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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Lifestyle
Miriam Stoppard

'Talking therapy is improving mental health of people with diabetes and heart issues'

Mental illness can often occur alongside chronic conditions such as heart and lung ­problems, diabetes and ­arthritis.

This strikes me as understandable given the poor quality of the lives of the sufferers and we should be seeking ways to sort those mental health issues.

In the first study of its kind, researchers from Imperial College London have shown talk therapy can cut the number of hospital visits needed by people with common chronic illnesses like heart disease.

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