Stress must be taken seriously

PEOPLE will hardly be surprised to learn that work and money are the leading causes of stress in this country.

A survey conducted by the Mental Health Association of Ireland in 2001 found that about a third of Irish people said that stress had a negative impact on their health.

The symptoms of stress may show up in a tendency to tearfulness, impulsiveness, aggressiveness and irritability without apparent cause, or some other uncharacteristic behaviour.