The number of people suffering stress, anxiety and depression because of redundancies, job insecurity and pay cuts owing to the recession is soaring, a study published by academics from Roehampton University and the children’s charity Elizabeth Finn Care reveals.
Worries about the effects of the downturn have produced a sharp rise in people experiencing symptoms of common mental health conditions, and the incidence of depression has jumped by between four and five-fold as unemployment, cuts in hours and concern about security of tenure have become common, the report found. Among people who have lost their jobs in the last year, 71% have suffered symptoms of depression, 55% said the same about stress and 52% experienced symptoms of anxiety
Full article: www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/apr/01/recession-surge-mental-health-problems
July 26th, 2010 - 4:08 pm
mental health is more important than body health yet most people just ignores it.-,;