We thought we would round up some up to date mental health resources as it is mental health awareness week.
This year’s focus is on the theme of Stress which feels very relevant to many NHS staff we’re sure. The mental health foundation have a wealth of resources and guidance on their website including a free downloadable PDF on this year’s topic here.
There are health and wellbeing books, including a range of resources directly aimed at Cancer patients and their relatives in the Cancer Information Centre (dept 2, Oak Road Entrance) and these can be borrowed by both staff and patients.
Christie Staff can relax in the Library
Remember we have a range of books in the library, including fiction ‘books for breaks’, and non-fiction on health and wellbeing topics.
We also have a big colouring in wall if you want to help us to get it filled in do drop by.
The library is open to all staff and volunteers at the Christie.
We take a daily newspaper, New Scientist and other key print journals in addition to our e-resources, making the library a comfortable and tranquil space to spend time on your break.
Gain access to the library 24/7 using your hospital ID card.
BMJ Podcast episode: “The complexities of depression in cancer”
or listen via your Smartphone’s podcast app by searching ‘BMJ Talk Medicine’
“For many people, cancer is now survivable and has become a long term condition, and depression and anxiety are more common in cancer survivors than in the general population. Despite this, 73% of patients don’t receive effective psychiatric treatment.
Alexandra Pitman, consultant liaison psychiatrist at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Andrew Hodgkiss, consultant liaison psychiatrist, at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience join us to dispel some of the concern clinicians may have about the complexities of diagnosing depression in cancer – what is biopsychosocial, what is the organic result of the cancer or treatment – and some of the concern about treatment interactions.”
Read the two education articles:
www.bmj.com/content/361/bmj.k1415
www.bmj.com/content/361/bmj.k1488
View the BMJ’s visual summary of Anxiety and Depression in relation to cancer HERE