mental health
76% of patients no longer experience PTSD a year after MDMA-assisted psychotherapy
November 6, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development MDMA, PTSD, mental health, psychotherapy, research
Promising phase II results suggest that MDMA-assisted psychotherapy may be an “innovative, efficacious treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder,” according to …
NHS to receive additional £20.5 billion each year from 2018 Budget
October 30, 2018Manufacturing and Production Budget, Conservatives, Labour, NHS, mental health, politics
The NHS will receive an additional £20.5 billion a year until 2023-24, according to the Budget released yesterday. The confirmation …
Increased funding and research could help address unmet mental health needs
October 10, 2018Research and Development funding, global data, mental health, research
Unmet needs relating to mental health could be met through increasing funding and research, according to data analytics firm GlobalData. …
The economics of mental health
October 8, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing HEOR, health economics and outcomes research, mental health, pharma
Louis Goss examines mental health from a health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) perspective and asks what might be done …
The October 2018 issue of Pharmafocus is available to read online now!
September 27, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Hurricane Florence, NHS, Pharmafocus, US, biosimilars, market access, mental health, pharma
The October issue of Pharmafocus is available to read in full online now!Hurricane Florence lashed across North America’s Southeast coast …
Ketamine’s antidepressant effects may be linked to brain’s opioid system
September 6, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ketamine, antidepressant, depression, mental health, opioid
Ketamine’s antidepressant effect works through the activation of the brains opioid receptors, a new study published in The American Journal …
More antidepressants being prescribed to children in UK
July 25, 2018Research and Development antidepressants, children, mental health, prescription, young people
Figures have revealed a trend towards an increased number of prescriptions for antidepressants for children in England, Scotland, and Northern …
UK demand for mental health apps soars 566% since 2014
June 13, 2018Medical Communications, Research and Development UK, apps, mental health, pharma
A new report from communications and research agencies GK Strategy and onefourzero has revealed the massive extent to which consumer …
Mental health problems cause 300,000 to leave work each year
October 26, 2017Research and Development biotech, drugs, mental health, pharma, pharmaceutical
A report commissioned by Prime Minister, Theresa May, has found that 300,000 people are leaving their positions of work after …
Scottish government reveals extra funding for mental health
October 10, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Scotland, biotech, drugs, mental health, pharma, pharmaceutical
The Scottish government, on Mental Health Day, has revealed that it will boost spending on mental health services by £500,000. …
“Ambitious” recruitment plan for mental health staff
July 31, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, biotech, drugs, mental health, pharma, pharmaceutical
Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a plan to boost recruitment of mental health staff by using £1 billion in funds to …
Mental health services ‘remain rooted in the past’, finds report
July 20, 2017Medical Communications CQC, NHS, biotech, drugs, mental health, pharma, pharmaceutical
A three year report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found that though compassionate care is being offered broadly …
First large-scale study gives hope for ketamine as a depression therapy
May 3, 2017Research and Development Ketamine, depression, mental health
While the development of truly innovative mental health therapies has ground to a halt somewhat, scientific research in the field …
Mental health spending to sink by £4.5 million
April 27, 2017Medical Communications NHS, mental health
Here at Pharmafocus, we highlighted the state of mental health research and the alternative paths that are being trod to …
Mental health: Time for a new kind of therapy?
April 27, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing mental health
It’s no secret that mental health is not taken as seriously as its physical counterpart. It has been an uphill …
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