By Dr. Marie-Laure Ancelin, Hopital La Colombiere, Montpellier, France.

Among older people, depressed men using antidepressants have the greatest risk of dying, according to a new study from France.

"Service user and carer involvement is nowhere more important than it is in mental health. Our national consultation on Choice emphasised that mental health service users want more information of the right sort at the right time; they want choice for everybody - not just for some; and they want services designed around them as individuals rather than designed round the system." Rosie Winterton MP, 6 Nov 2006.