Brain Injury Information Resources

An international Scourge and a Silent Epidemic resulting largely from road traffic accidents.

Each year in the European Union, head injury means - 1,000,000 hospital admissions
- the majority of the 50,000 deaths from road traffic accidents
- more than 10,000 severely handicapped
- three quarters of the victims are children and young adults

This is a silent epidemic in which the primary focus is on early medical/surgical matters, and early physical rehabilitation. There is little attention devoted to the long-term emotional, behavioural, social and cognitive problems.

Acute brain injury is caused mainly by trauma (mostly young victims). Other causes include stroke, anoxia, infection, etc.

A person with a brain injury often regains independent mobility, despite problems of hearing or vision, having a clumsy hand, a weak leg, a slurred voice, or epilepsy (the most frequent physical sequelae).

Many people who have had brain injury look well but have “invisible” deficits: intellectual, affective and behavioural sequelae affect the autonomy of the person in the everyday life.
This handicap is “invisible” because it is not palpable as could be a physical handicap; this is why brain injured persons and their families have difficulties to become aware of the handicap.

The disabilities linked to the invisible handicap are:
• Cognitive sequelae : in memory and learning, attention and concentration, information processing speed, communication (expression and understanding), orientation in time and space, visual agnosia, reasoning, decision making, organisation, planning, flexibility, initiative, motivation.
• Behavioural or psycho-affective sequelae: desinhibition, lack of self-control, inhibition or apathy, and lack of initiative, mood changes, indifference, anxiety, discouragement, depression.
• Anosognosia: the person is not aware of her difficulties or underestimates them.
• Important tiredness.
Head injury causes multi-disabilities which do not fit readily into better known categories of disability...

High quality care is usually available in the domains of acute medicine and surgery, but in the later stages difficulties arise as, all too often, little is done for the social reintegration of the victim. The family is often alone to support the burden of the "stranger in the house".

Improvements Improvements in diagnosis and treatment over the past 30 years have led to a 17% decrease in the likelihood of death from aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Ruptured Brain Aneurysm The first ever reported case of clipping a ruptured double aneurysm through the nose is done at UNC Hospitals. 26 06 09.

Parkinson's Treatment Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disease that impairs motor skills. Dr. Herz theorized that the popular computer game console, which simulates various sports and activities, could improve coordination, reflexes and other movement-related skills, and he found additional benefits as well.

Tomato Compound Scientists have modified a natural compound found in tomatoes to produce a treatment which could be used to help stave off heart disease and stroke. The British study led by senior neuroscientist Peter Kirkpatrick, will compare the effect of the drug in 80 patients who have suffered unexplained brain haemorrhage.

An aspirin a day keeps the doctor away - or does it? New research has cast doubt on the widely-held belief that low- dose aspirin is an effective way for otherwise healthy middle-aged people to reduce their chances of succumbing to an early stroke or heart attack.

Crazy Glue Doctors have a new way to fill aneurysms: onyx, a thick black substance that turns solid when exposed to blood. Onyx is injected into the brain through a catheter threaded from an artery in the leg up into the brain. It is an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer that was approved by the FDA in late 2007. "Our goal is to seal that aneurysm shut," Dr. Razack said.

Brain Age Some people seem to be able to keep their wits well into old age. But what's their secret? New research reveals a host of factors that may contribute to a sharper mind late in life, including exercise, education, non-smoking behavior and social activity.

Fatal type of stroke most common in winter HONG KONG, April 3 (Reuters) - A highly fatal type of stroke appears to occur more frequently during the coldest months of winter and when atmospheric pressure rises, doctors in Hong Kong have observed.In an article published in the Hong Kong Medical Journal, researchers wrote such strokes, which are called aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage, peaked in January.

Is This a Pandemic? Define 'Pandemic' After decades of warnings about the inevitability of another pandemic of influenza, it is astonishing that health officials have failed to make clear to the public, even to many colleagues, what they mean by the word pandemic.

How a Mild Virus Might Turn Vicious The swine flu virus is rapidly making its way around the world, but it has been relatively mild so far, causing only 139 confirmed deaths. Could it mutate into something more lethal?

Dont Ignore Warning Pains Pain is your body's way of sending you a signal that something is wrong. Most cure themselves, but which pains should we not ignore?

Stroke Stroke is a sudden focal neurologic deficit, of vascular origin, lasting more than 24 hours. In other words, stroke is the sudden loss of blood flow to an area of the brain resulting in loss of brain function. Also called cerebrovascular accident or stroke syndrome, stroke is a nonspecific term encompassing a large number of different disease processes, including thrombosis (blood clot), embolism (clot from a different part of the body) and hemorrhage (bleeding).

Biomove After a stroke, control signals from the brain often cannot reach some muscles, typically in the hand or foot. Without these signals, the level of electrical activity in these muscles is too low for them to contract adequately on their own, causing them to become increasingly weaker.

The Biomove systems are state-of-the art and very easy-to-use devices for rehabilitation of paralyzed arm or leg muscles after Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury or Cerebral Palsy.

The Wall Street Journal Why some patients get no help after brain injury. I hope someone from the Scottish and UK Parliament reads this!!

The Debt Stress-Connection? Gas and food prices are sky-high, the stock market is down, and the housing market is in the doldrums. But can worrying about the health of your bank account really make you sick?

Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm All you need to know about the treatment of a Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm. SAH. Neurosurgery. Excellent Website.

BASIC BASIC is a specialist resource for people and their families in crisis followinga traumatic brain injury or neurological diagnosis. This includes people recovering from severe head injury, brain haemorrhage, brain tumour and other brain-related conditions such as stroke and brain cancer.

Brain and Spine Foundation Brain and Spine Foundation have launched a new website 29th July 2005.The website gives answers to frequently-asked questions on a whole range of neurological problems - from cancer to meningitis, Parkinson's, epilepsy and dizziness - and also enables sufferers and their carers to download booklets published by the Brain and Spine Foundation. The aim of the Brain and Spine Foundation is to provide information and support on all neurological conditions to patients, carers and health professionals. We produce a range of information booklets currently covering 26 topics (including SAH) and also have a Helpline, which is run by neuroscience nurses.

The confidential Helpline is open Monday to Friday 09:00-13:00 except Wednesdays when it is open 10:00-18:00.

Welcome to Headway Our aim is to promote understanding of all aspects of brain injury; and to provide information, support and services to people with a brain injury, their family and carers.

Momentum Scotland Momentum works in partnership throughout Scotland to enable and empower disabled and excluded people to identify and achieve their goals. We support people to remain active citizens within their own communities, through the provision of mainstream employment and personal support services. I enjoyed my time there. ^(^

Rehab The Rehab Group operates a total of seven centres in the UK which enable people who have sustained a brain injury to retain their jobs or retrain for new employment.

Scottish Acquired Brain Injury The aim of this website is to inform those affected by Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and those involved in providing services for them of the activities of the National Managed Clinical Network for ABI. The network is supported by the National Services Division (NSD) of NHS Scotland.

Subarachnoid Haemorrhage A Double whammy! For those of you not familiar with the term subarachnoid haemorrhage, I will give a little insight into what it is. I will share my story of surviving a subarachnoid haemorrhage in Turkey and sadly losing my mum to a subarachnoid haemorrhage back in 1990. Hence the title...A Double whammy!

The Silver Lining We are a group of like minded individuals who aim to improve the quality of life of all those affected by brain injury. Our work at The Silver Lining aims to engage the brain injured with the wider community in such a way which invigorates, motivates and rehabilitates so they can discover a sense of purpose and added meaning to their lives.

AVM Support UK The AVM Support UK provides patient friendly information and support to anyone whose life has been affected by the rare condition Arteriovenous Malformation. We are a unique group working throughout the UK offering free, patient friendly information and support to all whose lives that have been affected by the rare condition Arteriovenous Malformation.

Snowdrop Neuro-Cognitive therapy for brain injury. We are a consultancy in child development which specialises in providing programmes of rehabilitation for children who suffer developmental difficulties. Those difficulties may be caused by brain injury or by sociocultural sources and might express themselves in many ways, such as cerebral palsy or autism, or more specific problems such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyspraxia or specific language impairment (SLI)

Child Brain Injury We are a leading specialist child brain injury law firm, who for over 20 years have been dedicated to supporting all of those affected by child brain injury. Our dedication to focussing on helping those affected by child brain injury has enabled us to build a range of child brain injury services that are found nowhere else. These have been specifically designed to provide detailed support, and meet the specialised requirements of children and famillies affected by a child's brain injury.

AVM Survivors The AVM Survivors Network USA is a support group of patients for patients (and friends and family). Unless a person states otherwise, we are not doctors but are here for support. "If you are newly diagnosed - the AVM Survivors Network USA should be one of your first stops on the web. We are happy to make our visitors aware of this great web resource as our site of the month."

Horizons Grampian Our aim at Horizons is to help everyone achieve their maximum level of independence. Horizons Rehabilitation Centre opened in June 1997, with Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal making it official on 6th November 1997. The Centre is recognised for offering a unique rehabilitation service in Scotland and an example of successful joint working between Aberdeen City Council and NHS Grampian. Telephone: 01224 556873.

