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Depression and stress is ‘new normal’

   Rosemary Bennett, Social Affairs Correspondent

   May 10 2016, 12:01am, The Times
   Of those who have personally experienced a mental health condition, one
   in three say that they have recoveredDarren Kemper/Getty Images

   Depression, anxiety and chronic stress have been accepted as “the new
   normal” by large swathes of the population, according to a study
   showing that many never even try to seek help.

   Of those who experienced severe stress, more than half (55 per cent)
   did not seek support, while 48 per cent with anxiety suffered in
   silence. More people are taking action on depression, possibly because
   it is much more widely discussed, with treatments more advanced.
   However, just under a third who experienced common symptoms in the past
   year did not ask for support.

   Men are less likely than women to seek help for stress, anxiety and
   depression, according to the study by Aviva, the health insurer.

   Of those who have personally experienced a mental health…
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