According to the Office for National Statistics, the amount of men drinking over the ‘sensible’ daily limit has fallen from 39% in 2004 to 35% last year, and the official figures show the amount of women has fallen from 24% to 22%.
As to whether the licensing laws being relaxed towards the end of last year read more »

Research suggests that those from broken homes may be more prone to psychotic illnesses. Separation was associated with a 2.5 fold increased risk in developing psychosis: “Separation from one or both parents for more than a year before the age of 16, as a consequence of family breakdown, was associated with a 2.5 fold increased read more »

According to an article on BBC News, more than 80,000 people in Scotland are believed to be suffering from eating disorders. This has prompted NHS Quality Improvement Scotland to set out treatment plans for conditions such as anorexia and bulimia. The guidelines are welcomed by campaigners, but greater funding has been called for.
Mark Reilly from read more »

Laws allowing those with untreatable personality disorders to be detained, even if they have not committed a crime, are to be revived according to an article on BBC News.
Jane Harris from Rethink mental health charity, said “If the government pushes ahead with this it will mean people with mental health problems have fewer rights read more »

Alcohol-related death rates have almost doubled since 1991 in the UK according to an article on the BBC website. Apparently the ONS (Office for National Statistics) reported 8,386 alcohol related deaths in 2005, compared to 4,144 in 1991.
The statistics also revealed the death rates were much higher for men than women. A Department of read more »

According to an article in The Guardian, scientists have discovered a variation in a gene in people at risk of schizophrenia. This provides strong evidence of a key genetic link, which gives hope to schizophrenia victims of finding a cure. Apparently, the mental health charity Sane described the research as “exciting” and referred to the read more »

There is new hope for Alzheimer sufferers today – an article on the BBC has revealed that trials are being carried out in mid Wales to find out if daffodils can be farmed there. What has this got to do with Alzheimer’s? The trials should conclude whether or not the daffodils farmed there produce read more »