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Graham Harvey, managing director of individual protection at Friends Provident, on the impact an often overlooked illness can have on people’s finances.

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Graham Harvey, managing director of individual protection at Friends Provident, on the impact an often overlooked illness can have on people's finances.

With the prospect of more cold weather this February, it certainly feels like a very long winter. For me, the spring can’t come soon enough, as thoughts turn from the traditionally bleak start to the year to summer holidays and, hopefully, some much warmer climes. I’m sure many people will be searching for ways to break the winter blues. However, there are many people who suffer more than just the blues. In fact, statistics suggest that one in four people will experience some kind of mental health problem in the course of any one year, and this remains the cause of the highest proportion...

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