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  1. Women far more likely than men to seek counselling for anxiety

    Mental health charities said the figures reflected the fact women were far more likely than men to seek help if they felt unable to cope .
    Two thirds of people getting counselling for anxiety and depression on NHS are women, analysis has revealed for the first time.
    Mental health charities said the figures reflectd the fact women were far more likely than men to seek help if they felt unable to cope.
    The figures from NHS clinics across England show that in 2012/13, more than 750,000 people were referred for counselling for anxiety or depresssion - and 62 per cent of cases were women.
    Younger people were far more likely than older generations to seek help, the figures form the Health and Social Care Information Centre show.
    Those aged 20 to 49 made up 71 per cent of referrals, with those in their 20s making up the largest number undergoing counselling for the conditions.
    Almost 200,000 people in their 20s were referred for help - compared with 48,000 people in their 60s and less than 17,000 in their 70s.
    The figures, from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) are included in the first annual report on the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme.
    Just under 762,000 people were referred for anxiety or depression treatment in England throughout the year.
    In total, 63 per cent began counselling within a month, though almost one in ten had to wait at least three months.
    Among those who finished treatment - meaning that they had at least two sessions - 57 per cent reported as the patient showing improvement, the report found.
    Experts said they did not believe women were more likely to suffer the mental health conditions, but said they were far more likely to see their GP about them, and ask for advice.
    Beth Murphy, Head of Information at mental health charity Mind, said: “While there is no gender difference in the prevalence of mental health problems, women are much more likely to seek help than men, and are more willing to talk about their own mental wellbeing. All the signs suggest that more and more people are seeking help for mental health problems.”

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  2. WHO FEAR DEATH EXCITED OKAFOR.

    US-based writer and lecturer, Prof. Nnedi Okorafor, is leaving no one in doubt that she is happy that one of the publishers in Nigeria, Okada Books, has concluded plans to electronically publish her novel, Who Fears Death?

    Expressing her excitement on her Facebook page, she wrote, ‘‘My world fantasy award-winning novel, Who Fears Death?, will soon be published electronically in Nigeria by Okada Books. The novel was deemed too controversial for Nigerian audiences by a number of other Nigerian publishers. So, this is really great.’’

    The fantasy writer, who is the author of novels such as Zahrah The Windseeker, The Shadow Speaker and Akata Witch and many short stories, once told our correspondent that she would feel incomplete without publishing her works in Nigeria after doing so on the international platform.

    She said, ‘‘When I write, I consider Nigerians as a major part of my audiences both in Nigeria and overseas. I can hear them in my head and feel them watching what I say and asking why I say it. This is why there are many things in my works that only Nigerians and people close to them will understand. Not to have my work published and made available to Nigerians in Nigeria would mean I was not reaching the group at the centre of my imagined audiences or those who inspired me to write in the first place.’’ From punch

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