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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Mental health overtakes cancer and obesity as Britons’ biggest health worry

GP writing a prescription
Experts said a rise in mental illness was caused by Covid, the cost of living and male violence against women. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

Mental health has overtaken cancer and obesity as the health problem most Britons worry about, a global survey has revealed.

Experts said the shift in the public’s perception reflected the sharp rise in recent years in mental ill-health caused by the Covid pandemic, the cost of living crisis and male violence against women.

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