Quest for a clean bill of health

Rosie Winterton is in charge of reforming England's mental health legislation, but can the health minister sway her fierce opponents? David Brindle meets her.

Team that lights the way

People living with a mental illness are gaining a new lease of life thanks to a pioneering band of support workers. Andrew Cole finds out more

Slippery slope

David Icke believes the world is run by lizards.But he isn't mad,says Oliver James.

Still at war with our bodies

Eating disorders are most commonly associated with the young, but as a new report makes graphically clear they can affect women and men of any age. By Maureen Rice.

The lunatic fringe

The boundary between sanity and madness is not cut and dried, says Oliver James.