By Alex Whiting LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Every dollar spent on better treatment of anxiety and depression produces a return of $4 in better health and ability to work – a big boost for countries' development and economic growth, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Common mental disorders such as anxiety and depression are increasing worldwide, and the number of people suffering from them rose to 615 million in 2013 from 416 million in 1990, the U.N. agency said in the study. Last year, world leaders included mental health in an ambitious plan to end poverty and inequality by 2030, enshrined in 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Better mental health treatment would boost nations’ economies: WHO
