In 2013, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after a long-lasting period of depression; a few weeks ago, I was discharged as an out-patient after spending several weeks under a mental health home treatment team, having suffered a manic episode crammed with delusions, little sleep and a somewhat adamant neglect of both food and hygiene […]
mental health
Let’s make the UK a better place for those with mental health challenges
Embed from Getty Images Imagine being in a situation where you have had months of no sleep, you have lost over 15 kilos in weight when you were already under weight and you cannot do anything but ruminate over problems. You go to your GP, he gives you some shiny pills then tells you […]
Let’s make the UK a better place for those with mental health challenges
Embed from Getty Images Imagine being in a situation where you have had months of no sleep, you have lost over 15 kilos in weight when you were already under weight and you cannot do anything but ruminate over problems. You go to your GP, he gives you some shiny pills then tells you […]
Johnny Oates tells House of Lords about his experience of depression
In a speech to the House of Lords yesterday, Liberal Democrat peer Johnny Oates talked about his experience of depression as a young man. This experience was not unrelated to the times in which he was growing up. As a young gay man, having the government legislate against him was not easy to deal with. […]
Jonny Oates tells House of Lords about his experience of depression
In a speech to the House of Lords yesterday, Liberal Democrat peer Jonny Oates talked about his experience of depression as a young man. This experience was not unrelated to the times in which he was growing up. As a young gay man, having the government legislate against him was not easy to deal with. […]
Norman Lamb on why improving mental health care is so important to him
This interview with Norman Lamb in the Telegraph. In it, he talks about why he is so motivated to change mental health care. We knew about how he and his wife Mary have supported their son Archie through battles with OCD and, for the first time, he talks about losing his sister Catherine to suicide […]
Norman Lamb on why improving mental health care is so important to him
This interview with Norman Lamb in the Telegraph. In it, he talks about why he is so motivated to change mental health care. We knew about how he and his wife Mary have supported their son Archie through battles with OCD and, for the first time, he talks about losing his sister Catherine to suicide […]
Rennie calls for Minister for Mental Health
Willie Rennie, seen here seemingly enacting a scene from Lady and the Tramp with a therapet during the election campaign, has called on Nicola Sturgeon to appoint a dedicated minister for mental health when the new Scottish government is announced next week. A major part of the Liberal Democrat election campaign was a call for […]
LibLink: David Laws – The road to student retention
David Laws has been writing for Times Higher Education focussing on the worrying number of disadvantaged students dropping out of higher education: The UK government’s target to double the number of disadvantaged young people going to university by 2020 is laudable. Access to higher education offers a platform for young people to succeed and is central […]
Lamb says Tories failing on mental health waiting times
So, it didn’t take long for the Tories to apply the brakes to all the good work done on mental health by Norman Lamb and, before him, fellow Liberal Democrat Paul Burstow. The Independent talks exclusively to Norman about what’s happening now he’s not there to drive things forward. Norman Lamb, who served as the […]