Professor Sir Simon Wessely is President, Royal Society of Medicine and former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. As well as leading the Mental Health Act review, he is Civilian Consultant Advisor in Psychiatry to the British Army and a trustee of the charity, Combat Stress. He will be presenting the key note speech […]
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Professor Sir Simon Wessely is President, Royal Society of Medicine and former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. As well as leading the Mental Health Act review, he is Civilian Consultant Advisor in Psychiatry to the British Army and a trustee of the charity, Combat Stress. He will be presenting the key note speech […]
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The Mental Health Act is not perfect. Since 1959, when it first came into being, it has been gradually reformed and refined until we have something which works reasonably well, but still with flaws. What piece of legislation doesn’t? The Royal College of Psychiatrists was among the major mental health organisations to call for a […]
The Mental Health Act is not perfect. Since 1959, when it first came into being, it has been gradually reformed and refined until we have something which works reasonably well, but still with flaws. What piece of legislation doesn’t? The Royal College of Psychiatrists was among the major mental health organisations to call for a […]
Two major military campaigns came to an end in the last decade. In 2006, British forces pulled out of Iraq and Britain’s 13-year peacekeeping operation in Afghanistan finished in 2014. But the end of hostilities does not always mean that the men and women who took part can draw a line under their experiences. In around […]
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Two major military campaigns came to an end in the last decade. In 2006, British forces pulled out of Iraq and Britain’s 13-year peacekeeping operation in Afghanistan finished in 2014. But the end of hostilities does not always mean that the men and women who took part can draw a line under their experiences. In around […]
Read More… from The war is over… now the battle against combat stress begins