Mersey Care NHS Brain injury is often referred to as the 'hidden disability' because the problems it causes may not be obvious to other people. Around one million people nationally go to hospital every year with a head injury but for the six per cent of them who suffer a severe brain injury life is often never the same again. People like Diane Hesketh, a former administrative support worker for Merseyside Police, whose life was turned upside down when she suffered a brain haemorrhage. Diane is a member of a brain injury support group, organised by Mersey Care NHS Trust and held in Waterloo. It is a monthly drop-in session for people to share their experiences, help each other and listen to guest speakers.

Brain and Spinal Cord This site is a resource for those looking for information about brain and spinal cord injuries.

About Brain Injury If you have had a brain injury and want to know more about what to expect now, we hope you can find all you need to know right here. Maybe your brother or sister or friend has a brain injury and you want to know more too.

Dr Jill Bolte Taylor Hello friends! I am very excited about what is going on in my life and I am eager to share it you.
On February 27, 2008, I was invited to give an 18 minute presentation at the TED conference in Monterey, CA. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design - three wide-ranging subject areas that are, collectively, shaping our future. Every year, 1300 of the world's leading thinkers and doers gather together for four days of networking, education and exposure to new ideas. Past speakers and performers have included Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Paul Simon, Richard Branson, Frank Gehry, Philippe Starck, James Watson, Billy Graham, Jane Goodall, Al Gore, and Bono. However, TED is about much more than famous names. It is about passion, laughter, beauty, and ingenuity. It is about ideas capable of changing the world, and I was given 18 minutes to share my personal story and an idea that I believed was worth spreading. My experience at TED was both pheonemenal and life transforming. See for yourself by visiting TED.com.

Clipping An intracranial aneurysm arising from posterior communicating artery instead of internal carotid artery was clipped by using microsurgical techniques via transpterional approach. The operation was relatively difficult to be performed because of some reasons. These included old age of the patient, unusual largement of the PCoA and bleeding from the aneurysm. After temporary blocking the internal coratid artery, the aneurysm was burned and clipped carefully, without damaging to the PCoA.

Microsurgical Clipping Aneurysms of the cerebral vessels cause subarachnoid haemorrhage. Mirconeurosurgical clipping eliminates definitive the risk of rerupture, enables to treat vasospasms and eliminates the need for re-angiographies. Intraoperative puncture checks immediately the elimination of the aneurysm.

Subarachnoid Haemorrhage "Sub-arachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) usually occurs without any prior warning and is therefore commonly a shock to the patient and their family. Many people have anxieties during the illness and recovery periods and lots of questions”.

Brain Aneurysms Brain aneurysms are challenging to treat, especially since a patient may have no symptoms until the aneurysm ruptures and becomes a life-threatening condition. This edition of Inside Access follows three doctors and their patients, Roxie and Cora, at the UW Medicine Brain Aneurysm Center at Harborview. Cora receives endovascular treatment, while Roxie's surgery includes a technique of bypassing the brain's blood vessels with a graft from her radial artery. - ResearchChannel is a nonprofit media and technology organization that connects a global audience with the research and academic institutions whose developments, insights and discoveries affect our lives and futures.

What is a Brain Aneurysm? A brain aneurysm, also called a cerebral or intracranial aneurysm, is an abnormal bulging outward of one of the arteries in the brain. It is estimated that up to one in 15 people in the United States will develop a brain aneurysm during their lifetime.

Brain Palsy Brainpalsy is brought to you as part of a joint effort to educate people about cerebral palsy and help families affected by the disease. Our goal is to make life easier for families. We understand that caring for a child with cerebral palsy is extremely difficult. Parents naturally have many questions about their child's cerebral palsy. Brainpalsy aims to provide information that answers these questions.

Easing out Stroke Therapy Neuro intervention procedures allow the treatment of many conditions which previously were considered either surgically difficult to treat or even untreatable.

Reeve Foundation Mind-Body Integration is an experimental program that uses innovative therapies to help people use their minds to help their bodies heal more fully.

Webcast Brain Clipping and Coiling Procedure. Clip, Coil, or Observation. All your questions answered on the treatment of Brain Aneurysms. St Joseph's Hospital. St. Paul, Minnesota.

Advice Recovering from subarachnoid haemorrhage can be a very challenging experience for a variety of reasons; not least that it is a traumatic illness that happens without warning. Optimum recovery can take many months to achieve. The symptoms experienced and the convalescence required will be similar for the majority of people, regardless of the cause of the bleed, or any treatment required. Medical and Nursing teams from the Wessex and Greater Manchester Neuroscience Centres have worked in collaboration to build this site as it was felt that there was a need for accurate and patient friendly information to be available to our patients and their loved ones. The aim of this site is to explain SAH in general terms and to provide answers to some commonly asked questions.

Depression Depression can make you feel powerless. But there are many things you can do for yourself to improve your mood, help your recovery, and stay healthy. Don't be a passive patient. You don't have to leave your treatment entirely in the hands of your health care providers. Depression robs you of a feeling of control. Taking responsibility for your own health can give that feeling back.

Stroke In a series focusing on medical specialties, the BBC News website meets Dr Anil Sharma, who talks about stroke management. In this branch of medicine doctors deal with the treatment and rehabilitation of patients who have had strokes.

Subarachnoid Haemorrhage At least one in 100 people go about their daily routine completely unaware that they have potentially deadly flaws in the blood vessels in their brain.

Brain-Aneurysm This Site is dedicated to the general public, in particular to persons afflicted with the conditions described in these pages. The key goal of brain-aneurysm.com is to be a valuable educational resource for aneurysm and arteriovenous malformation (AVM) patients and their families. I strongly believe that understanding the biology and clinical aspects of brain aneurysms and AVMs is a fundamental part of the overall healing process. This site is also intended to be an in-depth educational resource for professionals interested in brain aneurysms and AVMs, and brain vessel (cerebrovascular) biology.

This site has been created to explain to those who do not exactly know what TBI is, the full extent of this condition. Therefore I advise you to read this site carefully.

Brain Surgery Brain surgery through the eyelid is being performed by only two neurosurgeons in the USA, one of them in Pittsburgh.

Gamma Knife Imagine a technique for brain surgery that doesn't involve an incision... and you can go home the same day.

Unruptured Brain Aneurysm Not all brain aneurysms rupture. Doctors are now able to detect unruptured brain aneurysms with an increased frequency. An unruptured brain aneurysm may or may not cause symptoms. Unruptured aneurysms are no less frightening or life altering, but require different diagnostic questions and potential treatments. Needs Windows Media Player.

Surgical Clipping Clipping is a surgical procedure performed to treat a balloon-like bulge or weakening of an artery wall known as an aneurysm. As an aneurysm grows it becomes thinner and weaker. It can become so thin that it leaks or ruptures, releasing blood into the spaces around the brain - called a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). A neurosurgeon places a tiny clip across the neck of the aneurysm to stop or prevent an aneurysm from bleeding.

Brain Operation This is a film about the clipping procedure used to treat brain aneurysms. WARNING - contains graffic images of open brain surgery. If server is busy the video can take a few minutes to load. However it is worth the wait, or vist later.

Brain Surgery Links to surgical procedures to provide information to patients on operative techniques.

Video streams are made available in Real Player. They are clips of 30 minutes to one hour in length and are best viewed for ISDN, DSL or greater bandwidth capability.

Hydro Assoc Welcome to the Hydrocephalus Assocation Website. Whether you have just heard the word for the first time, or are a frequent vistor to our site, we are glad you found us and hope our site can be of help to you.

Your Amazing Brain Explore four of the most intriguing conditions caused by brain damage – all of which alter the amazing way the world is perceived.

Coffee Drinking more than 5 cups of coffee a day may increase the risk of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage, Norwegian researchers say.

International Brain Aneurysm Meetup It's a local gathering of a group of people brought together by a common interest. Real world, face-to-face, maybe over coffee or a beer. The meetups are help all over the world.

New Treatment Patients who under go brain surgery to treat aneurysms are at risk for permanent brain damage, but a protective cooling system is now being tested at Rush University Medical Center, to reduce or eliminate this risk.

Brain Aneurysm Surgery Meet an aneurysm patient and hear from highly-regarded specialists about treatment options for aneurysms, a potentially deadly brain condition. A live webcast from the HealthEast Neurovascular Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Subarachnoid hemorrhage Risk factors Risk of subarachnoid haemorrhage in first degree relatives of patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage: follow up study based on national registries in Denmark.

Brain-Surgery Welcome to Brain-Surgery, the Web's very own brain surgery help site.

This is a Website dedicated to promoting public awareness of brain surgery (neurosurgery), and conditions of the brain including brain tumor, brain trauma, and brain blood vessel disorders such as brain aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation (AVM), and cavernous malformation (cavernoma). The Site is intended to reach out to brain surgery (neurosurgery) patients and their families, and also to physicians, nursing staff and allied health specialists and students interested in brain surgery (neurosurgery) and brain disorders such as brain tumor, brain trauma, and brain aneurysm. Brain-surgery.us includes carefully selected key links to other Sites on the Web that will provide brain surgery (neurosurgery) and brain disorder patients and their families with helpful information. Links to appropriate books and manuals intended to help brain surgery (neurosurgery), brain tumor, brain aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation (AVM), and traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients and their families are also incorporated into this Site.

