60% would be secretive about mental health issue

SIX out of 10 people would not want anyone to know they had mental health problems, research reveals.

And it is not so easy for a person with a mental health problem to find someone to talk to — one in three said they would find this difficult.

The findings of the national survey of 1,000 adults were released at yesterday’s launch of the Health Service Executive’s mental health awareness campaign called Your Mental Health.