First came the “medical spa,” or medi spa, offering dermatology services in a retail setting. The medi spa begat the dental spa, bringing tooth bleaching to storefronts nationwide. The dental spa begat the podiatry spa.
And now comes the first medi spa in Manhattan wholly dedicated to strengthening and grooming a woman’s genital area. Mental Health [...]
The Healthcare Commission found no improvement since last year, despite the focus on areas such as cleanliness.
Next April, trusts will have to meet a range of standards in order to be given a “licence for business”.
The commission warned that meant the 103 failing trusts had just 10 months to address its findings.
Just under a third [...]
Health bosses have secured ï¿¡2.8 million of government funding to provide better mental health counselling services for people.
The new cash will allow both East Sussex Downs and Weald and Hastings and Rother Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), working closely with Sussex Partnership Trust, to recruit staff who offer properly supervised low and high intensity talking therapies.
The [...]
tate and city officials report that flaws in the mental health and criminal justice systems have contributed to violence in people with serious mental illness.
A panel was charged with studying the issue after several high profile incidents of violence involving suspects with mental illness _ including the case of a New York City psychotherapist who [...]
A public consultation is being held this week on planned changes to mental health services in the Glasgow area.
On Wednesday June 25th, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is holding a public meeting to discuss proposals to remove services from the Vale of Leven Hospital and transfer them to Glasgow’s Gartnavel Royal Hospital.The Helensburgh Advertiser reports [...]
Kristofer Goldsmith was so distressed about the prospect of returning to Iraq that he decided he was willing to kill himself to avoid serving a second tour.
The Army had mandated an extension of his three-year contract, which had been set to expire, as his unit was set to deploy to Baghdad as part of the [...]
Trauma and Mental Health Disparities has found that interventions that address the life experiences of these men — including their early sexual experiences — in addition to risk and general health issues can contribute significantly toward preventing high-risk behavior and reducing depression rates. The success is largely due to the social support found within these [...]
A resident of a halfway house for psychiatric patients is accused of severely beating a staff counselor he’d been dating, holding her captive in a car until the woman’s parents reached her cell phone, police said today.
Hearing her terrified voice, the parents called 911, and police later discovered the bloody couple parked a quarter mile [...]
This month the American Psychiatric Association announced the names of “working group†members who will guide the development of the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, the codex of American psychiatry.
Not surprisingly, given the DSM’s colorful history, particularly when it comes to sex, controversy erupted within days of the announcement, especially [...]
May is National Mental Health Month, with the theme “Get Connected.” Mental Health America, the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives, founded Mental Health Month more than 50 years ago to raise awareness about mental health conditions and the importance of mental health for everyone.
Due to a long-standing stigma [...]