Epilepsy (sometimes referred to as a seizure disorder) is a common chronic neurological condition that is characterized by recurrent unprovoked epileptic seizures.These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.It affects approximately 50 million people worldwide.Epilepsy is usually controlled, but not cured, with medication, although surgery may be considered in difficult cases. Not all epilepsy syndromes are lifelong – some forms are confined to particular stages of childhood.

Epilepsy Scotland Epilepsy can affect anyone at anytime. Nearly 40,000 people in Scotland are affected by the condition and Epilepsy Scotland is here to help. If you want the latest information on the causes and treatment of epilepsy - either for yourself, a family member, for a friend, or even for a feature article - then we are sure you will find it here.

Epilepsy Our website contains everything you need to know about epilepsy - and if you can't find something, email us using our Email Helpline service and we will do our best to email you a reply within five working days.

Brains like Computers Part Of Human Brain Functions Like A Digital Computer, Professor Says. A region of the human brain that scientists believe is critical to human intellectual abilities surprisingly functions much like a digital computer, according to psychology Professor Randall O'Reilly of the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Stem Cell News This website is solely dedicated to providing you with up to date and on target information on stem cells, research and current treatments available in China. It is our mission to inform and educate the world via increased communication on the fast breaking and leading edge medical opportunities available to those in need. We are here to bridge the gap between, researchers, scientists, laboratories, doctors, care providers and those seeking treatment; you. It is our goal to create a smooth road and easy travel between patients and the medical care they need. We are Stem Cells China Limited, a company of dedicated individuals offering you the latest facts and information about stem cells and their use in China.

Stroke Rehab What is the Vasa Concept? Are you looking for solutions for paralysis resulting from brain stroke? Natural healing of the brain must be supported with active contribution from the patient for total recovery. Recovery continues even for years after natural healing is completed.

Head Injury It is a non-profit clearinghouse founded and operated by head injury survivors from Seattle since 1985. It's a place to get information, join a discussion group, build advocacy and self-care skills, or assess your own clinical situation. This site combines resources from many places -- support groups, rehabilitation and research sites, and journals. Their goal is to create stronger, wiser head-injury survivors and families.

Brain Injury Grampian The Big Group Aims to support carers individually, and to make it possible for carers to meet together to share experiences. Collect and make available appropriate information, leaflets and literature.

Encourage ‘partnership working’ between health, social work and the voluntary organisations with a particular interest in brain injured people.Work towards establishing a range of initiatives to help relieve the needs of those with a brain injury.

Facilitate education and training for professionals and volunteers. Encourage audit and research and publish the results.

Optua Our mission is to enable and empower people to be their best, whatever their disability.

Optua provides a wide range of services for disabled people across Suffolk and beyond. Optua is the new name for Suffolk-based charity Rethink Disability.

Behind the Gray We are an online support community for those whose lives or relatives/friends have been affected by a subarachnoid haemorrhage. Our aim is to offer friendship, support and a place where you can share your highs and lows. We are not qualified to give medical advice, but hope that you can benefit from our own personal experiences of SAH and those of our families. Membership is free and we hope that you will join us and share your own experiences.

Val Hennessy Trust The Trust is a local charity founded to provide information, support and advice to individuals and their careers who have been affected by the condition of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage (SAH). The Trust provides up to date information about the diagnosis and causes of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage. In liaison with other statutory and voluntary organizations the Trust aims to profile the SAH condition to the public.

The Trust is strongly in favour of supporting family members and carers as they are often the key support for individuals who have suffered a Subarachnoid Haemorrhage. SAH has been described as "the hidden illness" because of its subtle disabling effects.In a support group, issues like this can be discussed and addressed and a valuable exchange of ideas and experiences can be shared within a support group environment. The support group forum can be an aid to the individuals on their route to recovery. Currently the Trust holds regular support group meetings at a Coventry city centre venue. Telephone / Fax (024) 76 634 601.

BIAQ The Brain Injury Association of Queensland is the peak disability organisation in Queensland for those living with acquired brain injury.

Head injury is a trauma to the head, that may or may not include injury to the brain (see also brain injury).

The incidence (number of new cases) of head injury is 300 per 100,000 per year (0.3% of the population), with a mortality of 25 per 100,000 in North America and 9 per 100,000 in Britain. Head trauma is a common cause of childhood hospitalization.

Head Injury The Head Injury Society of New Zealand Inc. The voice of those affected by head injury.

Cognitive Therapy Cognitive therapy is a well-researched method of psychological treatment that can be effective for dealing with emotional and behavioral problems. The Cognitive Therapy Pages have been written to give you an introduction to the philosophy of cognitive therapy and some tips for using cognitive therapy tools to cope with negative emotions.

Traumatic Brain Injury Dedicated consumer advocacy website with a large amount of TBI information.

PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. PTSD can be a factor for survivors as a result of a brain injury.

Encephalitis The Society’s stated aim is to improve the quality of life of all people affected directly and indirectly by encephalitis.

"The SSBA seeks to increase public awareness and understanding of individuals with spina bifida and / or Hydrocephalus and allied disorders. It aims to support all those affected to identify their needs and to empower them to make informed choices and decisions" Contact Family Support Service Lo-call 08459 11 11 12.

Migraine (pronouced "Mee-grain" but also, and especially in American English, "My-grain") is a neurological disease, of which the most common symptom is an intense and disabling episodic headache. Migraine headaches are usually characterized by severe pain on one or both sides of the head. Absent serious head injuries, stroke, and tumors, the recurring severity of the pain indicates a vascular headache rather than a tension headache. Migraines are often accompanied by photophobia (hypersensitivity to light), phonophobia (hypersensitivity to sound) and nausea.

The word migraine is French in origin and comes from the Greek hemicrania, as does the Old English term megrim. Literally, hemicrania means "only half the head".

Migraine The Migraine Trust offers a helpline for enquiries about migraine and its management and related issues, such as the medication and health services available. All our information is derived from evidence-based sources, and, if your enquiry cannot be answered from these sources, we have the facility to contact some of the world's leading clinicians and researchers working in the field of migraine on your behalf. Please note that our helpline advisors cannot give individual medical advice or diagnosis, which can only safely be provided by your own health professionals.

Help Line 020 7436 1336 or 020 7462 6601 - is open from 10am - 5pm Monday to Friday.

Brain Injury Queen Elizabeth's Foundation Brain Injury Centre is a rehabilitation centre offering assessment, intensive rehabilitation and education for young adults over the age of 16, who have acquired disabilities and associated learning difficulties as a result of brain injury.

Spinal Injuries We are the national organisation of spinal cord injured people. We represent all their interests regardless of how the impairment occurred, whether or not it has resulted in full or partial paralysis. We support all those who are affected by spinal cord injury, including the family and friends of the disabled person.

UK Self Help Groups A comprehensive directory of Self Help Groups working throughout the United Kingdom.

DLF Welcome to the Disabled Living Foundation (DLF), a national charity that provides free, impartial advice about all types of disability equipment and mobility products for older and disabled people, their carers and families. From stairlifts to walk-in baths, jar openers to tap turners, bath seats to walking sticks, wheelchairs to scooters, hoists to beds, the DLF can help you find disabled equipment solutions that enable you to stay active and independent.

BIRD B.I.R.D is an independent charity that has existed since 1982 to provide its unique approach to the treatment of neurological impairment known as 'Developmental Reflexive Rehabilitation'. Using this approach we work to improve the quality of life of people irrespective of age or severity of condition.

When is a headache a stroke? Panel of experts discuss what everyone should know about the connection between a stroke and a headache.

A stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident (CVA),is an acute neurological injury in which the blood supply to a part of the brain is interrupted. That is, a stroke involves the sudden loss of neuronal function due to disturbance in cerebral perfusion. This disturbance in perfusion is commonly arterial, but can be venous.

The part of the brain with disturbed perfusion no longer receives adequate amounts of oxygen and glucose. This initiates the ischemic cascade which causes brain cells to die or be seriously damaged, impairing local brain function. Stroke is a medical emergency and can cause permanent neurologic damage or even death if not promptly diagnosed and treated. It is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability in the United States and industrialized European nations. On average, a stroke occurs every 45 seconds and someone dies every 3 minutes.

Stroke Thirty people a day die or are left seriously disabled because they do not get specialised care in a dedicated stroke unit. Stroke is one of the biggest killers and cause of disability in the UK. Stroke treatment costs us £2.3bn a year - almost six per cent of the NHS and social services annual expenditure. These costs are projected to increase by 30 per cent in real terms by 2023.

There is no miracle cure for stroke. But there is strong evidence that people who have had a stroke are more likely both to survive and to recover more function if they receive organised inpatient care in a stroke unit.

StrokeTherapy Acute Stroke Therapy for the New Millennium: Does Thrombolytic Work? View an excellent online presentation about stroke therapy!

