Ian Hamilton shares his thoughts on the new Drug Use series published yesterday in The Lancet: The global drug problem – change but not progression.
[read the full story...]The global drug problem: who cares? #LxAddictions19
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Serious about suicide prevention? Invest in primary care #SuicidePreventionPC
André Tomlin summarises a new report out today by Centre for Mental Health and Samaritans: “Strengthening the frontline: Investing in primary care for effective suicide prevention”.
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[read the full story...]Youth mental health research priorities: Right People, Right Questions #YoungPeopleMHQ
Pooky Knightsmith summarises and discusses a brand new report from the McPin Foundation, which presents research priorities for children and young people’s mental health.
[read the full story...]Preventing mental illness, at long last
Peter Byrne, the Public Mental Health lead at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, welcomes a new BMA report entitled: “Tackling the Causes – promoting public mental health and investing in prevention”.
[read the full story...]Person-centred care: challenges and changes to the training of psychiatrists
“A significant number of people receiving psychiatric care are not treated with the utmost dignity within our services that a true ‘person-centred’ approach would ensure.”
Linda Gask summarises a new report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists on person-centred care and its implications for training in psychiatry.
[read the full story...]#UnderstandingPsychosis?
Sameer Jauhar and Paul Morrison consider the revised Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia report from the British Psychological Society Division of Clinical Psychology, which includes updated sections on definitions, aetiology and treatment.
[read the full story...]A spotlight on student mental health in UK universities
Nicky Lambert summarises the recent IPPR report on improving student mental health in the UK’s universities, which paints a stark picture that demands urgent attention.
[read the full story...]Bridging the gap between mental and physical healthcare in general hospitals #TreatAsOne
Kirsten Lawson presents the findings and recommendations of the recent National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death #TreatAsOne report.
[read the full story...]Guided or misguided? New advice on young people and drugs (SBIRT)
Ian Hamilton considers a recent report from the American Academy of Paediatrics Committee on Substance Use and Prevention, which focuses on SBIRT (Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment)
[read the full story...]Nicotine without smoke: new RCP report on e-cigarettes and tobacco harm reduction
Debutant blogger and vaping activist Lorien Jollye presents a new tobacco harm reduction report from the Tobacco Advisory Group of the Royal College of Physicians.
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