They have a duty of care to look after your health, mental as well as physical.
They will probably be looking to see if its your work that is causing you stress, any ways in which they can reduce it.
If they have a better understanding of what is going on for you then they are in a better position to help, time off for any appointments etc.
And i suppose (the cynical point of view), they have to be careful of discrimination laws. If they/you have identified you as having mental health problems, they need to look at any reasonable adjustments they should make.
But it should be confidential, not something to be discussed in the coffee room.
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