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One in four suffers from a mental disorder at some point in their lives
In today's world, stress is increasing in everyday life. Many people suffer from great stress due to their job and are constantly under time pressure. Thus, it is not surprising that more and more sufferers develop mental illness.
Our everyday life is getting more stressful. As a result of the pressure, more and more people are suffering from mental illness. A recent UK survey has now revealed that about one in four people have ever been mentally ill in their lifetime. One in five people will eventually suffer from depression.
A new study shows that one in four suffers a mental illness in the course of his life. Image: Photographee.eu - fotolia Women are more prone to depression than men
A survey of the UK's annual health survey found that over the course of life, approximately one in every four adults is diagnosed with mental illness. The figures show that approximately 41 percent of middle-aged women have ever suffered from mental health problems, the doctors said in the survey. Another 18 percent of respondents believe that they have a mental illness, but without a diagnosis. 5,000 volunteers were interviewed for the current study. As many as 26 percent of respondents said that they had ever been diagnosed with mental illness. Depression was the most prevalent disorder, with nearly one in five (19%) of respondents saying they had been affected by the disease before, researchers said. It was clear that women suffer from depression more often than men. Most sufferers are between the ages of 55 and 65 years.
Mental illnesses increase every year
Today's numbers are another wake-up call for the English National Health Service (NHS). It needs to be ensured that people with mental health problems get support when they need it, said Andy Bell from the Center for Mental Health. Timely access to effective treatment could save lives. The new results underscore how widespread mental health problems really are. Therefore, it is not enough to talk about it openly, but care must also be taken to ensure that the health services are financially adequately resourced, said Stephen Buckley, head of "Information at Mind"..
Overall, it has been observed that many more mental disorders are diagnosed today. For earlier generations, the rates of diagnosis of adults between the ages of 50 and 60 were significantly lower, the researchers said. The United Kingdom now has the seventh highest prescription rate for antidepressants in the Western world. Around four million Britons take such medicines every year, the researchers said. That's twice as much as ten years ago. Official figures show that in 2014, 56 million antidepressant prescriptions were issued.
People with mental illness often struggle with prejudice
New data from the Health and Social Care Information Center (HSCIC) showed that depression (including postnatal depression) is the most prevalent mental illness. More women than men suffer from depression, in women, the value is 24 percent, on the other hand, only about thirteen percent of all men suffer from depression, said the doctors. About half of the respondents said that they had experienced their mental health problems in the last twelve months. The current survey leaves no doubt about the prevalence of mental illness in England. Every fourth person develops a mental illness in life, every fifth person suffers from depression at some point.
Although such a disease affects many people, there are often still prejudices against people with mental illness, the experts warned in their investigation. Men tend to be more prejudiced and less tolerant than women. If people know someone with a mental illness personally, they will probably no longer build negative prejudices against other people, the doctors added. The English Prime Minister now said that it should help young mothers with postnatal depression better and faster. (As)