This web site is aimed at anyone providing support to someone experiencing mental illness. It contains information about mental health and mental illness, research findings from the Institute of Psychiatry and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and personal stories written by carers.
Social exclusion could be a useful concept for understanding the social experiences of people with mental health problems, but we need a clearer understanding of what the term means and a consistent way of measuring it. This is the finding of a study conducted by Dr Craig Morgan of the Institute of Psychiatry, along with colleagues from the mental health charity Rethink, the University of Oxford and Queen Mary, University of London.
Many people with a severe mental illness also have poor physical health. Lifestyle factors including obesity, smoking, poor diet and lack of exercise put these individuals at increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
Dr David Taylor, Chief Pharmacist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, along with colleagues, has written a paper on the use and effectiveness of aripiprazole (known by the brand name Abilify) in schizophrenia, following the recommendations of a UK multidisciplinary panel.
Stigma is best defined as three things:
This section contains information about several ways in which stigma is experienced by people with mental health problems.
The Mental Health Foundation have published an information leaflet on the topic of stigma, written by Professor Graham Thornicroft.
Just as we are all responsible for our physical health, we are equally as responsible for our emotional health.
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