The NHS has opened its first ever clinic for people addicted to betting.
The National Problem Gambling Clinic began treatment in Central London today trying to help break addictions as well as offering practical advice on dealing with debt problems. The condition affects around a quarter of a million Britons.
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Psychiatric experts say they have identified a new 21st century form of delusion whose sufferers are convinced their lives are being played out as a reality television show.
The wedding’s over, so is the honeymoon. But modern couples face yet another hurdle before a life of wedded bliss - the bridal blues.
The expectations of newlyweds are so high, and married life such a let-down after all the planning and excitement of the big day, that an increasing number of brides are suffering post-nuptial depression, say doctors.
PLANS to invest up to £10million to improve mental health services across Cumbria will be discussed next week.
It follows a four-month consultation over plans to change inpatient services, which ended on September 30, focusing on adults who require a higher level of care.
Seventy-five years ago, a middle-aged woman walked into a London clinic to receive help with her violent temper. She'd attacked her employer and was judged to be worthy of psychological examination. There are a few more things known about her case, but the details are less significant than the fact that she was the first recorded appointment at the new clinical wing of the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Delinquency.
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Liz Attenborough has been campaigning against forward-facing buggies since 2003 and now she has the evidence to back up her opinion. But, asks Sally Williams, are they really such a bad thing?
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Abraham Biggs, 19, took an overdose of antidepressant pills in his bedroom while filming himself on a camera linked to Justin.tv, a website that allows users to broadcast their everyday lives.
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It's been home to the real Hannibal Lecter, deranged poisoners and a barman who tried to shoot Queen Victoria. Now Broadmoor hospital for the criminally insane is finally giving up its secret.
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A heavy cannabis smoker stabbed his grandmother to death on Christmas Day after cheerily wishing her a ‘merry Christmas’.
Labourer Maxwell Twyman, who had smoked super-strength skunk for the previous 10 years, knifed 62-year-old Valerie as she lay in bed in the Kent home they shared.
Juliana Hatfield became a star of the Nineties grunge rock scene, but then an eating disorder took over and nearly killed her
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It may bring a congratulatory telegram from the Queen but reaching 100 is no guarantee of a happy, contented, old age, US research suggests.
A study by researchers at Temple University in Philadelphia of 244 people aged 100 or over found one in four showed clear signs of depression.
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