England cricket Test captain Ben Stokes is the latest celebrity to admit publicly he suffers from anxiety and is receiving treatment.

Stokes took a four-month break from the sport last year to deal with his mental health issues, which he said had been worsened by the death of his father and his inability — due to having to play — to spend his last moments with him.  ..

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