It’s better to talk
Pills are not always the best cure.
A debt in mind
According to new research, financial difficulties among students are having a 'direct impact' on their mental health. Polly Curtis looks at the support available to students when things get tough
UK slow to clamp down on drug that causes stroke in elderly
It took the government's Committee on Safety of Medicines seven months to act on evidence that a schizophrenia drug widely given to elderly people in care homes could cause them to have a stroke.
The riddle of the drug regulators
Critics press for review of licensing system.
A secretive system
At first glimpse this week's warnings from the Committee on the Safety of Medicines (CSM) looked like a regulatory body performing as it should: protecting patient interests. Alas, if only this was true.
Holy disorders
Anorexia is seen as a modern illness. But is it really so different from the suffering that female saints throughout history have put themselves through, asks Hilary Mantel.
Peter Sainsbury
Psychiatrist whose work cast new light on suicide.
Sex-change patient complains to GMC
Consultant broke rules for surgery, says businessman.
Sympathy but no promises from Reid
Recommendations from inquiry into mental care death rejected.