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Scans may aid mental health project
Brain scans on people with personality disorders could shed new light on improving their lives, experts in Yorkshire say.Posted: 28/12/07
From outsider to insider. Experiences of joining a York residential therapeutic community programme
People joining a unique 32-week therapeutic programme at The Retreat in York have spoken about the mixture of emotions they experienced in a research paper, published this month.Posted: 10/12/07
'Garden developed at The Retreat to help patients'
Gardens developed by staff and patients at The Retreat, in Heslington Road, York, are helping patients recover from mental illness.Posted: 19/11/07
'Medical director joins experts from around UK to speak at eating disorder conference.'
The Retreat's medical director Chris Holman will be joining experts from around the UK who have international reputations in the field of eating disorders, at conference next week.Posted: 31/10/07
'York mental health experts share knowledge with USA colleagues'
Consultant psychiatrist Chris Holman and director of clinical services Steve Trenchard from The Retreat in York are flying out to meet the Ivy League psychiatric hospital group in New York.Posted: 22/10/07
'The Retreat celebrates World Mental Health Day'
The Retreat is celebrating World Mental Health Day on Wednesday 10 October with the unveiling of a £1m refurbishment project.Posted: 8/10/07
'The Retreat celebrates a glowing inspection'
The Retreat is leading the way in providing high quality mental health services, according to its latest inspection report by the Healthcare Commission.Posted: 3/10/07
'A First for the Acorn Programme'
The Acorn Programme is the first place to achieve accreditation by the Community of Communities.Posted: 3/7/07
'Beyond Belief' Religion and Mental Health
The Radio 4 Programme 'Beyond Belief' broadcast on the 15th January focused on Religion and Mental Health.Posted: 6/2/07
'Traumatic Memory: Is it All in The Mindfulness?'
A paper by Mark McFetridge, Carol Morton and Julia Berg, entitled "Traumatic Memory: Is it All in The Mindfulness?", has been published in the International Journal of Therapeutic Communities.Posted: 6/2/07
'A Life Worth Living.' Interviews of a Difference.
To tie in with the BBC series, The Secret life of a Manic Depressive, which addressed the stigma surrounding mental illness, Andrew Barton interviewed people at The Retreat in York.Posted: 6/2/07
The Retreat's Acorn Programme features in the recent NHS Confederation's Publication: Independent providers...making a difference in the NHS
Recognised not only for its success with helping individuals to lead "a life worth living", the programme has also helped to save the NHS money by reducing the number of days individuals spend in hospital.Posted: 6/2/07
