Rural Proofing the National Service Framework for Mental Health
"The Rural Proofing project was funded by NIMHE, in response to the mechanism, introduced in the Government's 2000 Rural White Paper, to assess all major polices for their rural impact and adjustments made. The project was managed by Mind and the National Mental Health Partnership.
The initial intention was to rural proof the English adult NSFMH, however the resulting document is more than that. As we researched the project it became clear that there was no single repository for rural issues that impact on mental health. We have therefore produced a document that has considered not only the adult NSFMH, its Standards and underpinning programmes, the Mental Health Policy Implementation Plan and the NHS Plan, but also other significant issues relevant to rural communities..." - Keith Elder, Rural Minds Development Manager.
Friday, September 17, 2004
Scripps Howard story reprinted at PsycPORT on a report published Wednesday in the journal Neuron - "The same structure of the brain that makes people fearful is also critical in helping overcome fears, researchers have found in a study that may help guide new treatments of some mental illnesses. A walnut-sized region called the amygdala, at the base of the brain, is the center of the fear-processing circuitry _ getting sensory signals of apparent danger and responding with chemical alerts out to various parts of the body. While the structure directs this 'fight-or-flight' response, it also affects emotions and disrupts rational thought, sometimes to extremes that are disabling mental illnesses.
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This item in the Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report summarizes and provides links to a variety of editorials from around the US responding to recent actions by the FDA on antidepressants.
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Newsday story - "Rising health care costs and shrinking coverage have prompted a significant majority of Americans to support government regulation - or even universal health care, according to a survey released yesterday. Two-thirds of those surveyed said they supported a health care 'guarantee,' similar to the Canadian or British systems, according to the survey, which was issued by Results for America, a division of the Civil Society Institute, a Newton, Mass.-based think tank."
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Press release at Scoop - "Findings from the first New Zealand survey of older Chinese migrants were reported today at an international mental health conference held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Auckland. The research was conducted by AUT’s Professor Max Abbott and members of the AUT Centre for Asian and Migrant Health Research... Professor Max Abbott said a survey of 162 older Chinese migrants found a quarter had depressive symptoms. While similar to rates for older people generally, he said some sub-groups were at high risk for depression and that more could be done to help these people."
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