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BBC2, 9pm Dr Michael Mosley and co are back with a special programme dedicated to mental health. One in six of us will be affected by conditions such as depression or anxiety, but they can still carry a stigma which stops people getting help.

And while 70 million prescriptions are written for antidepressants every year, people have many unanswered questions and fears about taking medication.

The Trust Me team wants to cut through the contradictions and confusion to give us the best advice, and test out which things could most help improve our wellbeing. The No 1 question they were asked was how to deal with stress.

So the team set up an eight-week trial where participants try different stress-busting techniques – yoga, gardening and mindfulness – to see what works best. Other parts of the show focus on the effects and importance of things like exercise, sleep and diet on our mental health and happiness. EXPERT Dr Michael Mosley