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A DOCTOR will launch a free course in Newmarket for men with emotional and mental health problems.
Duncan Precious, a clinical psychologist who works for the NHS in Bedfordshire, will start the course on Monday, January 30, at The Stable Community Centre, in High Street, to encourage men to seek professional help for their problems.
“There is an awful lot of stigma around mental health,” said Dr Precious, who will fund the eight-week-long course himself.
“The course will provide opportunities for guys to come along and meet other men who are currently struggling with various issues and realise that they are not the only one out there going through a hard time.”
Sessions will be held on Mondays from 7.30pm to 9pm and are open to any male aged 18 years old or over, who has had problems with anger, personal trauma, depression, stress, loss, alcohol misuse or other difficulties.
Dr Precious said: “Men have the highest proportion of suicide and, in Newmarket, the horseracing industry has quite a high incidence of suicide in men. It is something that needs to be talked about more.”
Born in Newmarket, Dr Precious is a former Newmarket Upper School pupil, who plays for Newmarket Rugby Club and lives in Fordham. He organised the course to promote mental health services in the town.
He said: “Statistics show men don’t really access help when they are experiencing difficulties. I want to put something back into the community I live in. This is an area I am passionate about and something I would like to try and set up in my local community.”
To book a place on the course, call Dr Precious on 07541046689 or email duncanprecious@hotmail.co.uk.
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dpharaoh95
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 01:52 PMI Am in total admiration of Dr Duncan Precious doing this on the other hand in total belief of Mr Maio's old school belief's thus why mental health issue's are stigmatised still. Through understanding and showing that 1-3 have an associated issue's as stress,depression,alcohol,drug,and ending up with gp's handing out abundant ssris (anti depressants) and sleeping tablets.When actually talking about the situation is more conjuducive than ending up burnt out,and have lost everything.so i would encourage anybody to stand up and say this is not good and i need some help with these issue's.Refering back to Mr H Maio's stigma and run comment in many a paper mental health gets front page news for the bad news for once it is good news.Stigma is born out of not knowing and little conversation so any positive by talking about issues is positive
HaroldMaio
Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 10:12 PM“There is an awful lot of stigma around mental health,” said Dr Precious, a clinical psychologist who works for the NHS in Bedfordshire My recommendation would be to run from him. As swiftly as had he directed any other "stigma." My recommendation to editors is to be very wary of anyone promoting a "stigma" through their paper, no matter their education or lack of it. You need abet no such allegation. There is an awful lot of ignorance about mental illnesses. It is difficult to explain why, we educate enough professionals to have informed us, they have not. We have esteemed colleges and universities, they have not. We have not demanded it of them. Harold A. Maio, retired Mental Health Editor khmaio@earthlink.net
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