Mental health: 'Waiting increased anxiety and depression'

Waiting times of several years for specialist mental health treatment in parts of Wales have been described as 'unacceptable' by a doctors union.

Figures obtained by BBC Wales suggest that although many are treated within weeks, some patients can wait several years.

Julie Bignell, from Wyllie, Caerphilly county, speaks about her three-month wait to see a psychiatrist.

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