FD25P00022 - [2025] EWHC 1222 (Fam)

M has produced a letter dated 1 April 2025 from her UK GP. It refers to anxiety and low mood in 2008 which led to a referral to a private psychiatrist. She was diagnosed with clinical depression and admitted to the Priory for 5 weeks. She continued to see the psychiatrist as an outpatient, and was prescribed mirtazapine until 2014. Thereafter she was reviewed at the GP practice on several occasions with issues relating to her mood.

On 8 January 2025 she was reviewed by the GP. She presented with a history of acute anxiety related to issues with F. A course of medication was prescribed. She has been seen three times since then, continuing to experience anxiety and stress. She reported poor concentration, panic, difficulty sleeping, poor appetite and physical symptoms of stress. She has experienced relationship flashbacks.

F does not dispute (indeed expressly asserts) M’s poor mental health history and in a note to their previous therapist dated 8 January 2025 said that “her current behaviour suggests instability that could affect her ability to care for our children”.