ASA Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke, the causes of transient ischemic attacks (TIA ), and the symptoms of mini-strokes, as well as stroke rehabilitation and recovery. Thought-leading physicians provide advice on many important stroke issues. The ASA Multimedia Stroke Information Library is a new and engaging medium for the stroke facts you need - provided in association with Healthology.

Stroke Foundation The National Stroke Foundation is aiming to save 110,000 Australians from death and disability over the next 10 years. We will achieve this by using evidence based research and educating our community about stroke and prevention.The National Stroke Foundation is a not for profit organisation that works with the public, Government, health professionals, patients, carers and stroke survivors to reduce the impact of stroke on the Australian community.

Your Heart The British Heart Foundation hopes this new web site will encourage teenagers to remember that looking after our hearts is crucial to healthy living. Cardiovascular System

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Aims to improve the quality of life for people in Scotland affected by chest, heart and stroke illness through medical research, advice and information, and support in the community.

The Advice Line number is 0845 077 6000 ; all calls are charged at local rates, and there is an out of hours answer phone. It is staffed by specialist nurses, from 9.30 am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 4.00 pm, Monday to Friday.

Different Strokes Is a registered charity providing a unique, free service to younger stroke survivors throughout the United Kingdom. Our services and the number of stroke survivors benefiting from them have grown dramatically since we were formed in 1996.

We are run by stroke survivors for stroke survivors, for active self help and mutual support. Different Strokes helps stroke survivors of under retirement age to optimise their recovery, take control of their own lives and regain as much independence as possible by offering 'rehabilitative services', information and advice.

Aortic Aneurysm This program describes the minimally-invasive technique that repairs an aortic aneurysm, a condition where the aortic artery is weakened, causing it to expand like an over-inflated balloon and risk rupture and internal bleeding. - ResearchChannel is a nonprofit media and technology organization that connects a global audience with the research and academic institutions whose developments, insights and discoveries affect our lives and futures.

Sisonline Spinal Injuries Scotland. Is a Scottish charity offering advice, support, and information to spinal cord injured people, their families, friends and carers as well as health and social professionals.

Services include: A telephone helpline providing support and help to new and long-term injured. Information tailored to an individual's enquiries. Legal advisory service. Welfare rights advisory service.

Nerve Centre The Nerve Centre is a support and information resource for people in Caithness and North Sutherland, Scotland who are affected by neurological conditions. Tel : 01847 890996.

Advance Centre The Scotson Technique is a unique, predictable, deeply restorative rehabilitation therapy for children and young adults with cerebral palsy, brain injury or brain abnormality. The Technique develops the pattern of recovery by addressing deep core weaknesses within the micro-circulation of the respiratory system which affects structure, metabolism and motor and cognitive function.

To help you find out more of how parents feel about The Scotson Technique, please phone Advance to be put in touch with our families who would be happy to answer your questions... Tel: 01342 311137.

The term dysphasia has been eclipsed by the modern usage of the term "aphasia" particularly in the field of speech/language pathology so as not to confuse with the swallowing disorder "dysphagia." Aphasia literally means no speech. But the speech impairment in aphasia could range from complete absence of speech to difficulty in naming a few objects. Aphasia is generally tested on the basis of comprehension of speech, fluency of speech, repetition and naming of objects. On this basis, aphasia can be classified as global aphasia, wernicke's aphasia, broca's aphasia, conduction aphasia, transcortical motor aphasia, transcortical sensory aphasia, anomic aphasia.

Dysphasia Dysphasia is a speech disorder in which there is an impairment of speech and of comprehension of speech. It is caused by brain damage, usually in the left side of the brain which is responsible for language and communication.

Welcome to Aphasia Now. You are not alone: an estimated 250,000 people in the UK have aphasia. There are around 20,000 new cases every year. We are here to help.

Autism Rights Autism Rights is established to research, lobby and campaign for the human rights of people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) in Scotland, in particular to campaign for the provision of appropriate health treatment, education, social welfare and justice. The founding members of Autism Rights are all parents and carers of people with an ASD and are long-standing members of the Cross-Party Group on Autistic Spectrum Disorders of the Scottish Parliament. We are not in receipt of income, nor do we intend to apply for any, that is directly or indirectly supplied by local, devolved, or central government.

Stress One can hardly pick up a newspaper or magazine or watch TV without seeing or hearing some reference to why all the sudden fuss and fascination? After all Stress, has been around since Adam and Eve were evicted from the Garden of Eden. Is it because there is much more Stress today? Is it because the nature of contemporary stress is somehow different and more dangerous? Or is it because scientific research has increasingly confirmed the crucial role stress can play in causing and aggravating different disorders and the diverse mechanisms of actions responsible for mediating its multitudinous effects?

Panic Attacks Everyone knows what panic is, and it is common to feel panicky from time to time: You get the sense that you are being followed on your way home from a party late at night. You discover you have had your wallet stolen. You are sitting an exam - you look at the paper and realise you don't know the answers to any of the questions. Someone runs in front of your car and you almost hit them.

Anxiety Anxiety can takeover your life. Watch as one man works with his doctor to regain control.

Trauma999 What is Post Traumatic Stress? "The sudden cessation of human interaction”

This is a state of mind, induced when you experience or are involved in a disturbing or 'traumatic' event. It is an emotional and physiological response to an event that is outside the range of normal human experience.

Sufferers experiencing PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) are perfectly normal people, experiencing normal reactions to abnormal situations.

PTSD Understanding and Treating Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Psychological disorders following exposure to trauma include personal suffering, decreased productivity, occupational and social dysfunction, medical disorders and demands on health services. In this talk, Drs. Zoellner and Bryant review current research associated with the persistence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the variety of viable options that exist for treatment. Speakers also explore treatment options and focus on the effectiveness of both therapies and medications.

BIRT The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust BIRT provides rehabilitation, residential services and community based outreach services for adults with acquired brain injury. BIRT is a division of The Disabilities Trust (formerly the Disabled Housing Trust) which was formed to ensure that people with serious disabilities should not have to live in unsuitable institutions or nursing homes. BIRT aims to provide the following. A highly cost-effective route for rehabilitation and care. High standards of quality.

Child Brain Injury Trust Offers support and information to children and young people who have had an acquired brain injury and their families. We have 28 support groups for families, which offer social opportunities for children and support for parents. We provide information through our helpline call 0845 601 4939.

The Child Brain Injury Trust can also offer some financial assistance to children with brain injury and their brothers and sisters, to enable them to take part in new activities (i.e. going on a school holiday, taking up a hobby etc) and we run exciting activity holidays every summer. Want to find out more? Telephone 01865 552467.

BIBIC Is a national charity offering practical help to families caring for children with conditions such as autism, cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome, developmental delay, traumatic and acquired brain injury and specific learning difficulties such as attention deficits hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia and dyspraxia. Many of us take learning for granted. From birth we discover new skills and develop a fuller understanding of the world around us. For many children this process isn’t so easy. It can be difficult for them to make sense of the things that others take for granted. BIBIC exists to help these children reach their full potential and live a fulfilling and more rewarding life.

Hemi Help Childhood hemiplegia (sometimes called hemiparesis) is a condition, similar to cerebral palsy, affecting one side of the body (Greek 'hemi' = half). We talk about a right or left hemiplegia depending on the side affected. It is caused by damage to some part of the brain, which may happen before, during or soon after birth, when it is known as congenital hemiplegia, or later in childhood, in which case it is called acquired hemiplegia. Generally, injury to the left side of the brain will cause a right hemiplegia and injury to the right side a left hemiplegia. The effects are similar to that of a stroke and it affects around one child in a 1,000.

Hemi Kids Online Support for Children with Hemiplegia or Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy.

Headstrongkids Celebrities, healthcare professionals and medical charities united with children and their families to help launch Headstrong - the Brain and Spine Foundation's brand new resource for children with brain tumours. Headstrong comprises a ring-bound folder for children aged seven to nine years old, a magazine-style publication for those aged 10-12, CD Rom and a website.You can call us at 080 8808 1000.

Voice-online SICKLE CELL: ARE YOU AT RISK? Common disorder affects African and Caribbean community

A campaign to raise awareness of the sickle cell was launched last week, with a call for the public to get screened for the potentially debilitating disorder.

Fibromyalgia-Association UK The Fibromyalgia Association UK (FMA UK) is a non-profit making organisation working towards raising awareness of fibromyalgia (FM) in the UK. What is fibromyalgia? As FM is still a little known condition, our aim is to offer help and support to sufferers, the newly diagnosed and carers alike to ensure they do not have to struggle alone with this chronic, life-changing illness. Together we can make a difference but we have to work together to become a force to be recognised when dealing with the Government, Health Services, Employers and Insurers. In our numbers we will have strength. We need to ensure our medical professionals understand our condition and that we receive the best possible care and courtesy that is due to any individual. Because FM is an 'invisible' condition does not mean it is not very 'real' to us.

Bangor University Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition where people experience pain throughout the body and have high levels of fatigue. The diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia has been a major challenge for modern medicine. Some success has been found using interventions that target both psychological and physical aspects of the condition. In particular, recent studies have demonstrated positive effects for a writing exercise.The present study investigates a stress-management writing exercise. Specifically, the study examines how writing about emotional experiences can influence an individual’s pain and fatigue. Information gained from this study may help fibromyalgia patients better understand how emotions can influence their pain and stress, which may lead to improved treatments in the future.

