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Mental ill health has only recently been recognised as a 'disability' giving the service users the same standing in law as a physically disabled person. However, mental illness is still stigmatised in society and does not always evoke the same empathy and understanding as the other disabilities.

A wider debate around the latest developments in this sector is of paramount importance in order to reduce the public prejudice and stigma that surrounds mental illness.

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Discovery paves way for blood test to predict Alzheimer's disease 14 June 2010 Rebecca Smith The Telegraph
Synopsis
A simple blood test to predict Alzheimer's disease up to 10 years before symptoms appear could be developed after researchers found high levels of a protein can be an early sign of the condition.

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Talking therapies are more effective than Prozac-type drugs, says scientist 14 June 2010 Hannah Devlin The Times
Synopsis
Antidepressants of the Prozac type are no better than a placebo, a leading psychologist has claimed.

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Loneliness and stress ‘raise the chances of breast cancer’ 8 December 2009 Sam Lister The Times
Synopsis
Loneliness and stress may play an important role in triggering breast cancer, a study suggests.

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I was becoming withdrawn and just not coping at all 8 December 2009 David Rose The Times
Synopsis
In 2003 Yasmin Miller started to experience problems in her job as a tax accountant with a large financial company.

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Jobcentre specialists get £1m to find work for people with mental health problems 8 December 2009 Sathnam Sanghera The Times
Synopsis
Mental health co-ordinators are to be based in Jobcentres around the country to help people with conditions such as depression to find and stay in work, the Government said.

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So long as they take their tablets, the mentally ill pose little risk 22 September 2009 Sathnam Sanghera The Times
Synopsis
Last week I found myself in a London taxi piloted by a cabbie who thought the world was going to the dogs and chose to illustrate this highly original viewpoint by pointing out that a 38-year-old-man with schizophrenia, who a few years ago had strangled his wife, was, according to recent news reports, being permitted to study the “knowledge” and become a taxi driver.

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First mental health Olympics, Cardiff 2010 12 September 2009 Peter Shankly Bite the News
Synopsis
Today marks two years to go before the start of the first ever Mental Health Olympics in Cardiff 2010. At this time Wales and the whole of the UK will be the centre of the world’s attention as the Opening Ceremony gets underway at the Millennium Stadium on September 28th 2010.

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Elderly left at risk by NHS bidding wars to find cheapest care with reverse auctions 1 June 2009 Rosemary Bennett The Times
Synopsis
An online auction system developed for councils to buy cheap wheelie bins and stationery is being used to buy end-of-life and dementia care for vulnerable elderly people.

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Recession can seriously damage you health 14 January 2009   Male Health Blog
Synopsis
It's been so long since I blogged you probably thought I'd joined the increasing army of unemployed. But fear not, we're still here and the day MHF president Ian Banks compares the P45 to the loaded gun is a good day to get back to the blog.

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Dr Ruth Seifert: consultant psychiatrist 26 March 2009   The Times
Synopsis
As a psychiatrist, a health campaigner and a part of the first wave of female consultants in Britain’s teaching hospitals, Ruth Seifert took on, and fought for, some of the most challenging cases in the NHS.

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Pill to erase bad memories: Ethical furore over drugs 'that threaten human identity' 16 February 2009 David Derbyshire The Mail
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A drug which appears to erase painful memories has been developed by scientists.

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Patients will be given budget to pick and choose their own NHS care 17 January 2009 David Rose The Times
Synopsis
Patients are to gain control of their own health budgets so that they can pick and choose which NHS services they want, the Government announced yesterday.
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