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...mental health charities, are keen to press upon the curious that there’s rarely, if ever, a single factor that leads to any self-inflicted death and that mental illness, most commonly depression, usually precedes such an event. “But the really important point is, most people with depression don’t kill themselves,” O’Connor tells me. “Less than 5 per cent do....

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...mental health issues. The Findhorn Community Members of the Findhorn community in Scotland talk about their holistic approach to health and healthcare. Quality of health Homeless people share personal views on what the quality of health means to them. Doctors' views Four doctors share views on health and their own interpretation of what it means for......

...mental health. Trouble is, says Simon Leigh, there's no real evidence they can deliver...The unmet need for mental health services is reaching an unprecedented level thanks to rising demand and continually falling NHS resources. Monthly referrals to community mental health teams increased by 13% in 2013, and 16% in the case of crisis services. Yet ......

...mental health and mental capacity legislation. This is being driven by two main forces. The first is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability. This requires law to pay far more attention to the person's wishes and feelings, when it comes to making decisions for a person lacking capacity. So there will be pressure on the mental capacity act to...

...mental and social wellbeing. Health is the result of people’s wider physical and social living conditions. Yes, your genetics, your lifestyle play a role, but those are shaped by other things. And one that I really quite like, that comes from, again ... from the World Health Organization, from the Ottawa Charter back in 1986 … that says that health is a resource for...