"An irresistible urge to interfere in other peoples lives 'may be a sign of psychiatric illness'"

Spotted by Bob E in The Independent:

The controversial finding comes in a major report, Prodnosing and Mental Health, published this week by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

It says that almost one in three prodnoses* in Britain today is someone with a usually undiagnosed mental disorder. When people with pronounced bansturbation tendencies are included the proportion is significantly higher. Of the ten million prodnosers in Britain, up to three million have a so far undiagnosed mental disorder, up to two million further have been diagnosed and prescribed a psychoactive drug in the past year and approaching one million are clearly addicted to bansturbation, it says.

Prodnosing tendencies increase with the severity of mental disorder suffered, and all fully fledged bansturbators are certainly a danger to ordinary members of the public. Access to easy to obtain taxpayer funding appears to exacerbate the symptoms of anxiety, depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder which afflict many prodnosers, tragically elevating them into becoming fully fledged bansturbators in no time at all.

* Meaning "busybodies" rather than the Irish term for "Protestant".