MHCA Bulletin No. 15, 2012

In this issue:

1. Mental health: national study reveals that family carers carry long-term cost

2. Government Delivers Slap In Face to Nurses on International Nursing Week

3. Mental health misses out

4. Alcohol a big factor in child harm, says study

5. New Clues to Schizophrenia

6. A Mental health and armed forces charities call for more research into the impact of mental ill health on Armed Forces families

7. Mental Health Matters: Developing a healthy family, not a perfect family

8. Winter Birthday Study Links Season Of Birth, Mental Health

9. Working in Mental Health: Practice and policy in a changing environment

10. New mental health website busts myths, offers resources

11. Diagnosing the D.S.M.

12. Addiction Diagnoses May Rise Under Guideline Changes