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How to talk to someone about going to therapy and getting them the help they need
8 July 2017
Mental health issues are often stigmatized, or even considered "made up illnesses." But according to a report by The Centre for Economic Performance’s Mental Health Policy Group at The London School of Economics and Political Science, mental illness is typically more debilitating than most chronic physical conditions. The report indicated that, on average, a person with depression is at least 50 percent more disabled than someone with angina, arthritis, asthma or diabetes.
Related publications
‘How Mental Illness Loses Out in the NHS’. A report by The Centre for Economic Performance’s Mental Health Policy Group, June 2012
http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/special/cepsp26.pdf
In brief: Mental illness and the NHS by Richard Layard. Article in CentrePiece 17 (2) Autumn 2012