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Money woes 'linked to rise in depression'
Economic problems may be fuelling a rise in depression in England, it has been suggested.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12986314

Prescriptions for anti-depressant drugs such as Prozac rose by more than 40% over the past four years data obtained by the BBC shows. GPs and charities said they were being contacted more and more by people struggling with borrowing and job problems. They said financial debts and other problems cause a rise in depression.
Department of Health figures showed that in the last year more and more people
are receiving therapy treatment nearly 600,000. They feel they can't deriver for their family and it can be often act as a trigger for depression. But now and people in general are getting much better information about what it is depression. The figures, obtained from NHS Prescription Services under the Freedom of Information Act, cover anti-depressant prescribing from 2006 to 2010, during which time the country had to cope with the banking crisis, recession and the start of the spending cuts.


Prescription - a piece of paper that a doctor gives you that says what type of medicine you need
The doctor wrote me a prescription.
Prescription drugs can be very expensive.


Obtained - to get something that you want or need,
We have obtained what we wanted.
How can I obtain permission to use copyrighted material?


Financial- involving money
This purchase was a financial disaster.
The management is concerned with financial aspects of this operation.


Debt- an amount of money that you owe
They've got lots of debts.
paid my debts so I'm on solid ground now.


Trigger- to make something happen
He slowly squeezed the trigger.

Crisis- an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
The decision caused an international crisis.
Our country faces an economic crisis.

Cope - to deal successfully with a difficult situation or job
Considering how bad her injuries are, she’s coping very well.
Young people especially find it difficult to cope with death.