Depression in the workplace increasing in the UK

A new survey from the European Depression Association has revealed that one in ten working people surveyed in Europe have taken time off work due to depression.

The IDEA survey questioned over 7,000 people across Europe and discovered that 20% of the respondents had received a diagnosis of depression at some point. Great Britain had the highest percentage recorded (26%), and of those experiencing depression, it suggested that 58% were likely to take time off work because of it.

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