What can we do about the world鈥檚 mental health problem?
As our population increases so too will cases of mental illness, this week we ask: What can we do about the world鈥檚 mental health problem?
If there was a serious illness that we knew thirty percent of us would experience in our lives, wouldn鈥檛 we do everything in our power to address it? Well research suggests that one in three of us will experience a serious mental health problem at some point in our lives; it鈥檚 a topic many are uncomfortable about discussing but one that shows no signs of going away. Slowly we鈥檙e beginning to learn more about which factors cause anxiety and depression but old prejudices are hard to come overcome so 鈥� what can we do about the world鈥檚 mental health problem?
Presenter: Celia Hatton
Producer: Lizzy McNeill
Researcher: Helen Grady
Experts:
Vikram Patel
Shekhar Saxena
Sir Graham Thornicroft
Grace Ryan
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