Mental health in America: America's mental health review
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Written by Mental Health
|
|
Thursday, 04 September 2008 |
|
Major mental health agencies, mental health of the U.S. in the current issue of the ongoing investigation into mental health. Next to the other research, be conducted in conjunction with other mental health is always a different research institutes. The study, the top American stressors and their ability to cope with the Americans. In this article, we are studying this particular day and tried to simultaneously provide more information from other sources.
Most mental health institutions, and the accelerating technological change unhealthy lifestyle on the negative environmental stressors, and essentially dysfunctional families contribute to individual happiness. Americans, especially, find it difficult to cope with society is very busy. In addition, smoking and other unhealthy coping mechanism, drug dependence or other harmful measures.
America's major stressors do?
Stress due to financial problems, most U.S. major stressor is cumbersome. Nearly 50 percent of our population is flooded with financial problems include mortgage payment, monthly invoices and bank for its lack of payment. On the other hand, 34 percent of all Americans health problems affected. The third is a major stressor, with 32 percent unemployment and underemployment affecting the U.S. population.
Say What statistics?
All four adults in the United States is one of the mental disorder diagnosis. This conversion is the total population who 57.7 million Americans or 26 percent of Americans aged 18. However, a serious mental illness occurs in one out of 17 people. This figure is significantly lower compared to many people in general mental disorders, yet is the fact that we can not deny the major mental disorders are diseases in the United States is certain cancers and obesity-related illness or disability.
Perhaps, the highest level of the highest if not the rate of mental disability, depression or major depressive disorder affecting nearly 15 percent of the adults' total population. Age 18 and older, depression occurs in the total population of close to 7 percent. Mood disorders, on the other hand, affect America's population of more than 9.5 percent, at the age of 18. 40 million Americans are susceptible to anxiety disorders in developing the 15 million Americans suffering from social phobia. About, or 6800000, the United States to 3% of the population diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder occurs or (chisel) and 3.5 percent of post-traumatic disorder to represent. 1%, obsessive-compulsive disorder, 6 million adults and 2.4 panic disorder suffer from schizophrenia, the U.S. adult population behavior. (Note: The sample size of more than 18 years of age in the numbers of all the above unless specified).
who are the most stressed that the United States?
Americans are the most elementary, middle, emphasized the importance of parental stress are those people who who feel the university. The interpersonal stressors come from the financial obligations of career and vocational issues. Some people with mental disorders that can not be aware of some problems because of the nature of the disease, it is not yet visible to people who are between high levels of social stress Stigma comes from personal problems, unemployment and health.
What coping strategies?
More than 80 percent of all Americans to stress the search using mass media such as television and music as a response to stress is a good way. This is the second to seek support through family and ranking third, through meditation and / or prayer.
Let's face, please. In fact, regardless of our government, NGO and mental health organizations in the United States a little closer and better place for the service to improve the mental health impact of disease on a population we still significant.
|
