The number of prescriptions handed out for anti-depressants is at an all-time high, figures show. Prescriptions for the drugs across England rose by 3.7 million items in 2016, from 61
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Almost six out of 10 NHS organisations are failing to meet a key target for referring people with anxiety and depression for types of counselling, figures show. Quarterly NHS England
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More and more is being done to raise awareness of mental health problems at a public and policy level, and understandably so. One in six adults in the UK has
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The firefighters who tried to rescue residents as they tackled the Grenfell Tower blaze could face future psychological issues, London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton has warned. She said the tough
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Many older patients with common mental health problems are not being offered an effective form of treatment, experts have said. The authors of a new study claim that elderly patients
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Former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff, rapper Professor Green and comic Ruby Wax are some of the stars talking publicly about their mental health battles in a series of new
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One in four adults experience mental health difficulties in any given year, and mental health issues account for the largest single cause of disability in the UK. The NHS has
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Stigma is preventing young people from opening up about mental health issues, a youth charity has said. Almost one in four young people (24%) would not confide in someone if
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Newsreader Mark Austin has said the care of people with mental illness in the UK is not sufficient and more funding is required to combat an “epidemic” among youngsters. The
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Each year, more than 250,000 missing person reports are made to the police in the UK alone. The loss can have a profound emotional effect on the families left behind,
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