Research conducted by University College London (UCL) has revealed that men and women of lower occupational grades experience a faster deterioration of health in later life. The study was carried out on 10,308 civil servants aged between 35 and 55, over a period of 20 years. While mental health was found to improve at a read more »

Controversial new laws which will allow mentally ill people with severe or violent personality disorders to be held against their will even if they haven’t committed a crime are to be debated in the Commons later today. Ministers say the proposals will help to keep the public safe, but this has been attacked by the read more »

According to an article on the BBC News Website there is talk of raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21. Statistics show that alcohol-related illnesses have doubled in the last ten years to 262,844 cases per year and that people suffering injuries due to too much alcohol consumption has again doubled to 148,477 read more »

Research conducted by the Mental Health Foundation has revealed that almost 80% of people in the UK have at least two friends who have experienced mental distress. However, nearly half of those suffering from mental distress said they were ashamed to admit their problems to friends as they were worried about what they would think. read more »