Mental Health

Mentally ill at high risk of being victim of violence, Lancet journal, Mental Health charities, John Moores University in Liverpool, World Health Organization in Geneva, Simon Lawton Smith, from the Mental Health Foundation, Paul Farmer, chief executive of the charity Mind,

Mentally Ill People are Four Times More Likely to be a Victim of Violence

Mentally ill people are four times more likely to be a victim of violence, according to an international study.

One in four has been attacked in the past year, suggests the Lancet journal.  Researchers looked at 26 studies from developed countries, including five from the UK.

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Consultation on brain technologies from medicine to warfare, intervene, Nuffield Council on Bioethics, deep brain stimulation (DBS), Prof Thomas Baldwin, from the University of York, Parkinson's patients, Electrodes,

Consultation on Brain Technologies from Medicine to Warfare

From technologies which allow the brain to directly control computers to using electricity to enhance brain function, the way technology can “intervene” in the brain is being reviewed.

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has launched a public consultation on the ethics of the technology.

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