This research is being conducted by the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, at the University of Wales, Bangor.

If you are interested in finding out more about the research and you live in Wales.

Reporter Notebook Huntingtons The Times's Amy Harmon was drawn to a dilemma of DNA testing: Is it better to know you will develop a disease, even if there is nothing that can be done?

Ouch What is Ouch? Ouch is a website from the BBC. Its aim is to reflect the lives of disabled people right here and now in the third millennium.It's not a help and support site. If we were to give it a label, it would probably be closest to lifestyle. We pride ourselves on not being a resource for useful information, though I'm sure you'll find most things you're looking for here. There are many help and support sites out there that do a fantastic job, far better than we could, so we in the BBC's Learning & Interacitve department felt it would be good to do something completely different.We're about personal stuff, minutiae of everyday life and that fantastic dark sense of humour and inevitable cynicism that we disabled people tend to have. Oh, and we don't shy away from subjects that other people might be a bit wary of.

Health Think positive. Eat good foods. Be healthy. It's good advice. Sadly, it has a dark side.

Mind Tools After a brain injury your memory can sometimes let you down. On this website you will get tips for improving your memory, problem solving, commmunication skills and lots more - all free. The Memory section is superb, with stratedies for learning lists, names and languages. A must to vist.

MD Kiosk is dedicated to improving the quality of patient health education by offering medical video and multimedia alternatives to text-based patient education.

Drug3k This site offers an excellent free online database for most commonly prescribed drugs, includes links to detailed product monograph (Prescription Drug Information, Side Effects, Interactions, Drugs pictures). This site is only for information on correct use of medical drugs and side effects, there are no pharmaceteutical products for sale.

CanDo Magazine CanDo began in summer 2004 after research showed that 92% of disability groups and people affected by disability north of the Border, wanted a magazine that specifically focussed on health and disability matters in Scotland. Since its beginnings, CanDo has vastly increased in popularity with its readership and subscription rates to a current 30,000+ readers per issue with thousands more using this website on a regular basis.

Writers Block Got writer's block or lost your motivation? Click here for a wealth of free exercises to get your imagination flowing again.

MND The Scottish Motor Neurone Disease Association has existed for 24 years. Serving an MND community - people affected by MND, carers, families and health and social care professionals.

MND Association Welcome to the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Associations Home Page. We are the only national organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland dedicated to the support of people with MND and those who care for them.

MediPal Medipal offers a medical ID Card for people on medication, with allergies, with speech difficulties or with learning difficulties. Give peace of mind to a loved one with this card.

Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain, commonly caused by a viral infection. Sometimes, encephalitis can result from a bacterial infection, such as bacterial meningitis, or it may be a complication of other infectious diseases like rabies (viral) or syphilis (bacterial). Certain parasitic protozoal infestations, like by toxoplasma, can also cause encephalitis in people with compromised immune systems. Brain damage occurs as the inflamed brain pushes against the skull, and can lead to death.

Highland Hospice The Highland Hospice provides specialist palliative care free of charge to people throughout the Highlands. Palliative care is the care of patients for whom there is no possibility of cure. We help improve the quality of life that remains.

We recognise the value and uniqueness of every individual. We believe that it is possible to achieve a sense of well-being in the face of a life threatening illness. We also support the patient’s family during the illness and into bereavement afterwards.

Crossroads Crossroads is the largest charity in the world, providing 'in the home care' for Carers and we've been doing so for 30 years! Yes that's right it's our thirtieth anniversary this year and Crossroads continues to offer the high quality of service our Carers have come to associate with us.

Carers The Princess Royal Trust for Carers is the largest provider of comprehensive carers support services in the UK. Through its unique network of 122 independently managed Carers' Centres and interactive websites, Carers.org and YC Net, The Trust currently provides quality information, advice and support services to almost a quarter of a million carers, including 13,000 young carers.

The group exists to give support and comfort to sufferers, their carers, friends and family. We work hard to promote the group and give a better understanding of the illness. Apart from the Information Packs, we have an extensive library of books and videos which members may borrow.

We also hold an Internet Forum on the 3rd Thursday of every month at the office, at which members can contact us in person, by phone, e-mail or over the internet.

Speakability Around a quarter of a million people in the UK suffer from aphasia, also known as dysphasia, as a result of stroke, head injury or other neurological condition. People with aphasia find it hard to speak, read, write or understand language. Speakability is the national charity that works with people with aphasia to overcome the barriers they face.

Eurek Alert Now, a St. Louis-area teenage boy and a computer game have gone hands-off, thanks to a unique experiment conducted by a team of neurosurgeons, neurologists, and engineers at Washington University in St. Louis. The boy, a 14-year-old who suffers from epilepsy, is the first teenager to play a two-dimensional video game, Space Invaders, using only the signals from his brain to make movements.

RHN Royal Hospital for Neuro-disabilty. This section is a resource for family, friends and carers of people who are in coma, vegetative state, minimally conscious states or have suffered other forms of head injury.

Can Do Magazine Since its launch CanDo has been a phenomenal success, with all available copies being distributed soon after publication. From Inverness to Inverclyde; Aberdeen to Ayr, Duns to Dunfermline and all points in between, we have been inundated with requests for extra copies. Our lightweight, easy-to-read format with a mix of news, competitions and photos has been a great success. Congratulatory letters, messages and emails have been arriving since a couple of days after our launch.

Aspirin Stroke survivors who stopped taking their prescribed daily aspirin tripled their risk of having another stroke within the month, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2005.

UWTV University of Washington Television. Watch a webcast and learn about the effects of stroke and see how the brain is capable of "reformatting" itself after being injured. This program includes a patient interview demonstrating the effects that a stroke has on the mind and body. This link is also on our welcome page.

Lastest News The results of a major international Medical Research Council (MRC) trial, undertaken in collaboration with The Stroke Association, show that early surgery is not always the best treatment for one of the commonest and most lethal forms of stroke. The results of the trial, published in this weeks edition of The Lancet, will help doctors decide the best way to care for patients with the condition.

QEFD Queen Elizabeth's Foundation works to: Encourage and enable people with disabilities to increase their independence and mobility and improve their life skills.

Saint Andrews Group By specialising and continually investing in quality mental health care, St Andrew's aims to be the UK's leading independent provider of specialist mental health care, complementing and working in partnership with the NHS.

St Andrew's, which is a not for profit charity, has built a strong reputation for the quality and diversity of its specialist assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation services, ranging from its high quality short term acute services to the secure treatment programmes offered to people with challenging behaviours.

Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). Cancer may affect people at all ages, but risk tends to increase with age. It is one of the principal causes of death in developed countries.

Cancer Why Me, Doc? What Scientists Know - and Don't Know - About Cancer. This question is on the mind of nearly every cancer patient, and their families. What exactly is cancer and why does it occur in some people, but not others? Is it just the luck of the draw, or are there genetic, lifestyle, dietary and environmental factors that are responsible? And if so, how important and controllable are they? This talk addresses these basic questions, attempting to put into perspective what scientists know - and don't know - about the causes of cancer, and what individuals can do to lower their risk.

CancerBACUP Welcome to CancerBACUP, Europe 's leading cancer information service, with over 4,500 pages of up-to-date cancer information, practical advice and support for cancer patients, their families and carers.

Asbestos "The Mesothelioma Cancer Center is committed to providing the latest, up-to-date information to our visitors in the hopes of spreading awareness about the dangers of asbestos cancer. This website offers a one-stop resource on all asbestos issues ranging from occupational exposure to mesothelioma treatment options. As the leading asbestos and mesothelioma resource. We offer more than 2000 pages of the most comprehensive and cutting edge information on the web."

Brain Tumour Video Diagnosis Brain Tumor: You Are NOT Alone. Presented by Thomas Steineke, MD, Phd at the "Diagnosis Brain Tumor- You Are Not Alone" conference at the Neuroscience Institute at JFK. Medical Center, Edison, NJ Oct 15,2005. Sponsored by: Musella Foundation The Brain Tumor Society Central NJ Brain Tumor Support Group Monmouth & Ocean Brain Tumor Support Group.

Brain Tumor Surgery This program profiles an innovative surgical technique for maintaining the speech and language skills of a brain tumor patient. The program introduces viewers to Deborah Kelley, a remarkable patient who bravely allows a camera to follow her for several weeks, from her initial consultation at the UW Medical Center's Neurosurgery clinic and then into surgery. Deborah undergoes an 'awake' surgery, which allows the neurosurgeon to pinpoint the exact location of her brain tumor, a technique called functional brain mapping. Deborah Kelley's case received an indepth review by the University of Washington Medical Center's Neuro-Oncology Tumor Board, a multi-disciplinary group of neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, neuropathologists, brain tumor researchers and social workers. The Neuro-Oncology Tumor board has created a passionate and comprehensive approach to patient care centering on the role of the medical team, who guide the patient, and their family, from pre-operative tests to post operative diagnosis and treatment.

Brain Tumour Brain tumours are the second most common cause of neurological death (stroke is the most common) Primary brain tumours are the most common solid tumour in children. Secondary brain tumours (metastasis) affect 20% of all people with cancer.

