Clinic: Recession pushing mental health problems to breaking point

The ongoing impact of the recession is pushing the mental health of families and individuals to breaking point, a leading private clinic has warned.

Officials from the Dean Clinic in Mahon, Cork, made the claim after the group’s annual report showed a surge in new patients seeking help from the service.

According to the clinic, which is seeing up to 1,600 patients every 12 months, the recession has caused a 50% year-on-year rise in new patients.