‘1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year.’*
The term ‘mental illness’ covers a wide range of conditions and disorders that affect a person’s behaviour, emotions and thought processes. Examples of mental illness include depression, addictive behaviour, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia and severe phobias. It is common for people to occasionally have mental health concerns at one time or another, but this develops into a mental illness when symptoms are ongoing and affect a person’s ability to function properly.
