Growth in apps and social media for wellness and talk therapy
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It is estimated that one in four people will suffer with mental health problems in their lifetime.
Depressive mental illnesses will be the leading cause of disease in high-income countries by 2030, according to the World Health Organisations (WHO).
People with mental health conditions die 20 years younger than the general population.
The Irish Centre for Social Gerontology and Department of Economics, in NUI Galway, has valued the cost of mental health-associated issues ...
