I have listed below some bullet points relating to a condition which is not convenient or comfortable for politicians, healthcare chiefs and society to talk about. Can you guess what I'm referring to?
- It cost the UK 70 million working days last year
- That figure is up 24% since 2009
- It costs the economy between £70 and £100 billion per annum in lost productivity, benefit payments and absence from work
- It causes 28% of illness for the NHS but gets just 13% of the budget
- Three quarters of those affected receive no treatment
- Spending on this illness is going down in real terms
- 50% of affected adults have their first illness by age 15
- 75% of affected adults have their first illness by age 18
- 25% of adults suffer some form of this illness all of the time
- In my medical degree, this illness was granted 7 weeks in 5 years
- It is not a physical illness so is not thought of in the same way
I hope by now you have guessed what it is because all health begins with mental health - whoever we are!
http://betweendenbighandkeele.blogspot.com/2013/07/mental-health-societys-problem.html
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