An innovation which has saved thousands of hours for mental healthcare clinicians by reducing time spent on data entry tasks, giving them additional time to treat and care for patients, has been shortlisted for the annual Health Tech Awards. The new technology enables medical professionals to enter patient information across multiple different systems simultaneously based […]
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Blue Monday: A timely reminder of how to support someone with depression, anxiety – by Priory experts: • Offer your undivided attention • Never underestimate the power of listening • Avoid saying you ‘know how they feel’ • Offer to be available again to listen • Don’t try to be the ‘fixer’ • Encourage them […]
With the UK officially in recession, Priory mental health expert talks about job loss and the stages of grief: coping and recovering You might experience a number of psychological stages before you start to feel any kind of renewed sense of purpose The most important thing you can do to support a loved one is […]
Job loss and mental health: How do you cope? The pandemic has created worries for everyone, but particularly for those who have lost their jobs. Unemployment can be, and often is, a shock to your whole system Priory consultant psychiatrist Dr Andrew Iles explains the importance of reflection – and then looking ahead Accept that […]
New NHS figures showed there were 125,290 cannabis and spice-related hospital admissions in England from April 2013 to March 2018, including 14,888 under-20s. Consultant psychiatrist Dr Niall Campbell, who treats 18-year-olds and older, at Priory’s Roehampton Hospital, said 25% of paranoid psychosis cases were caused by the use of marijuana. “I am seeing an increasing […]
Why trying to be happy all the time is making us ill. Priory consultant psychiatrist Dr Paul McLaren, medical director of Priory’s Hayes Grove Hospital in Kent and its Wellbeing Centres in London, says: “In recent years, there has been a shift within society whereby happiness is valued above everything else. Across Instagram and social media, […]
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