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NHS warns of body dysmorphia crisis driven by social media pressure

NHS figures show a significant 63.9 per cent increase in referrals for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) over the last three years. Last year, there were 1,028 referrals for BDD, marking an almost one-third rise compared to the previous 12 months. Officials, including Dr Adrian James, attribute the surge to "hyper-unrealistic…

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Social media blamed as number of people seeking help for body dysmorphia surges

Symptoms include obsessing over a specific area of the body

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Officials warn against using AI chatbots when seeking mental health support

‘During the festive period, I know Christmas can affect mental health in lots of different ways’

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Copper Bottom review – a green marvel in every sense

Adrian James’s copper-clad, energy-generating new home on the outskirts of Oxford is a triumph of style and sustainability

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‘Institutional racism is rife’ in NHS, says psychiatry chief

Outgoing RCP president says doctors of ethnic minority backgrounds face pay gaps and a glass ceiling

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Racism is ‘stain’ on NHS for staff and patients, says psychiatry chief

Outgoing president of Royal College of Psychiatrists will say issue must be tackled to improve recruitment

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NHS ‘must do much more to stamp out racism in all its forms’

Outgoing Royal College of Psychiatrists president Dr Adrian James believes doctors from ethnic minority backgrounds face pay gaps and a glass ceiling.

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Concerns raised as thousands of mental health patients forced to travel miles for treatment: ‘Dehumanising’

Sending vulnerable patients far from home and loved ones hampers their recovery and heightens risk, policy analyst say

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Thousands of mental health patients travel more than 60 miles for treatment

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is calling on the Government to invest in services.

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Children detained under Illegal Migration Bill at risk, health bodies warn

The letter states that the consequences of being detained can continue to impact children’s lives and well-being long after they are released.

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More time needed to fill gap left if Met cuts mental health response – RCP chief

Sir Mark Rowley has written to health and social care services to say police will no longer attend after August 31 unless there is a threat to life.

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Call to close ‘mortality gap’ for people with severe mental illness

The Royal College of Psychiatrists called for action to prevent thousands from dying prematurely.

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Health care startups turn to ‘coaches’ to help patients cope and monitor treatment

In 2011, Sean Duffy and Adrian James were sitting in San Francisco’s Dolores Park debating what to call some workers at the company they founded, Omada Health.

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Britain’s mental health faces ‘threat of pandemic proportions’ from cost of living crisis

Royal College of Psychiatrists says £300m is needed to fund and prepare mental health services for ‘unprecedented challenge’ ahead

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Cost-of-living crisis ‘poses threat of pandemic proportions’ to mental health

Mental health referrals hit record levels of 4.3m last year and there is a backlog of 1.4m people waiting to start treatment.

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'Two years on from the first lockdown we are in the grip of a mental health pandemic'

Sunday People columnist Rachael Bletchly knows the terrible toll of depression and demands more Government action as thousands more face a mental health crisis

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Call for six new mental health hospitals in England as buildings ‘crumble away’

Exclusive: President of Royal College of Psychiatrists warns some facilities ‘dangerously old and not fit for purpose’

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