More than one million adults across Scotland have experienced levels of anxiety stopping them from living their daily lives, new research from the Mental Health Foundation has shown. Polling of 1,000 adults in Scotland conducted by Opinium on behalf of the charity has shown 70 per cent of adults have had some anxiety while 58 per cent said they experienced anxiety that interfered with their daily lives in the past two weeks.
The research marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week from May 15-21, with the charity raising the alarm about the impact of anxiety on adults in Scotland. More than one quarter (27%) said they experienced anxiety and felt anxious to the extent it stopped them from doing what they would like or what they need to do most or all of the time in the last two weeks.
People of working age with a mental health condition may not be aware that they could be eligible for financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP), or Adult Disability Payment (ADP).
