Older people still not seeking help for mental health issues

Most older people do not seek help for mental health issues due to lack of awareness about the effective treatments that are available and ingrained attitudes towards emotional problems. New data from Age UK reveals that more than six in 10 people in the UK aged 65 or over have experienced depression and anxiety. Yet more than half did not seek help as they thought ‘they should just get on with it’ and nearly a quarter relied on support from friends or family. One in ten (13%) of people surveyed also said they would put their mental health before their physical