Brain Cancer This site is not a site where I will tell you what treatment is best for Brain Cancer and which ones to avoid. I am not qualified to prescribe or recommend treatments of any sort. Please seek professional advice for that. This site is to be used as a resource to find qualified sites that deal with Brain Cancer. This site is a directory of Brain Cancer treatment sites so you can easily and quickly find a useful site.

Cancer of the brain Cancer can occur in any part of the Brain or Spinal Cord. Cancer cells are abnormal cells that divide too frequently and without any order. The causes of central nervous system tumors are not known. In addition, scientists cannot explain why Brain Tumors develop in healthy adults. Certain factors have been identified that may increase someone's chance of developing a Brain Tumor.

Scope About Cerebral Palsy. For disabled people achieving equality. "This site is a great place to find out that you are not alone, to find out more information on what might be available to you and to work through your feelings.."

Debra DebRA UK is the national charity working on behalf of people with the genetic skin blistering condition Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). This site is your first port of call for reliable information on EB whether you or your child have EB, you want to support the charity, or simply want to find out more.

Acoustic Neuroma I would like to extend a warm welcome to you as you visit this website on Acoustic Neuroma. You or one of your family members or friends may have been diagnosed with an Acoustic Neuroma. Like any other tumor in the body which requires surgery, the diagnosis of an Acoustic Neuroma can be overwhelming and scary, not just for the patients, but also for their families. The good news is that these tumors are benign and can be surgically removed with a low rate of recurrence-so there is hope for treatment.

Bana-UK Welcome to the new website of the British Acoustic Neuroma Association. The website has been designed and developed by people affected by Acoustic Neuroma using information and data gathered from traceable sources.

News Press Releases G.W. announces that Sativex® has been granted regulatory approval in Canada for the symptomatic relief of neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis. Dr Geoffrey Guy, Executive Chairman, said, "We are delighted that Sativex has received regulatory approval in Canada . This event marks the world's first approval of a cannabis derived medicine. This first regulatory approval has been obtained by GW in just over six years since the Company's development programme commenced a highly significant achievement. We are now working with our Canadian marketing partner, Bayer, towards the launch of Sativex throughout Canada in late Spring."

Cannabis (also known as marijuana or ganja in its herbal form and hashish in its resinous form is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa L. subsp. indica (= C. indica Lam.). The herbal form of the drug consists of dried mature inflorescences and subtending leaves of pistillate ("female") plants. The resinous form consists primarily of glandular trichomes collected from the same plant material. It has been reported that commercial hashish is often no more potent than high quality seedless marijuana.However, carefully produced and screened hashish is up to three times as potent as the highest quality herbal varieties.

Cannabis Debate Hello my name’s Howard Marks and I’m going to talk about the reclassification of cannabis from class B to class C. Some time ago for rather ridiculous reasons they made drugs illegal...The Independent On Sunday in the late 90s organised a massive legalise cannabis march through London. Now they seem to be thinking maybe the government was wrong in making it fairly OK to smoke it. What I think is at the heart of this issue is a genuine concern of a link, a perceived link between being stoned and Schizophrenia...in many ways there obviously is a link between being stoned and being mad, being off your head...

Cannabis Gave me back my life. A breast cancer victim has made medical history as the first person in Scotland to be prescribed cannabis as a treatment for chronic pain.

Cannabis An ingredient in marijuana "cannabinoids" may be useful for treating brain cancers, say Spanish researchers from Madrid. Video

Cannabis The biggest UK study of cannabis-based drugs has shown evidence for a long-term benefit in easing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Video

Marijuana The active ingredient of marijuana could be considerably better at suppressing the abnormal clumping of malformed proteins that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's than any currently approved drugs prescribed for the treatment of the disease. Scientists report the finding in the Oct. 2 issue of the journal Molecular Pharmaceutics.

Cannabis-Med The International Association for Cannabis as Medicine (IACM) was founded in March 2000. It is a scientific society advocating the improvement of the legal situation for the use of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa L.) and its pharmacologically most important active compounds, the cannabinoids, for therapeutic applications through promotion of research and dissemination of information. The IACM declares that it is the right of doctors to be able to discuss the medicinal use of cannabis with their patients.

Cannabis Cannabis mental health risk probe. The government says it will review all academic and clinical studies linking cannabis use to mental health problems. The Department of Health says it is now generally agreed among doctors that cannabis is an "important causal factor" in mental illness. Video

Relieving Pain and Suffering Learn about understanding pain and its management. This program covers the effectiveness of pre-amputation medications, how the human mind controls pain and how the body heals through hypnosis, virtual reality technology and functional brain imaging.

Train your Brain Conventional wisdom holds that we use 10 percent of our brain cells. Why not put the rest of your head into gear?

Medicalnews Important new research identifies how brain cells die during a stroke.

Matching Houses Welcome to Matching Houses holiday house exchange where you can swap houses with people who have the same accessibility needs as you.

Cornerstone Cornerstone Community Care was established in 1980 in Aberdeen by a group of parents and professionals who were concerned at the lack of supported accommodation in the community for people with learning disabilities. We currently provide supported accommodation, short breaks and respite, community support services and homeshare family placement services to nearly 500 adults and children.

Schizophrenia (from the Greek word σχιζοφρ?νεια, or shjzofre'neja, meaning "split mind") is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental disorder characterized by impairments in the perception or expression of reality and by significant social or occupational dysfunction. A person experiencing schizophrenia is typically characterized as demonstrating disorganized thinking, and as experiencing delusions or hallucinations, in particular auditory hallucinations.

Schizophrenia Schizophrenia has been an often-misunderstood neurobiological brain disorder. Dr. Janet Finley shares information from cutting-edge research that points to the cause of schizophrenia and newly developed treatments.

Schizophrenia Started in 1995, Schizophrenia.com is a leading non-profit web community dedicated to providing high quality information, support and education to the family members, caregivers and individuals whose lives have been impacted by schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia Schizophrenia has been an often-misunderstood neurobiological brain disorder. Dr. Janet Finlay shares information from cutting-edge research that points to the cause of schizophrenia and newly developed treatments.

Alzheimer's disease (AD), also known simply as Alzheimer's, is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cognitive deterioration together with declining activities of daily living and neuropsychiatric symptoms or behavioral changes. It is the most common type of dementia.

The most striking early symptom is loss of short term memory (amnesia), which usually manifests as minor forgetfulness that becomes steadily more pronounced with illness progression, with relative preservation of older memories

Alzheimer's Disease Part 1. This program describes the minimally-invasive technique that repairs an aortic aneurysm, a condition where the aortic artery is weakened, causing it to expand like an over-inflated balloon and risk rupture and internal bleeding. - ResearchChannel is a nonprofit media and technology organization that connects a global audience with the research and academic institutions whose developments, insights and discoveries affect our lives and futures.

Alzheimer's Disease Part 2. Can Alzheimer’s disease be prevented? This program addresses the evolving approaches to this disease, providing evidence that some common medicines may delay or prevent the onset of dementia. See what Alzheimer's disease looks like on brain imaging and how imaging helps research and clinical diagnosis of dementia.

News Red wine may help reduce Alzheimer's disease, says a study on mice, but scientists caution that they have not yet tested if the findings apply to people. 28/9/06.

Alzheimers Aggression Hitting. Kicking. Grabbing. Pushing. Cursing. Biting. Throwing. Scratching. News this week about these explosive and combative behaviors that can appear in someone with mid- to late-stage Alzheimer's underscores just how challenging they are to deal with. (Although I admit, describing these incidents as a "challenge" is like calling a war "a slight disagreement.")

Multiple Sclerosis (abbreviated MS, also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is a chronic, inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). MS can cause a variety of symptoms, including changes in sensation, visual problems, muscle weakness, depression, difficulties with coordination and speech, severe fatigue, cognitive impairment,problems with balance, over heating, and pain. MS will cause impaired mobility and disability in more severe cases.

MS Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling neurological condition affecting young adults. Around 85,000 people in the UK have MS. Multiple Sclerosis is the result of damage to Myelin a protective sheath surrounding nerve fibres of the central nervous system. When myelin is damaged, this interferes with messages between the brain and other parts of the body.For some people, MS is characterised by periods of relapse and remission while for others it has a progressive pattern. For everyone, it makes life unpredictable. Freephone MS Helpline: 0808 800 8000.

Parkinson's disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer's motor skills and speech.

Parkinson's disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorders. It is characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement (bradykinesia), and in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement (akinesia). The primary symptoms are the results of decreased stimulation of the motor cortex by the basal ganglia, normally caused by the insufficient formation and action of dopamine, which is produced in the dopaminergic neurons of the brain. Secondary symptoms may include high level cognitive dysfunction and subtle language problems. PD is both chronic and progressive.

Parkinsons-Success If you are being told, Parkinson's disease is caused by lesions on the brain and incurable deterioration of a gland in the brain called the substantia nigra, "DO NOT LISTEN" as it is documented in medical journals that this is "not" the cause.

