Mental Health And Mental Disorders

In adults Major Depressive Disorder effects twice as many woman as it does men. It is most common between the ages of 25-44 years old (Spaner, Bland, & Newman, 2007). Individuals with a parent or a sibling with the disorder are 1.5 to 3 times as likely to also develop the condition (Fave & Kendler, 2000). Managing or treating a medical condition, like major depressive disorder, can be difficult if the person suffers from clinical depression. The prognosis for their medical problem will more than likely be less positive (Belmaker & Agam, 2008).

“Recent data estimate the overall prevalence of depression at about 11.1% of the American population, or nearly 35 million individuals (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). A predictive models suggest that up to 50% of the population will experience at least one episode of depression during their lives” (Life Extension, 2014). Depression has negatively affected the lives of many individuals throughout the world. Look around you there may even be someone close to you that is demonstrating signs of its stifling affects. Depression does not discriminate with its suffocating

Whether we are becoming a more depressed population or simply changing the standards by which we diagnose is an area of some controversy. What is certain is that the medical system is now processing and treating—with ever-changing cocktails of psychotherapy, support groups, and pharmaceuticals—20% more Americans every year than the year before. Depression—together with its aftermath—is a staggering epidemic sweeping the country, ravaging countless lives in its

Incidence Prevalence. It is estimated that 5% of the United States (US) population (or approximately 10,000,000 Americans) are impacted by MDD making it the leading cause of disability in the US (Johnson and Vanderhoef 109). Unfortunately, 15% of MDD sufferers will commit suicide (Johnson and Vanderhoef 109). Thus, the importance of understanding MDD its role in mental health is crucial.

Mental illness has been the most overlooked issue in society today let alone within prisons. Researcher Lurigio (2001) explored studies from the 1970’s through to the 2000’s on the deinstitutionalization and restructuring of mental health laws that basically channeled the mentally ill into the corrections system. Often mentally ill offenders are released into community care. Lurigio emphasized that community based care “compartmentalizes” mentally ill offenders and creates limitations on whom they treat. This creates yet another gap within the corrections system for offenders to fall into. Those who require treatment may not get what they need because community care can only treat so much. These “missed” offenders are often the most serious and chronic.

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) reported in 2010 that Major Depression was the most common mental disorder in the United States, with the World Health Organization following that it carries the heaviest burden of disability among mental and behavioral disorders. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health noted that 6.7% of the US population (18 and older) had been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) showing that 18-25 years of age was the most affected at 10.3%. In 2015 the NIMH reported that, 16.1 million adults had at least one major depressive episode yearly, this number representing 6.7% of all US adults. Statistically females were affected greater than males, 8.5% vs 4.7%, and those of mixed races (2 or more) carry a higher burden of disease at 12.2% as opposed to whites at 7.5 %.

Very little is known about the mental health population and the women who are pregnant while incarcerated. This paper will compare two articles that describe what accommodations are currently in place for both populations. Although mental illness and pregnancy are two very different medical conditions they both require more accommodations than the normal inmate. “An Examination of Care Practices of Pregnant Women Incarcerated in Jail Facilities in the United States,” is a study that examined the pregnancy related accommodations and health care provided for regional jail populations.

Depression affects everyone differently, although a number of the signs should be uniform and recognizable. Depression can affect anyone; men, women, teenagers, even young children. Depression usually affects adults in their 20’s and 30’s and is more common in women. According to adaa.org, depression affects 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18% of our population. Often people are unclear as to the difference between depression and being depressed as a reaction to their everyday life experiences.

More people suffer from depression than you might think. People of all ages, backgrounds, lifestyles, and nationalities get clinical depression. An estimated 35 to 40 million Americas living today will suffer from major depression at some time during their lives. (4) This is about 13 to 20 percent of all Americans. (1) About half of these individuals will experience recurring depression. (3) Despite being what authorities call "the nation's leading mental health problem" (6), depression is often misdiagnosed or undiagnosed, and therefore not treated. (4) Often as a result, about 25 percent of these people attempt suicide to end their

In terms of diagnosis for atypical depressed patients, there is not really a specific amount due to the fact that once diagnosed they all fall under the MDD category instead of sublevel categories. MDD affects more than 16.1 million American adults and about 6.7% of the US population of the age 18 and over in a given year (adaa.org). Another which Atypical Depression falls into is Dysthymia which is best known as PDD (Persistent Depressive Disorder). Approximately 1.5 % of the US population and older in a given year are diagnosed.

Each year, an estimated of one in five or 43.8 million Americans suffer from a mental illness. Of those, only forty-one percent receive treatment for their disorder. Mental illness is the third most common cause of hospitalization and accounts for more than 193.2 billion in lost earnings each fiscal year. Depression is one of the many illnesses that are prevalent midst these statistics and effect people of all ages. Within the category of depression, is late-onset depression, referring to the development later in life.

One of the main reasons I wanted to write about mental health is because I do not think is discussed enough and more importantly I do not think it is given the importance it deserves. Mental Health is something you heard now and then, but it’s never actually discussed and it should. When I asked about this topic some people were uncomfortable, others were more open to discussion, but both of these people had something in common: they did not actually had an idea of what is a mental illness or disorder, the people who were clearly uncomfortable answered something similar, their response was “we should not justify these kind of people’s action” referring to mentally ill individuals who commit crimes, despise the fact I did not asked them about criminals, but about people with mental illness, they related mentally ill people with criminals, people who were more open, in the other hand, claimed that “these individuals need help and support” and while is not as dismissive as the other statement, it’s still really problematic since they still place mentally ill people in another group and refuse to acknowledge the fact that any of us can have a mental illness, they see it as something it can never happen to them o. One of the reasons why I believe we should raise awareness about it, it’s because the stigma around it, despite the fact very few people believed there was stigma towards it in my survey (e.g Do you think there is stigma towards seeking mental health treatment?)

On Wednesday 8th October, Nick Clegg Deputy Prime minister will fund an addition £120m for mental health. This allocation for mental health, shall go improving mental health care. There shall be an introduction of standard waiting times to receive mental health. Also there is a target for mental illnesses to be given the same care and consideration as those with physical illnesses. Also there will be funding of £30m to go into improving how mental health patients are dealt with, when they attend A&E. This is an important issue to focus on because almost half of UK has had some form of mental illness (). For the purpose of this background report, I shall focus on how the government has funded and dealt with mental illness. Considering that mental illness is an important issue, I would like to explore the state of mental health care, especially during the coalition period from 2011.

Variations in the prevalence of depressive disorders between countries have been studied from multiple angles, producing diverse hypotheses. While there is likely not a single answer that can explain the global patterns of depressive disorders, multiple factors have been identified to explain inter-country differences.

Up to 25 million people in the United States alone meet criteria for some type of depressive disorder in a given year2