Tony Rao

Tony Rao is a consultant old-age psychiatrist and visiting lecturer at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust/Institute of Psychiatry in London. He is also associate registrar for public engagement at  The Royal College of Psychiatrists. He currently chairs a working group on patient and carer resources for Covid-19 and mental health.

<p>Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has been accused of orchestrating a ‘disgusting political smear’ against three MPs </p>

It’s time to talk about parliament’s drinking problem

<p>Media reports suggested that one episode of binge drinking could cause lasting damage to a child’s mental health and even harm school results</p>

Is social media increasing drinking in children and young adults?

There are three stages in life where we are most at risk of the health effects of alcohol

We aren’t drinking to our good health – education on alcohol is needed

Doctors like me are grateful for Ross Kemp's coronvirus documentary

Current guidelines recommend people don’t drink more than 14 units of alcohol per week

What a binge drinking boom means for the nation’s mental health

Baby boomers are more likely to drink and drive than millennials

Researchers need to distinguish between alcohol-related dementia and other forms of the disease

Does going teetotal in later life actually cause dementia?

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Opioid misuse is increasing in middle-aged Britons