ever before. In the workplace alone, around 526,000 of us are suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety, according…

Tens of thousands of children in England rejected for mental health treatment
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Tens of thousands of children in England rejected for mental health treatment

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/07/tens-of-thousands-of-children-in-england-rejected-for-mental-health-treatment By Richard Adams Education editor Even with evidence of abuse or self-harm many children are turned away, report finds More children than ever are seeking specialist mental health treatment in England but tens of thousands are being turned away despite evidence of self-harm or abuse, according to a report. An investigation by…

Newly discharged mental health patients at much higher risk of death
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Newly discharged mental health patients at much higher risk of death

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/02/newly-discharged-mental-health-patients-at-much-higher-risk-of-death By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Such patients are 90 times more likely to die from drugs overdose than general population, research finds People with mental health problems are at a hugely increased risk of dying from unnatural causes, including suicide, soon after they have been discharged from hospital, new research reveals….

Antidepressant withdrawal ‘hits millions’
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Antidepressant withdrawal ‘hits millions’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45717465 By BBC Health news Millions of people get bad side-effects trying to cut down on or come off antidepressants, a large review says. The All Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence review suggests half of patients have withdrawal symptoms and for half of these the symptoms will be severe. Patients should…