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At any one time 10% of the population can be suffering from a form of mental
illness.
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One in four adults experiences some level of mental health problem (anxiety and
depression being the most common).
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Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression than are men.
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Women and men are more equally represented in admission rates to hospital for
schizophrenia and personality disorder.
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Men are considerably over represented in admission rates for alcohol dependence.
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66% of prescriptions for psychotic drugs go to women.
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90% of those with eating disorders are women – 10% of these women will die from
their condition.
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Around 30% of people who see their GP have a mental component to their illness.
