University of Manchester - Archive (mental health)
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2021
12
January
2021
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00:05
Europe/London
During April 2020, while the UK was in full lockdown, there was a drop of more than a third in the number of people seeking help for mental illness or self-harm according to research involving 14 million people registered at general practices across ...
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2020
14
December
2020
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15:14
Europe/London
A study by clinical scientists at The University of Manchester has shown that schizophrenia may - in some part - be caused by disordered functioning of the immune system.
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11
December
2020
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13:02
Europe/London
£474,380.60 has been awarded to fund a 20-month research project to evaluate new NHS staff mental health and wellbeing hubs.
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07
October
2020
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08:16
Europe/London
A radical counselling method could be an effective way to help children with mental health problems returning to school after the COVID-19 lockdown, according to University of Manchester psychologists.
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24
September
2020
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09:03
Europe/London
Electronic health records of approximately a quarter of a million people were analysed to identify the impact of COVID-19 on general practice (primary care) by a patient safety research centre between 1st March and 31st May 2020
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10
September
2020
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04:44
Europe/London
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day on Thursday 10 September a patient safety research centre has created a virtual photographic exhibition, ‘Hope during the COVID-19 Pandemic: perspectives from people with personal experience of self-harm, suicide,...
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20
August
2020
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12:50
Europe/London
A study, led by researchers at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Manchester and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), has found that young women are most vulnerable to postpartum mental illness.
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24
April
2020
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12:10
Europe/London
Children of mothers with mental illness are significantly less likely to receive preventative health vaccinations during the first five years of life, according to a University of Manchester study.
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2019
27
November
2019
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15:00
Europe/London
Researchers at The University of Manchester have worked with Kooth, an online mental health service for young people, to produce a report on the impact the service has had, and improve mental health treatment across the country.
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05
February
2019
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13:00
Europe/London
An analysis of data from almost 46,000 people has found that weight loss, nutrient boosting and fat reduction diets can all reduce the symptoms of depression.
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25
January
2019
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11:10
Europe/London
A University of Manchester study into social fragmentation in England using data from the last two censuses has revealed an increase from 2001 to 2011, especially for the North of England.
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09
January
2019
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10:00
Europe/London
Children who experience physical, sexual, and emotional abuse or neglect are at least two to three times more likely to attempt suicide in later life, according to the largest research review carried out of the topic.
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2018
16
October
2018
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02:32
Europe/London
People over 65 who harm themselves are more likely to die by suicide than other age groups according to new research published in the Lancet Psychiatry by University of Manchester and Keele University academics.
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01
October
2018
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08:00
Europe/London
A nationwide survey led by The University of Manchester and BBC Radio 4 has found that 16-24 year olds experience loneliness more often and more intensely than any other age group.
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25
September
2018
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10:48
Europe/London
A relationship breakdown can also cause the unexpected and traumatic loss of friends, new research has shown.
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24
August
2018
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00:01
Europe/London
Carers for people with cancer are between 5 and 7 times more likely to have mental health problems than the general population, according to a landmark new study.
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11
July
2018
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11:36
Europe/London
The first national online survey to give members of the public the opportunity to set the research priorities in the field of ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness has been launched today.
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11
April
2018
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11:28
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has been awarded £150,000 to develop new ways of supporting the wellbeing and mental health of postgraduate research students.
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22
March
2018
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12:00
Europe/London
A scientific paper has revealed that some nutrients found in food may help reduce the symptoms of psychotic illness, when used in the early stages of treatment.
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2014
16
July
2014
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01:00
Europe/London
Researchers call for suicides soon after discharge and deaths following restraint to be ‘never events’ in NHS.
Mental health patients are at their highest risk of dying by suicide in the first two weeks after leaving hospital - a report out to...
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06
February
2014
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00:00
Europe/London
Researchers from The University of Manchester have shown cognitive therapy can be used as a safe and acceptable alternative treatment to for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who have chosen not to take antipsychotic drugs.
Antipsychoti...
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2012
13
March
2012
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00:00
Europe/London
Scientists have gained insight into why lithium salts are effective at treating bipolar disorder in what could lead to more targeted therapies with fewer side-effects.
Bipolar disorder is characterised by alternating states of elevated mood, or ma...
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2011
19
April
2011
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01:00
Europe/London
The future mood swings of people with bipolar disorder can be predicted by their current thoughts and behaviour, a study published today (Tuesday) has found.
Psychologists from the Universities of Manchester and Lancaster say their findings are im...
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2009
19
October
2009
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01:00
Europe/London
Nervous drivers are being helped to overcome their road phobias by donning Cyclops-style goggles that transport them to a three-dimensional virtual world.
Researchers at The University of Manchester have recruited volunteers with a variety of driv...
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2008
23
October
2008
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01:00
Europe/London
Suicide rates in those aged 10-19 in the UK declined by 28% in the seven year period from 1997-2003, shows a study published today in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
The study, carried out by researchers at The University of Manche...
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