BBC Scotland – A New Vision for Mental Health

Are My Antidepressants Worth It?

Author: Editorial 11th August 2023 0 Comments

This short documentary (19 minute) – presented by reporter Anton Ferrie, produced & directed by Rachel Coburn for BBC Scotland – is available on the BBC iPlayer. The programme notes say: “Around one in seven people in the UK are on…
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Antidepressants: I wasn’t told about the side-effects

Author: Editorial 10th August 2023 0 Comments

Anton Ferrie reports for BBC Scotland: “About one in seven people in the UK now take medication to treat depression but some say they are not being given appropriate advice about the potential side-effects of the drugs they have been prescribed….
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Scotland’s doctors urged to prescribe gardening and cooking

Author: Editorial 27th October 2022 0 Comments

The BBC reports : “Prescribing patients activities such as walking, gardening and cooking can help Scotland tackle health inequality, leading charities have said. A coalition of 19 organisations are calling on the Scottish government to adopt a national strategy for so-called…
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BBC, BBC Scotland, cooking, Emma Lunan, gardening, loneliness, Movement for Health, social prescribing

‘My doctor prescribed rambling for lockdown anxiety’

Author: Editorial 30th April 2021 0 Comments

Angie Brown reports for BBC Scotland: “An Edinburgh widower who was struggling with mental health issues due to the isolation of lockdown has walked 2,000 miles in a year after his doctor prescribed that he join the Ramblers. Jim Snodgrass, 84,…
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How Wild Swimming Helped My Mental Health

Author: Editorial 29th April 2021 0 Comments

This 3 minute video is from The Social (from BBC Scotland). The producers say: “Brooke Lily was diagnosed with anxiety and depression, but as soon as she discovered the power of wild swimming – she felt she could take back control…
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