On Monday, November 30, the Manchester Identity and Passport service opened its doors and began issuing the first identity cards to British subjects since 1952. (1) Although the cards themselves are bad enough, they are perhaps the most benign aspect...

We all meet people in our daily lives and as human beings we are acutely tuned to noticing difference between ourselves and others.  The step between subconscious awareness and conscious noticing and recording as an examination is one of the...

Here are some summary points on the mental health act that I wrote for a talk to medical students.  It’s not comprehensive and is intended to cover the basics. *** The Mental Health Act 1983 was amended in 1987 and is legislation governing the...

Perhaps it’s the congestion charge or the increased provision of cycling lanes, or maybe we’re inspired by high profile cyclists Boris Johnson and David Cameron, but cycling in London has risen by a staggering 70 per cent since the year 2000....

Also know as erotomania, De Clérambault’s syndrome is one in which a delusional belief is held by a patient that another person, usually older and of higher social status, famous, wealthy or in a professional relationship with the patient is deeply in...