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Considering going off antidepressants? Here's what to think about first

Mental health is key to health and wellbeing. Yet two in five Australians aged 16 to 85 (44%) experience a mental illness during their lifetime, commonly anxiety or depression. And more than 32 million antidepressant prescriptions are dispensed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme each year for these diagnoses.

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Long wait for insurance compounds disaster trauma

A new report into the mental health burden of disasters across Australia shows adequate insurance coverage is central to recovery.

AAP

Disaster survivors need help remaining connected with friends and families – and access to mental health care

The earthquakes that struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria in early February 2023 have killed at least 47,000 people and disrupted everyday life for some 26 million more.

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Report highlights mental toll on Chicago residents who applied for guaranteed income program

About one in three applicants who applied for the city’s guaranteed income pilot program to receive $500 a month for a year reported issues with their mental health.

Chicago Sun-Times

Being flexible is essential for chronic pain patients' mental health: Study

Almost 20 per cent of the population suffers from chronic pain. It can have far-reaching consequences for career, lifestyle, and mental health, in addition to the medical and physical effects. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Prince and Princess of Wales William and Kate to visit ahead of St David's Day

Details of two engagements have been announced - in Aberavon and Llanelli

Wales Online

Glasgow Meatloaf Starstruck contestant sails through to final after wowing judges

The 31-year-old NHS Mental Health worker from Glasgow performed 'I Would Do Anything for Love' - and it seems that the performance was so good he blew everyone away.

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After Turkey's earthquake, a grave mental health toll looms

It has been three weeks since Tugce Seren Gul's aunt and grandmother were killed in Antakya when a devastating earthquake struck Turkey's southeast. And yet every night, she waits until 4.17 am in the morning, the exact time that the disaster hit, to try to go to sleep.

Reuters

ITV Good Morning Britain's Martin Lewis plea amid 'act of mental health harm' warning

The consumer champion urged the government to act now

Liverpool Echo

Ask the Pediatrician: Can both partners be depressed during pregnancy and after childbirth?

We have come a long way in understanding the mental health impact of welcoming a new baby into the world. But until recently, most of our attention has tilted toward the parent giving birth, possibly overlooking the other.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Teenage mental health crisis: The kids are not OK

Recently, my suicidal 15-year-old grandson ingested and smoked a cocktail of several drugs. His loving parents found him nonresponsive, with a heart rate near 200 beats per minute. The emergency responders and doctors saved his life. Sadly, it was not his first attempt.

Chicago Tribune

Glasgow woman living with bipolar says cost of living has worsened mental health

Scotland's next first minister has been urged to increase spending on and staffing levels for mental health services after "deeply worrying" new research was released.

Glasgow Live

Half of Scots concerned about impact of cost of living crisis on mental health

Eighty-two per cent thought demand for mental health services will increase in the future.

Daily Record

‘How many people will we kill today?’: Shocking reality facing NHS ambulance workers

Exclusive: Better mental health support needed for ambulance workers who are forced to see patients die

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NI man opens up on overcoming binge eating and urges others not to be afraid to seek help

"There's nothing that compares to the peace you'll feel when you don't wake up every day thinking about food"

Daily Record

Mum who lost loving son to suicide during cocaine 'comedown' sets up mental health charity

Nicola Smerdon's youngest son, Tom took his own life in 2019 after struggling with the mental impact that taking cocaine was having on his life.

ABC News

The Australian research that's rewriting the book on burnout – and the five red flags to watch for

Burnout is now such a specific experience that researchers are investigating whether it should be included as a mental health condition in its own right, alongside psychological illnesses like anxiety or depression, with which burnout is frequently confused. And this Australian research is at the cutting edge.

The Guardian - AU

I found out my mum had schizophrenia when I was 14. Here’s what I wish I’d known

The stigma surrounding complex mental health is such that Elfy Scott completed a psychology degree to learn more – but even that fell short

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DWP can pay up to £4,800 a year for anyone with these 21 health conditions – are you eligible?

Since September alone there have been 34,962 new claimants for PIP, a state benefit designed to improve living standards for those suffering from long-term physical disabilities or mental health conditions

Evening Standard

Adults who move back home see improved mental health, study

The mental wellbeing of adult children moving back in with parents was examined by researchers at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)

Liverpool Echo

Women are suffering in silence during menopause and perimenopause - it needs to stop

Liverpool mum and ECHO columnist Sarah Sandison looks at the devastating impact it can have while women are expected to just 'get on with it'

Glasgow Live

Glasgow prisoner takes own life after being 'devastated' by jail sentence

Jamie Burns was just 34 when he passed away at HMP Low Moss less than a month after being sentenced to four months behind bars and displaying a catalogue of bizarre behaviour.

Dublin Live

RTE Tommy Tiernan viewers praise Dublin podcaster Sophie White for 'honest' chat about mental health

The author and podcaster chatted with Tommy Tiernan about how her life changed after a nervous breakdown in her 20s

The Guardian - UK

Does gene editing hold the key to improving mental health?

Research suggests traumatic childhood experiences embed themselves in our brains and put us at risk of mental illness, but epigenetic editing may offer us hope of removing them

The Guardian - UK

Moving back in with parents boosts ‘boomerang’ adults’ mental health

Returning home was once seen as something shameful but new research finds a benefit

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