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Robin Bailey, Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of Cambridge

The worse your mental health problem, the less sympathy you get – why?

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Some mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression and ADHD, have become more accepted in society. People can now talk about them at work, at home and online and often be met with understanding.

This change matters. It makes it easier to ask for help and harder for employers and institutions to pretend mental health problems do not exist.

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