Burden of Mental Health Conditions & Disorders

 

Incidence and Prevalence

At any one time, mental health concerns, from mild anxiety to Alzheimer's disease, range from 19-29%. There is remarkable consisistency - One in Five (get image).

 

Burden is the combination of death and disability - quality of life matters just as much as quantity of life.

 

At least 75% of people with mental health disorders smoke.

10 leading causes of disability

By 2020, burden is projected to be:

World Mental Health Initiative 2004

 

 

Populations at Risk

Elderly - cognitive dysfunction with increasing age.

 

 

Important Studies

World War II - unprecedented number of psychiatric breakdowns, and from there looked into the population as a whole.

 

 

Resources and References

World Mental Health Initiative 2000 - Global Burden of Disease.