When hospital is a prison
The government wants to change the Mental Health Act so that some persistent offenders can be locked away without charge. Ben Goldacre says it is worrying when diagnosing illness is politically motivated.
Rapid response
David Batty on a pioneering scheme to get appropriate treatment quickly for people with mental health problems.
Rough treatment of the mentally ill
Sarah Lawson was asked to leave Homefield hospital shortly before her father helped her kill herself. She's not the first mentally ill person to be let down by the system, says Calum Hart, whose sister was also treated there
‘Depressed farmers left to languish’
Rural doctors and nurses have warned that the foot and mouth outbreak could leave stressed farmers without access to adequate support, as surgeries in affected areas are closed and home visits cancelled. David Batty reports
Complexities surround treatment of personality disorders
The detention and treatment of people with personality disorders is highly complex issue, fraught with problems and lacking solutions. The Reforming the Mental Health Act white paper offers options but will not solve the problem, writes Linda Steele