A growing number of global and European health bodies are warning that the introduction and intensification of austerity measures has led to a sharp rise in mental health problems with suicide rates, alcohol abuse and requests for anti-depressants increasing as people struggle with the psychological cost of living through a European-wide recession.Negative social mood is sending the economy lower and also manifesting in unhealthy attitudes and behaviors, not the other way around.
"No one should be surprised that factors such as unemployment, debt and relationship breakdowns can cause bouts of mental illness and may push people who are already vulnerable to take their own lives," Richard Colwill, of the British mental health charity Sane, told CNBC.
Keppel DC REIT Distributions Drop 13.7% and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
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The challenges of what was once Asia’s hottest listed trust lead today’s
roundup of real estate headlines, with Keppel DC REIT announcing a dip in
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