The crisis of mental health is exaggerated, let’s say publicly

The crisis of mental health is exaggerated and people often overdo their problems, according to a survey of public beliefs.

More than half (56 percent) of the public is of the opinion that the mental illnesses are exaggerated, while three quarters (76 percent) believe that some people confuse the normal heights and depths of life for mental illnesses, as can be seen from the survey of 2,000 adults in more than 2,000 adults.

Since the government is confronted with its efforts to restrict the welfare advantages before a backbench rebellion, the survey also suggests that ministers – instead of its backbender – may have better assessed the nation’s pulse.

The survey showed that more than half of the voters (52 percent) believed that it was too easy for people to claim advantages for mental health diseases, compared to 35 percent, which believed for too heavy and 13 percent that it was roughly correct.

Last month, Sir Keir Starrer was forced to support controversy plans to reduce disability and illness after more than 120 of his MPs threatened to vote against the proposals.

Although the public is of the opinion that advantages are too easily available, they are evenly divided whether it is too simple or too difficult to prove a mental illness in the UK. About 44 percent said it was too easy, while 43 percent said it was too heavy.

However, the supporters of Tory and reform were more of the opinion that it was too easy to be diagnosed with a psychological state of health, with 74 percent of conservative voters and 55 percent of Nigel Farage’s party said it was the case.

It comes when the head of the government’s workplace check said that employees who “hate my boss syndrome” should not be signed with a psychological state of health.

Sir Charlie Mayfield said that he was concerned that some problems were “over -medical” if they could be solved in the office.

The former chairman of John Lewis was appointed by Liz Kendall, the secretary for work and pensions, to prevent workers from leaving their work due to poor health. His report is due this autumn.

Every fifth person of working age has a state of health that has an impact on his work, and there are 2.8 million people due to illnesses – compared to 2.1 million since Covid pandemic, although the numbers have increased for several years.

Sir Charlie said to The Sunday Times: “The last thing I want to do is trivialize [mental health conditions] But I agree that things will become over -medical. “

Half of the respondents (49 percent) agreed that society spends too much time over minor mental illnesses. This rose to 77 percent of conservatives and 62 percent of reform supporters compared to only 35 percent of the Labor voters.

Three quarters (74 percent) stated that social media often led people to think they had a mental illness if they did not.

Despite the skepticism of “over -medication” towards mental illnesses, the public believes of five to a majority (68 to 14 percent) that there were not enough services available to meet the needs of people who suffer from mental health problems.

Eight out of ten people believed that mental illness had been stigmatized for too long and that it was healthy for people to talk more about it.

Seven out of ten also believed that people with serious mental illnesses to attract less serious mental illnesses due to the attention of the growing number of people who say.

Martin Baxter, the managing director of Electoral Calculus, said: “The public shows strong support for combating stigmatization and the open combating of mental health, but many fear that everyday challenges are called mental illness, which risks the needs of those with serious illnesses.

“The policy of mental health will become an important political battlefield, and this findings suggest that politicians have to step carefully if they react to growing public skepticism and a system that most do not work.”