27 March 2015updated 30 Mar 2015 2:27pm

Shock news: contra to the headlines, people with depression have jobs

With 1 in 4 people in Britain suffering a mental illness in any given year, it's obvious many of them hold down jobs and responsibilities. So why are the headlines today so insensitive and unhelpful?

By Stephanie Boland

(Photo By Edvard Munch's The Scream - a handy pose for your Mail reaction moments. Photo: Sotheby's)

Will we ever get through a story on mental health without the front pages making me imitate Munch’s The Scream in the newsagent’s? It’s looking increasingly unlikely – and frankly, I’m starting to worry everyone in the Whitechapel Londis.

Take this morning, for instance. Yesterday, a press conference shared the news that the co-pilot in the Germanwings crash may have brought the plane down intentionally. Furthermore, it’s been revealed that he had a history of depression, at one point taking a break from his training.