Michael J Fox Enormous progress toward finding a cure has been made on many neurological fronts, and our understanding of the brain and how disease affects it has dramatically increased. Your contribution directly supports promising Parkinson's research and helps ensure that new and innovative research avenues are thoroughly funded and explored.

Trust Me Allowing nurses to prescribe drugs isn't about valuing their contribution to patient care, or their abilities as health professionals, says Max Pemberton. On the third day of being a junior doctor, I had a horrific moment, which still haunts me today. There I stood, with the nurse gently sneering in front of me, and the patient's relatives standing around me, watching expectantly.

Equip.nhs Welcome to this gateway to quality health and social care information for UK patients, their families and carers. The information held at this site is not comprehensive on each topic. Only sites that have appropriate information for UK patients and families have been included and only sites that fulfil certain quality and accessibility criteria.

Male Health 'The facts are that the average man lives a shorter life than the average woman.' A site that attempts to balance things up (but not by getting women to smoke more).

Clinical depression (also called major depressive disorder, or sometimes unipolar when compared with bipolar disorder) is a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living. Although a low mood or state of dejection that does not affect functioning is often colloquially referred to as depression, clinical depression is a clinical diagnosis and may be different from the everyday meaning of "being depressed." Many people identify the feeling of being depressed as "feeling sad for no reason", or "having no motivation to do anything." One suffering from depression may feel tired, sad, irritable, lazy, unmotivated, and apathetic. Clinical depression is generally acknowledged to be more serious than normal depressed feelings. It often leads to constant negative thinking and sometimes substance abuse

Anxiety and Depression The experience of psychological trauma is not an uncommon occurrence in today's society. Recent research indicates that severe psychological trauma can cause symptoms persistent of anxiety and depression. Dr. Dennis Charney, of the National Institute of Mental Health, discusses these symptoms and how they affect brain function and alter body systems, and explores current treatments available.

Is It Really Depression Depression, anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder share some similar symptoms, but require different treatments.

Depression Alliance What is depression? Depression is an illness that involves feelings of sadness lasting for two weeks or longer, often accompanied by a loss of interest in life, hopelessness, and decreased energy. Such distressing feelings can affect one's ability to perform the usual tasks and activities of daily living.

Depression Clinical depression can vary in sufferers, but there are typical signs that make diagnosis much easier. We understand more than ever about the brain and its involvement in depression. But it is still difficult to tell which signs represent causes, and which are symptoms. Nevertheless better and better drug treatments have developed since the 1950s that benefit many sufferers.

A mental illness as defined in psychiatry and other mental health professions, is abnormal mental condition or disorder expressing symptoms that cause significant distress and/or dysfunction. This can involve cognitive, emotional, behavioral and interpersonal impairments.

The concept of an 'illness' of the mind is often taken to imply a medical condition with a specific pathology that causes the signs and symptoms, a view that is the subject of much research and debate. Similar but sometimes alternative concepts include: mental disorder, psychological or psychiatric disorder or syndrome, emotional problems, emotional or psychosocial disability. The term insanity, sometimes used colloquially as a synonym for expressing symptoms of a mental health condition or irrationality, is used technically as a legal term

Mental Disorders Are mental illnesses becoming more prevalent, or is psychiatry overdiagnosing?

Computers & Health Imagine a day when your computer will be able to let you know if you need a break, alert you to take medication or even go to the doctor.

Top-10-about-you The human body is a great, sweaty, fluid-filled machine, moving and mixing chemicals with precision and coordination, making everything from memories to mucus. Here we explore some of the complex, beautiful or just plain gross mysteries of how you function.

Medicdirect Fed up of being on the waiting list to ask your doctor a question? This is the site for you.

MedicDirect has gone under the surgeon's knife and had new features and content implanted. The two-year-old site's content, which is written and maintained by a team of GPs and consultants, includes information ranging from diet and fitness to first aid and advice for medical complaints. New features, including more videos of operations (not for the squeamish), self-assessment tools and health calculators add to the vast collection of information on offer. Other new categories, or 'clinics', include health at school, living with disabilities, family therapy and foot care. In fact, this site is so extensive that hypochondriacs are bound to discover they have some illness they never knew about.

Psychology What is psychology? Psychology is the science of the mind. The human mind is the most complex machine on Earth. It is the source of all thought and behaviour.

Healthopedia Welcome to Healthopedia.com, a medical and health consumer information resource containing comprehensive and unbiased information in patient-friendly language from trusted sources on over 1,500 health topics, 70 focussed health centers, and more than 11,000 drugs and medications.

April.org Adverse Psychiatric Effects of Medicines and Anaesthetics. Depression, dementia, self harm, aggression, suicide and iatrogenic disease may be caused by adverse effects of medicines.

Basic End of Life Support This program is based on a workshop on basic end of life support (BEOLS), which includes: presenting a research based model of best practices in end-of-life care from clinician, patient, and family caregiver perspectives; giving bad news; negotiating code status; and conducting a family conference when moving from cure to palliative care.

Bereavement A community of patients, family members and friends dedicated to dealing with Bereavement, together.

EQUIP Electronic Quality Information for Patients. Welcome to this gateway to quality health and social care information for UK patients, their families and carers.

BIVO Welcome to this index of voluntary, community, health and social care groups and organisations in Birmingham and the Black Country.

NHS Direct Online Wellcome to your gateway to health imformation on the internet.

or call 24 hours service on 08454647. This website provides accurate information on a range of topics from GP's, Dental Services and Support Groups to Pharmacies and Opticians, and is designed to complement the NHS Direct.

NHS Direct.Wales Welcome to the NHS Direct Wales website providing information on health and health services across Wales. This website provides accurate information on a range of topics from GP's, Dental Services and Support Groups to Pharmacies and Opticians, and is designed to complement the NHS Direct Wales telephone based service. On 08454647.

Drwy gefnogi ein gwasanaeth gwybodaeth y ffon dan arwain ein nyrses, fe gynnigwn gyngor ar wasanaethau iechyd lleol, llinellau cymorth a'r safle we.

Surgery Door Welcome to Surgerydoor - the health website built in Britain, for Britain. If you can't find what you are looking for, try our search engine. Looking for a support group? Then check out the thousands of contacts in our Support Groups section.

Net Doctor Medical news from the UK and abroad.Covers all types of medical problems.

Traumatic Brain Injury Survival Guide Online book by Dr. Glen Johnson (Clinical Neuropsychologist). ''Nearly all of the survivors of a traumatic head injury and their families with whom I have worked have had one complaint: There is nothing written that explains head injury in clear, easy to understand language. Most say the available material is too medical or too difficult to read. The goal of this online book is to better prepare the head injured person and family for the long road ahead.

JoAnn Le Maistre received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology, delivered a daughter, and learned she had multiple sclerosis all within the period of a few months. Dr. LeMaistre has developed a successful practice counseling patients and their families. She is a sought-after speaker, lecturer, and teacher. Her books, After The Diagnosis, and the hardbound edition, Beyond Rage, have helped thousands of chronic illness patients, their families, and health care providers to cope effectively. Her daughter has now graduated from college. And Dr. LeMaistre has learned to live a full life, in spite of the handicaps of her MS. She is an inspirational example of what it means to be able-hearted when you can no longer be able-bodied.

Chipmonka Foundation In August 2004 The Chipmunka Foundation was set up to become the world's largest mental health charity. Founder members include the two founder members of Chipmunk publishing Jason Pegler and Andrew Latchford and Chairman of the Big Issue Nigel Kershaw. "The aim of the Chipmunka Foundation is to assist people with mental health issues, of all nations to reduce their suffering and humiliation and to help normalise mental health so that it is no longer a taboo".

Mayo Clinic Reliable information for a healthier life. Brain and nervous system centre.

Rehab Rehab is one of the leading providers of rehabilitation and training services, empowering people with disabilties and those who are socially and economicaly excluded to gain greater independance, confidence and access employment.

Discovery Health Streaming video of the clipping procedure used in unruptured aneurysm surgery.

Subtle Brain Injury Subtle Brain Injury is a website with a mission to educate with respect to the magnitude of brain injury which does not involve coma - injuries that have been labeled by names which grossly minimize their potential impact upon the life of the injured person.

Bereavement This site is here for your support. It is totally voluntary and free of charge. We all need support when grieving the loss of a loved one. Especially after the initial support which we receive in the early days drops off. The phone rings less and less, and people call to see us less frequently. Daily life and living takes over, and we feel lost and very alone....This is where Bereavementuk can be of help and support. I offer a listening ear and friendly support and advice, with absolutely no strings. I will be here as long as you need me. If you wish I will place a dedication to your loved one in the Garden of Tranquillity for you and others to visit at any time.

Child Bereavement Grief in its many forms is one of the most painful experiences that anyone can suffer. Every year thousands of families experience the grief of losing a baby, child, mother, father, brother or sister. We believe families deserve the best emotional care in such a crisis.

Cruse Bereavement Care Anyone can contact Cruse if they want to talk about themselves or someone they know who has been affected by a death. Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. The organisation provides counselling and support. It offers information, advice, education and training services.

