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Thursday 27 March 2014

One in 10 people in South East London report that they suffer from disordered eating, according to new survey


The prevalence of disordered eating has been estimated to be around 6% and research has shown that individuals with disordered eating are more likely to have other psychiatric disorders, such as low mood or anxiety (McBride et al, 2013). However research has focused mainly on White European, or North American ethnicity, with less focus on Hispanic and Asian Groups, and has largely ignored men.  SOURCE: Maxine Howard in The Mental Elf 21/3/14


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LINK BETWEEN MATERNAL DEPRESSION AND OBESITY IN OFFSPRING - SOURCE The Mental Elf 17/3/14

Maternal depression is a serious mental health condition and does not only affect the mental health of the mother, but also the physical health of her children.

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Friday 7 March 2014

Adolescent Depression - Dangers of Classroom CBT

Depression is a common problem in adolescence, with statistics showing that around 20% of young people will go through at least one clinically depressive episode by the age of 18 years. However, "classroom-based CBT programmes aiming to prevent depression delivered in schools may not be clinically effective and indeed may increase reporting of symptoms" according to Iona Cristea in the Mental Elf Read more here