In the UK the definitions have a fair amount of consensus and the loss of productivity is one of the motivations for a range of employers organisations to suppo

In the UK the definitions have a fair amount of consensus and the loss of productivity is one of the motivations for a range of employers organisations to support this initiative. The UK's Mental Health Foundation gives these figures: > 1. Mixed anxiety & depression is the most common mental disorder in Britain, > with 7.8% of people meeting criteria for diagnosis. > 2. 4-10% of people in England will experience depression in their lifetime. > 3. Common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety are distributed > according to a gradient of economic disadvantage across society. The poorer > and more disadvantaged are disproprotionately[sic] affected by common mental health > problems and their adverse consequences. > 4. Mixed anxiety and depression has been estimated to cause one > fifth of days lost from work in Britain. > 5. One adult in six had a common mental disorder. https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/fundamental-facts-about-mental-health-2016 https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/fundamental-fac... [pdf]