According to a survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics, heavy drinking is more common among managers than it is among manual workers. Each year the Office for National Statistics publishes the Lifestyle Survey, a report which details the habits of adults in the UK. After analysing the 2009 survey, researchers found that the read more »

If you’re feeling a little gloomy today then you are not alone as today is ‘Blue Monday’ which is officially the most miserable day of the year. If you have been suffering a bout of seasonal lows and want to ensure the remainder of your working weeks start with a smile then here are a read more »

According to a recent report, approximately three out of five women and girls have experienced poor mental health. A study conducted by the charity Platform 51, formally YWCA has led to a review of treatment on offer to women who are experiencing low-level poor mental health. Around a quarter of those who were found to read more »

An African Caribbean men’s mental health group from Sheffield are pushing for changes to the way inpatients are treated and restrained. Maat Probe mental health project has been offering support to African Caribbean men with mental health difficulties and promoting their anti-stigma initiative in Sheffield for a few years now, but how did it all read more »

Guidelines intended to improve mental health care and services for men in England have recently been launched by charities Mind and the Men’s Health Forum (MHF). Delivering Male, a report which looks into the mental health requirements of males throughout England, includes recommendations which hope to reduce the number of men (an estimated 2.7 million) read more »

Proposed changes to domestic violence laws in Scotland have gained the support of many MSPs. The changes which are detailed in the Domestic Abuse Bill, are aimed at improving justice for victims of domestic abuse. The bill was introduced last year by MSP Rhoda Grant, and is aimed at increasing justice for victims of domestic read more »

Today marks the beginning of a High Court battle which could lead to a controversial change in abortion laws. As it stands, women who are in their fist nine weeks of pregnancy and choose to undergo an early medical abortion must take two sets of tablets between 24 and 48 hours apart under the supervision read more »

A national study of over 200 hospitals has revealed poor standards of treatment in the care of people with dementia. Findings included: Just one in five hospitals make sure nurses are told if their patients have been diagnosed with conditions such as Alzheimer’s. Less than half (in an audit of 8,000) of patients living with read more »

During the Christmas and New Year period you may have spotted some big differences in the behaviour of some older relatives that perhaps you don’t see very often. What we need to ask ourselves is whether these differences are a simple case of old age, or if they are something more serious? Dr Ellie Cannon read more »

According to British researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of Cambridge, girls who start having periods before the age of 12 are more likely to experience symptoms of depression than those whose periods begin later. The long term study involved 2,184 girls and aimed to find out whether or not early menstruation read more »