One in six depressed or suffer phobias
A survey has found that one in six adults suffers depression, anxiety or
phobias and women are affected more than men. Office of National Statistics
figures show that the most common psychiatric complaint – mixed anxiety and
depressive disorder – affects 10.8 per cent of women and 6.8 per cent of men
and twice the number of women as men suffer phobias.
(The Mirror 24/06/02; p.27)
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