Champagne prevents dementia: sense and nonsense about mental well-being

'Depression starts in the gut!', 'New blood test can detect autism!', 'Cat lovers at greater risk of schizophrenia!', 'Nasal spray with cuddle hormone helps with anorexia!', ... According to the media, crossword puzzles cannot prevent dementia. But apparently champagne can.
We all lose our bearings in the flood of media reports about mental health, but the impact of these 'facts' on vulnerable individuals is particularly great. They often reinforce existing stereotypes. Stigma is woven into our society and this is reflected in statements that make it into the media. Some psychiatric conditions are wrongly given a frightening character, others are dismissed as trivial.
With this book, the website Health and Science wants to draw attention to the stigmatization of mental health problems and psychiatric diagnoses in the media. Health and Science is an initiative of the Belgian Center for Evidence-Based Medicine (Cebam), an independent, multidisciplinary and interuniversity medical-scientific institute. In this book, we bundle delusion and science about common mental and psychiatric problems.
Various employees of Health and Science contributed to 'Champagne prevents dementia. Sense and nonsense about mental well-being', led by medical editor-in-chief Marleen Finoulst.