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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Depression affects around one in seven people during the course of their lifetime and is twice as common in women than men. ‘The reasons are not entirely understood but it could be because of biological factors, social pressures or simply because women are more likely to seek help for the condition,’ says Sam Challis, spokesperson […]
One of the most difficult issues about dementia, particularly in developed countries like the UK and the USA is whether we should attempt to diagnose it as soon as possible. There are two lobbies that want to make the diagnosis of dementia earlier and earlier. In one corner are the pharmaceutical companies. The sooner you […]
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If I was in my 40s or 50s I would want to know if I was going to be demented in later life. I have undergone memory tests myself – the last time was around 10 years ago. Thankfully my results showed that my memory was good. If the initial tests had shown abnormality I […]
[youtube id=”cyEdZ23Cp1E” width=”750″ height=”422″ position=”left”] It’s #UniMentalHealthDay today and as medical students are often put under huge amounts of stress and pressure we’d like to share this video from mental health charity Mind on how relaxation can fit into your daily life. […]
“Well, Mrs Dow,” said the curly haired, highly recommended child psychologist from Harley Street, as he sat in my kitchen – “you’ve got a problem. Your daughter is mentally handicapped.” Our daughter Annie was 3 years and 4 months old at the time and still not speaking. Urged on by a concerned friend, I had called in […]
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Cindy was an irresistible referral, on paper, perhaps the most exotic and cosmopolitan backstory I had ever seen. 23 years old, an only child of an Asian mother and South American father, she had been brought up in Taiwan until the age of 11, with batches of time spent in family apartments in New York, […]