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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Genevieve Holl-Allen

Older people ‘continually missing out on vital mental health support’

PA Wire

Older people are just as likely to suffer from mental health problems as younger age groups, but “seem to be continually missing out” on vital support, Age UK has said.

More than half a million people in the UK over the age of 65 suffer from anxiety disorder and some 480,000 experience a major depressive disorder, according to estimates from the charity using data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Index.

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