News from Ahed Therapies

March 2nd, 2015

Mental Health training for GP’s

Post traumatic stress disorder PTSD treatments LondonDoctors and nurses should be made to undertake mental health training as part of their professional development, MPs believe.

They also want to see mental health education on the national curriculum to “promote wellbeing and resilience” in pupils and to prevent them from developing problems.

The measures, to be unveiled on Wednesday, are needed to make sure mental health services are brought up to the same level as their physical counterparts, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health believes.

The report, that follows a year-long probe into the progress being made to achieve this goal, will be launched by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

James Morris MP, chairman of the mental health committee, said: “While there have been some good commitments from Government and the NHS to improving mental health services, our inquiry found that progress has been unacceptably slow.

“Too often the poor quality and provision of mental health care are tolerated in a way that would not be acceptable in physical health care.

“Swift action must be taken to ensure that the one in four people who experiences mental health problems in their lifetime get the treatment they need and deserve.”

The inquiry identifies three areas where mental health services lag behind.

This includes a higher rate of premature death, with people with mental illness dying on average 15 to 20 years earlier than others.

Emergency care was also lacking, with 8,000 people in 2012/13 detained in police cells because of the lack of NHS alternatives.

To read more on this story visit the Daily Express website.

February 26th, 2015

London treatments for alcohol addiction

Ahed TherapiesLondon alcohol addiction treatments from Psychiatry Clinic London.

Alcohol is our favourite drug. Most of us use it for enjoyment, but for some of us, drinking can become a serious problem. In fact, alcohol causes much more harm than illegal drugs like heroin and cannabis. It is a tranquilliser, it is addictive, and is the cause of many hospital admissions for physical illnesses and accidents.

Many of these problems are caused by having too much to drink at the wrong place or time. Alcohol affects your judgment, so you do things you wouldn’t normally think of. It makes you less aware of risks and so more vulnerable. You are more likely to have fights, arguments, money troubles, family upsets, or spur-of-the-moment casual sex. Alcohol helps to cause accidents at home, on the roads, in the water and on playing fields.

To take the first steps in resolving your alcohol addiction problem by arranging a consultation with our psychiatrist at the Ahed Therapies London clinic.

 

February 26th, 2015

London treatments for legal high drugs

Ahed TherapiesLondon clinic treatments for legal high drugs

Over the last 10 years, novel psychoactive substances – NPSs or ‘legal highs’ – have become increasingly available to those looking to abuse them in the UK.

Not only are they advertised and sold widely on the internet and head shops but they are also sold as “safe” and “legal” alternatives to illicit drugs. In reality, they can be just as harmful and addictive as illegal drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy or ketamine. Information on their effects is minimal or inaccurate.

The popularity of NPSs is on the rise because standard drug tests do not have the capacity to identify all the substances within them.

While drug users might view this as an opportunity, it also has very dangerous consequences. With limited knowledge of an NPS pharmacological/toxicological profile, their use is dangerously experimental and potentially fatal. Many of the NPSs are research chemicals, sometimes even discarded products from drug research.

If you have a legal high drug related addiction our London clinic can assist you. Please call us today for a consultation on 020 7993 4151.

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