The Mystery of Murder - Horizon Guide with Dr Michael Moseley shown 12/3/15 now available on watch again

There are about 600 murders each year in the UK. So, what drives people to kill? Are some people born to kill or are they driven to it by circumstances?
In this programme, Michael Mosley delves into the BBC archives to chart scientists' progress as they probed the mind of the murderer to try to understand why people kill, and to find out whether by understanding murder we can prevent it.

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Jimmy Savile - Channel 5 20.00 tonight 12 March - also to be available on Demand 5

Talking to victims, family members and former colleagues of Savile, this programme considers how such a prolific, high-profile predator went apparently undetected for so long.

Does Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) work for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents?

Cognitive bias modification (CBM) offers the potential of a cheap and accessible way to help people overcome common and debilitating mental health problems, specifically anxiety disorders and depression.

However, a recent, well-conducted meta-analysis of CBM trials with children and adolescents suggests that CBM does not work (Cristea et al, 2015). Should we pack up the training apparatus and have a look for something else? On the face of it yes.
Source: Shirley Reynolds in the Mental Elf 6 March 2015 

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Dr David Bell Talks About Pressure on Mental Health Services in the NHS - BBC Interview on You & Yours available on listen again

This programme is currently available to listen to on BBC iPlayer 

Once you start playing the programme a row of tabs will appear, which allow you to click straight to the interview with Dr Bell - just click on the 'Mental Health' button to skip to this segment of the programme.

Nick Clegg's Mental Health Special on LBC featuring discussions from his recent visit to the Trust - Watch Again

If you missed Nick Clegg's one hour programme about mental health and eating disorders originally aired on LBC  on Monday 2 March, you can watch it here.

The programme features discussions that took place here at the Trust, when the Deputy Prime Minister joined us and staff from the Royal Free Hospital to hear about the local provision of mental health services, with a particular focus on eating disorder services. A group of young people also joined Nick Clegg to share their personal experiences and journeys through the system.

Watch Being Bipolar at 10.00pm on Channel 4 Tonight 4 March

Psychotherapist Phippa Grey explores the sudden rise in bipolar disorder diagnoses. What's causing it? Is it hereditary or is it life experience? The documentary also focuses on real case studies of people who are dealing with the disorder and explores some of the issues surrounding it.