Understanding mental health and illness

• What is the incidence rate of depression per 100 people?

  2.6, roughly 1 in 38.
• What is the incidence rate of anxiety per 100 people?

  4.7. Roughly 1/21
• What is the incidence rate of an eating disorder per 100 people?

  1.6
• How many people will experience mental health problems in their lifetime?

  1 in 2.
• What percentage of adults had mental health problems in 2007?

  24%.
• What was the percentage of adults with mental health problems in 2014?

  37%
• How much did the percentage of adults with mental health problems increase between 2007-2014?

  13%.
• Which sex typically has more mental health problems?

  Women more then man, and the gap is widening.
• How do low income households contribute to mental health problems?

  It causes them to increase.
• What happens if there is greater social isolation?

  It increases loneliness and depression.
• What is an example of cultural variations in beliefs about mental problems?

  Hearing voices.

  In India, a positive experience.
• How does culture affect certain mental health issues?

  Cultute bound syndromes can occur in certain cultures.
• What can characteristics of mental health be called?

  Subjective and arbitrary, characteristics such as difficulty sleeping are hard to measure.
• Why is there an increased recognition of mental health problems?

  Symptoms are focused on illness rather than health.
• What were a few of the six mental health characteristics Jahoda defined?

  Accurate perception of reality, autonomy, etc.
• What are the results of a lessening social stigma around mental health?

  Labelling people creates stigma.

  The term ‘mental health problems’ creates less stigma.