Wednesday, January 28, 2004

Eating disorder support highlighted in NHS guidelines (UK)
Story at 4LocalNews - "New health guidelines aimed at proving greater support to those suffering from eating disorders have been issued by NHS watchdog, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). Issued to GPs and mental health specialists, the guidelines recommend specific treatment plans for each condition, stressing the need for a full assessment of the physical, psychological and social aspects involved in each individual case. The guidelines also recommend that families should become involved as an integral part of the treatment plan, and a special information booklet is being produced for parents and families."  
  

Mental health expert slams care services (UK)
Belfast Telegraph story - "An internationally-acclaimed mental health expert today slammed the care services available to people suffering from mental illnesses. Professor Robin Murray from the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College, London, told a Belfast conference that, at a time when mental health professionals were working more closely together than ever and more factors in the cause of mental illness wer being discovered, 'care is constrained by our second-rate services and by placing those who are least able to cope with stress in the most adverse of circumstances'."