Coping with mental illness can be traumatic for the many people affected, however, an understanding insurance industry aware of customers' rights can offer much-needed support. Johanna Gornitzki reports.
Anyone suffering from depression or other mental health problems may feel they are the loneliest person in the world. But while people with mental health issues often feel isolated, they are far from alone in their suffering. In the UK, it is currently predicted that as many as one in four people will at some point in a year have to battle with mental illness. In addition, about a third of the 1.3 million people claiming long-term incapacity benefit in the UK has a mental health problem (usually mild to moderate depression), according to Laing & Buisson's Mental Health and Specialist Care...
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