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- Sick leave has steadily decreased in the UK, but more people are now taking days off for their mental health.
- It suggests companies are more open-minded about the fact employees suffer with their mental health sometimes.
- Experts say there are steps to take if you want to approach your manager about taking a mental health day off.
- How much you reveal is completely up to you, and depends on your company culture — some aren't as progressive as others.
The world is moving towards mental health gaining the recognition it deserves. About one in six people in the past week have experienced a common mental health problem, according to the Mental Health Foundation, such as depression or anxiety. Overall, mental health problems are one of the main causes of disease burden worldwide.
There are now days and weeks devoted to mental health, and there is more research than ever going into figuring out, for example, why PhD students are at a particularly high risk of mental health problems, and why the lives of millennials could be more plagued by mental health issues than their parents — not least because of the impact of social media.
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