Mental health problems growing

Thursday 21 March 1996 00:02 GMT

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Mental health problems growing

A "dramatic" increase in mental distress and depression has occurred in Britain over the last 50 years with one in four people every year suffering a mental health problem, according to the charity MIND. Their audit on the mental health of the nation shows that six times as many people are being referred to specialist psychiatric services now, compared with 50 years ago.

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