The Latest Breaking News on Mental health

A letter urging the Prime Minister not to ignore the issue is to be handed in to Downing Street by Vicky McClure and Dame Arlene Phillips.

One in nine Americans ages 65 and over had Alzheimer’s disease in 2022, and countless others were indirectly affected as caregivers, health care providers and taxpayers. There is currently no cure – available treatments primarily focus on prevention by encouraging protective factors, such as exercise and healthy diet, and reducing…

The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes’ abuse of antipsychotic drugs and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia in patients

Jude Thorp, 59, who lives in Oxford, said she first started noticing changes in 2016, but she did not receive a formal diagnosis until 2021

More research is needed to understand the biological mechanisms involved, scientists say

Experts have listed 12 things you should do to help keep your brain healthy

Two in five cases of dementia are thought to be linked to lifestyle factors, which can be modified to reduce a person’s risk

Vast majority of people not doing enough to ward off dementia in later life, charity warns

Early intervention could reduce your risk of developing dementia-related disease