The Way Foundation "At last, an organisation that acknowledges the needs of those men and women widowed young!" According to the latest estimates, there are approximately 36,500 widowed men and women in England, Wales and Scotland under the age of 40. Under 50, the figure rises dramatically to approximately 142,000. The WAY Foundation provides a self-help social and support network for men and women widowed up to the age of 50, and their children. The main aim is to help those widowed young to rebuild their lives by helping one another. Phone us on +44 (0)870 011 3450.

Bond Hotel Welcome to the website for all the great Bond Acessible Holidays. From here you can check out our fantastic range of holidays for people with disabilities and special needs. Wherever you choose to stay, you're guaranteed great service, great value and a great time. We've always offered some of the best holidays in the business, but we've expanded to offer a wider selection of holiday options than ever before. But whatever you choose, you can be sure of a very warm welcome, and that our commitment to disabled guests with special needs will always be our top priority.

STISH The purpose of this website is to provide accurate information and advice on many issues which surface in the wake of a sudden traumatic experience (i.e., an unexpected and one off event such as a road traffic accident, industrial accident, or assault). Helpline No: 0845 3670998.

Salisburyfes This website offers information and support to those interested in Functional Electrical Stimulation. FES is a means of producing contractions in muscles, paralysed due to central nervous system lesions, by means of electrical stimulation.

OR-Live Operations go Live. In this Internet age, the computer has become the projection screen for music videos, movies and television broadcasts. Now, doctors and nurses are also becoming stars of the small screen, thanks to live Web broadcasts of hospital surgeries.

The Secret Life of the Brain Reveals the fascinating processes involved in brain development across a lifetime. The site informs viewers of exciting new information in the brain sciences, introduces the foremost researchers in the field, and utilizes dynamic visual imagery and compelling human stories to help a general audience understand otherwise difficult scientific concepts.

Virtual Body A study of the brain, skeleton, heart and digestive tract, supported by hi-tech graphics and zoom features. You can even test you knowledge of what belongs where by building your own virtual skeleton.

The Science of Emotions A decade or so ago, many researchers believed emotions, the feelings usually associated more with the heart than the head, couldn't be measured or studied in laboratory experiments. Researchers lacked instruments, and what's more, most scientists didn't recognize the far-ranging and long-lasting effects emotions can have on peoples' health.

Brain Time Your brain is a time machine with three modes that control everything from instantaneous tasks like moving to maintaining long trains of thought and ultimately staying in synch with night and day.

Wired News Music makes your brain happy ^(^ As a rock producer, Daniel Levitin worked with Stevie Wonder, the Grateful Dead and Chris Isaak. But the music business began to change, and a disillusioned Levitin turned to academia, where a career in neuroscience beckoned.

Near Death Experience Although most people who have come close to death say they remember nothing, a third or more may later report that "something happened." That "something" might be a near-death experience.

Death It's not something we like to talk about much. We may know our local funeral parlour, but do we know what really goes on there? Or what an embalmer actually does? Or how long a cremation takes, and how it works? Rebecca Atkinson and Sarah Tavner talk to the people who handle us after death.

Sleep Improve your sleep and improve your life with this comprehensive guide and tool kit, developed in collaboration with the UK 's leading sleep scientists.

The Cairn From both patient and carer - rare and unusual insight into mental illness. Two Women - One Journey of Recovery - Two Perspectives. ' The Naked Bird Watcher. ' Suzy Jonhston. ' To Walk on Eggshells'. Jean Johnston.

'Emotive yet practical, these books should be read by all those affected by mental illness and working within its profession'. Claire Letham, BSc, RMN.

Real Age Nagging, gnawing pain can grind anyone down. But now there's scientific evidence that the right kind of music can pick you up, easing discomfort and lifting your spirits. What's the "right" kind? Anything you like -- relaxing sounds, classic rock, edgier beats, whatever sounds good to your inner spirit is good for your body, too.

The Musical Brain Excellent site on music and the brain. The ear converts sound waves into movement by vibrating specific parts of the middle and inner ear. This movement is then converted into electrical signals that travel in the eighth cranial nerve to the brain.From the ear, auditory information travels first to the brain stem, then to the thalamus, then to the auditory cortex on both sides of the brain (on the temporal lobe).

Direct.gov I can highly recommend this website for more detailed information on most of the things below. Also the government’s benefits hotline (freephone: 0800 882 200) gives advice and information for disabled people and carers on the full range of benefits available and how to claim them. The line also offers help with claim form completion for certain benefits.

BenefitsAndWork Free guides: disability living allowance, attendance allowance, incapacity benefit & employment. Plus training, news and forums. For people with long-term physical or mental health conditions, carers and support workers.

Benefit Rates From April 2009 new rates of benefits and tax credits come into effect. Most of the new rates are effective from week commencing 6th April 2009. The new rates are shown below and can be viewed by scrolling down the page or by selecting the first letter of the benefit in the alphabetical list and then selecting the appropriate benefit.

Disability Rights Commission Details of (and on) the Disability Discrimination Act - disability rights and the employer.

Our mission: a society where all disabled people can participate fully as equal citizens.

Scottish Health Council The Scottish Health Council is a new body set up by the Scottish Executive to ensure that the views of patients and the public are properly taken into account by Health Boards.

We all want to see a health service that delivers high quality services, and meets the needs and expectations of the thousands of people who depend on it every day.

A truly responsive health service must seek, listen to and act upon the views and experiences of patients and the public. Only then will the needs of patients and communities be considered equally, alongside evidence of clinical effectiveness and value for money, in driving service improvements.

Accessible Environments The Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE) is an information provider and a forum for collaborative dialogue between providers and users on how the built environment can best be made or modified to achieve inclusion by design.

In conjunction with the government we operate a Scheme to provide vehicles, wheelchairs and powered scooters to disabled people in the UK.

Braininjury2000 Brain Injury Directory A one stop resource for all your brain injury needs.

Motability Scheme In conjunction with the government we operate a Scheme to provide vehicles, wheelchairs and powered scooters to disabled people in the UK .

Disabled Living Foundation The Disabled Living Foundation has been working as a charity in support of people with disabilities and older people for over thirty years. Our goal is to enhance opportunities for people to achieve greater mobility and independence and to confront barriers excluding them from doing so.

Scottish Executive Welcome to Executive Online, official website of the Scottish Executive, the devolved government for Scotland. The Scottish Executive is the devolved government for Scotland. It is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport.

It manages an annual budget of more than £20 billion in the financial year 2002-2003 that is due to rise to almost £26 billion in 2005-2006.

The Executive was established in 1999, following the first elections to the Scottish Parliament. It is a coalition between the Scottish Labour Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party.

The Executive is led by a First Minister who is nominated by the Parliament and in turn appoints the other Scottish Ministers who make up the Cabinet.

Executive civil servants are accountable to Scottish Ministers, who are themselves accountable to the Scottish Parliament.

The Executive's plans and priorities are set out in a Partnership Agreement which was drawn up following the 2003 election.

Scottish Parliament Welcome to the official website of the Scottish Parliament. Our founding principles are openness, accountability, the sharing of power and equal opportunities. These are at the heart of all our activities and we hope you find this website lives up to these principles.

Brain Spot A site designed for persons who are learning to use the Internet or are frustrated by other complicated web sites.

British Charities Britishcharities.com specialises in the Internet Publishing sector for charities. We are dedicated to becoming the leading company in this field. Assisting people in giving to charities is our main objective, and we want to make sure that you can do this as simply and effortlessly as possible.

Ability Net Making computers available to people with a disability. We offer a one-stop shop for need assessment, technical expertise, advice and support. We have created a valuable resource on-line to help you learn about the various specialist assistive technology that is available for the PC, and how easy it is to alter how your computer looks and responds to you. We also supply adapted computer equipment for people with a wide range of disabilities.

Ouch Ouch! is the BBC's website that reflects life as a disabled person. It's not here as a resource or a help shop; it's more about life, living, creativity, community, humour and the wider view. There are many fantastic websites that offer huge banks of information and we didn't want to duplicate. However, access and rights are very important to us and are at the heart of what we do.

Stair-Lifts-101 Stair lift models that we offer for sale have proven their quality over time through extremely few service calls. Our goal is to provide a high quality product that works with minimal disruptions. Call us and tap our experience for valuable information you can use to make the right selection.

Disabilityworld.com Disabilityworld.com was established in 1999 by William and Don McQueen. "We have been working since then to setup a comprehensive directory of information and web sites for the disabled". Since Spring 2002 we are emerging as a organisation that has the interest of society, by developing new strategies and partnerships with forward thinking organisations we can work together in delivering more unique services and products that will in given time change the perception and realise the value within our rewarding community.

Our Aims are to continue providing you with Europe 's largest Accessible Accommodation Search Facility information on UK Services Providers. Providing you with new services that enable a more enhancing experience whilst visiting our website.

Grampian Care Data Local community information, care and health service for the people of the North East of Scotland...... Excellent site! The one stop for a vast amount of Local information.

See Me An organisation that aims to break down the attitudes which lead to stigma and discrimination associated with mental health problems.'See me as a person, not a label.' That's the message at the heart of Scotland's national anti-stigma campaign. Funded by the Scottish Executive as part of its national mental health improvement programme, 'see me' aims to break down the attitudes which lead to stigma and discrimination associated with mental health problems.

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