in mental health however are not adequate to match for it. It was estimated that, in 1990, mental and neurological disorders accounted for about 10% of the total DALYs (disability adjusted life years) lost due to all diseases and injuries. This was 12% in 2000. By 2020, it is projected that the burden of these disorders will have increased to 15% (World health report 2001). Psychiatric disorders are now among the top ten causes of economic burden of diseases while depression alone is second in the list (30). According to census of India (2001) and National sample survey organisation (NSSO 2002) 10% of total disability in India is attributed to mental disorders. The projected estimates for the year 2020 reveal that in India, …show more content…
Notwithstanding, psychiatry has been rated higher than any other discipline on intellectual challenge (3).
Understanding the factors influencing students ' interest and respect for psychiatry is essential because of its obvious relevance to recruitment to psychiatry. Of the factors influencing students interest in psychiatry, medical school (institutional) factors may be amenable to corrective measures (Pardes, 1982; Zimny & Sata, 1986) (India).
MATERIAL AND METHOD
This descriptive cross sectional questionnaire based comparative study was conducted at a tertiary care teaching hospital in north India, that caters patients from several states such as Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Haryana, and Delhi. Two groups were formed
Group A: first year professional students
Group B: interns, undergoing compulsory rotatory internship after completion of final year professional exams.
First year professional students and interns were approached through the college administration. The students were informed about the purpose of the study and that their participation was voluntary. They were assured that their identity and responses would remain confidential as no identifying data were required. All the first year professional students and interns who agreed to participate and ready to give consent were
Although widespread, mental illness afflicts only about 6% of the population (NAMI, 2012). This translates to 1 in every 17 Americans or approximately 57.7 million Americans who experience a mental disorder in a given year. The World Health Organization reported that mental disorders account for 4 out of the 10 leading causes of disability in the US and other developed countries. In addition, the US Surgeon General's report stated that 10% of children and adolescents in the US suffer from these disorders. These, in turn, severely affect their lives at home, in school and with
Fazel, S., Khosla, V., Doll, H., Geddes, J. (2008). The prevalence of mental disorders among the
Mental illness is nondiscriminatory, can affect any person and transcends all social boundaries. As a result, the issues surrounding mental illness have become common discussion pints among policymakers dedicated or required to formulate solutions around providing the long-term care needed by many patients. Healthcare reforms and changes to the systems that provide services to those living with mental illness and funding for services to the facilities providing care have become major social issues (Goldman, Morrissey, Ridgley, Frank, Newman, & Kennedy, 1992). The reason for this is primarily how it can affect a market economy and how much of a burden diseases of the mind can be in a country such as the United States. According to the 1991 Global Burden of Disease study conducted by the World Health Organization mental health burden accounted for “more than 15% in a market economy such as the U.S.” (The Impact of Mental Illness on Society, 2001). The study also states that for individuals over the age of 5, varying forms of depression are the leading cause of disability. A more recent study indicates that mental illness in general is found in more than 26% of the United States adult population, of which 6% are severe and limit the patient’s ability to function (Martin, p. 163. 2007).
Mental disorders are one of the most common causes of disabilities. In any given year over 18% of adults or close to 43 million people in the United
As described by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, mental illness is a biologically-based brain disorder; as many as 57.7 million Americans are struck down by mental illness on any given year. (National Alliance on Mental Illness) “Mental Illness is the second leading cause of disability in major market economies such as the United states,
Surveys were coded by a numbering system developed by the researcher, to protect the confidentiality of the participants. For student records any identifier for each person were deleted ensuring privacy and anonymity to the researcher
Each year, approximately one in every five Australians will experience a mental illness. Mental illnesses are the third leading cause of disability burden in Australia, accounting for an estimated 27% of the total years lost due to disability. Mental health can be due to disability, poor socioeconomic status and many other reasons. Australian government and many other non profit organisations assist individuals with keeping and maintaining good mental health.
The statistics on mental illness are surprising. NAMI's website gives the following statistics on reported mental illness. Bipolar disorder or manic
People who have mental illnes may have risk to experiencing the adverse social, economical and health outcomes.Mental illness has a very bad impact on the economy of the society;especially on economic impact. The financial cost for the treatment of the mentall illness is high in the community and these sevices are provided by the Government, in 2015-2016 about 9 billion dollars are spended for the treatment of the 4 million people who were have mental health disorders( Australian institute of health and wellfare, 2018). As the most of the young people are prone to the depression so it may cause the imbalance in the work that may lead to the poor economical conditions.People with mental illness are more likely to loss their work and it may has a bad outcomes for the economic growth.( Andrews, 2001). The main burden of mental illness is upon the productivity ( WHO). Depression is become the second main cause of disability to participate in economy of country (Murray and Lopez/ 1997).The total productivity loss due because the employed people lost the work (Dr Mihalopoulos). People with mental illness may experience the homlessness and the prison. Australian statistics shows that upto 75% of people are homeless due to the mental illness whereas the 40% population are prisoners with mental illness.In addition, psychological disorders may creat many public health issues, as the people with mental illness shows aggressive behavior towards the others that may cause the imbalance in society. 5% of population with severe mental illness commit one in 20 violent crime. Appproximately 22% of people with mental disorders may feel socially isolated and lonely. Moreover, mentall ill people were unable to care for themselves(Morgan et al. 2011). A recent study shows that nearly 22-3% of Australians have severe mental disorders that may lead to the
India is still only reaching the surface of their research. They continue to investigate the burden of mental illness due to years of social consequences that have resulted in unemployment, stigmatization, and violations. The conquest of India has shown a very important concept about health and its’ policies. Health policies are a byproduct of people in control. These people can dictate who receives or who doesn’t receive health benefits. It can also dictate how much money, power, and time is designated into solving a health issue. The ideology that health is unequal creates many of the current controversies about poverty, taxes, and upper class
The research describes the prevalence of mental health illness, the stability of mental health and its diagnoses over time, and whether changes in mental health levels predicted mental illness in a particular group. Change in mental health was strongly predictive of prevalence and incidence. When a follow up was done in 2005 from 1999, population prevalence of any of 3 mental disorders and levels of mental health appeared stable, but were dynamic at the individual level. About half (49.02%) of the individuals in the study sample were free of any mental illness in 1995, but stayed at or changed to moderate mental health in 2005. Change in mental health was strongly predictive of prevalence and incidence. The weakness in this article is that
Justification: “The answer, based on the prevalence of mental illness globally, is stunning: 8 million people die each year due to mental illness. That is, 8 million deaths could be averted if people with mental illness were to die at the same rate as the general population.” (NIMH)
Mental disorders account for about 25% of disability in the USA, Canada and Western Europe and are the leading cause of premature death. The lifetime prevalence for impulse control disorders in the USA in 25% and 21% for mood disorders, and one in 10 children in the USA has a mental disorder that causes impairment. Psychiatric illness cost to the USA annually is about $150 billion annually, excluding research costs.
One in four people in the world will be affected by a mental or neurological disorder during their lifetime. Approximately 450 million people suffer from mental health disorders globally. 44%-70% of the population worldwide does not receive healthcare treatment for mental disorders (WHO, 2011). The United Nation’s health agency urges governments to break away from large mental institutions and towards community health care, and integrate mental health care into primary health care and the general health care system.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted; the questionnaire was well structured and was developed after reviewing the literature extensively. The study was conducted after approval from the Institutional Ethical Committee of NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center, Nagpur.