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Welcome to our new site, we're going to be posting our radio podcast here plus videos, articles & links- stayed tuned! The MMN Team [...]
Read MoreYounger people 'worry more about loneliness'
One in 10 Britons often feel lonely, and those aged 18-34 are more likely to worry about being isolated than older adults, according to a Read More
Student found dead had been depressed
A Cambridge University student who was being treated for depression in a psychiatric hospital was found dead on a railway track, an inquest heard. For full article click here. With thanks to the Cambridge Evening News [...]
Read MoreSent to the asylum: The Victorian women locked up because they were suffering from stress, post natal depression and anxiety Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2141741/Sent-asylum-The-Victorian-women-locked-suffering-stress-post-natal-depression-anxiety.html#ixzz1ujePZnA9
These days, work stress, postnatal depression and anxiety are addressed with compassion. But just a few generations ago, the women who suffered from these conditions, were confined to an asylum. Click here for full article With thanks to Mail online
Read MoreUK addicted to sleeping pills: Stress-related insomnia on rise since start of the economic crunch Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2142663/UK-addicted-sleeping-pills-Stress-related-insomnia-rise-start-economic-crunch.html#ixzz1ujcX77zl
Britain has become a nation of sleeping pill addicts since the start of the economic downturn, figures revealed yesterday. The annual cost to the NHS of handing out the pills has risen by a sixth in the past three years to nearly £50million. Click here for full article With thanks to Mail online
Read MoreDo sleeping pills increase risk of dying young?
When Janet Marshall started having trouble getting off to sleep and asked her GP for help, she never imagined how the decision would affect her life. Click here for full article With thanks to Independent online
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