Mental health

Scientists claim a “turning point” in the fight against degenerative brain disease, but are we really anywhere near a cure for diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s?

Living in a tin shack by the roadside, Abdullahi is isolated, barely washed and poorly fed. For the last 17 years he has been chained up by his own family in Hargeisa, Somaliland.

As campaigners condemn Asda’s “mental patient” fancy dress costume, Shea Wong, tells Channel 4 News what it’s like to live in a society that stigmatises mental health problems.

As Asda and Tesco apologise for selling “mental patient” and “psycho ward” outfits, mental health patients hit back online by tweeting pictures of themselves to challenge stereotypes.

Increased diagnosis of ADHD among kids and adults is behind the steady rise in “attention drugs”, says a new report by the Care Quality Commission

A BBC reporter who lost his job after an episode of mental illness, tells Channel 4 News that he believes a travel injection may have triggered the fever that led to his illness.

Carey Mulligan, star of The Great Gatsby, tells Channel 4 News about her plans to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s, and says there is a “real problem” with how we treat the elderly in the UK.

Autistic victims of crime are being let down by the criminal justice system, campaigners tell Channel 4 News Science Reporter Asha Tanna.

Teachers report a rise in disruptive behaviour at schools and colleges, which they put down to a “lack of boundaries” at home.

Police taser a man outside Buckingham Palace, after he holds a knife to his throat in front of onlookers.

A US study finds unborn and very young children living in traffic-congested places more than double their chances of autism – but some experts say the research ignores a number of other factors.

An independent inquiry into the state of care for people with schizophrenia and psychosis in England is calling for a radical overhaul of the system.

Ed Miliband takes aim at Jeremy Clarkson and Janet Street-Porter for belittling people with mental illness, and describes mental health as “one of the most serious challenges” facing the UK.

A study from the Medical Research Council suggests the global financial downturn has adversely impacted public health, with fear of unemployment leading to a decline in men’s mental wellbeing.