Alapfogalmak
Governments play a crucial role in addressing mental health issues by focusing on preventive strategies and social determinants of health.
Kivonat
The content delves into the complexities of diagnosing and treating mental health issues, highlighting the controversies surrounding ADHD diagnoses and the rise of private mental healthcare. It emphasizes the historical context of mental health treatment, from asylums to community care movements, and explores preventive strategies for addressing the current mental health crisis. The narrative underscores the importance of government intervention in creating socioeconomic conditions that impact mental health outcomes.
Statisztikák
Three private clinics charged between £685 and £1,095 for online consultations diagnosing ADHD.
NHS spends around £2 billion per year on private hospital care for mental health patients in England.
The life expectancy gap between individuals with severe mental illness and those without is about 20 years.
Antidepressant use in England rose by 35% between 2015 and 2021.
The annual cost of mental illness to the UK economy is estimated at least £117.9 billion.
Idézetek
"People living in poverty, those with physical disabilities and illnesses, people with neurodevelopmental conditions, children in care, people from racialised communities, and LGBTQ+ people all experience much poorer mental health outcomes."
"Governments play a critical role in creating the socioeconomic conditions that determine the mental health of their citizens."
"Faith in these medications – in particular, antidepressants such as Prozac – further reduced demands for preventive psychiatry."