Rise Of Mental Illness Research Articles

TIME TRENDS IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH BETWEEN 2008 AND 2019 IN SLOVENIA AND THE UNITED STATES

A growing body of evidence shows that youth mental health issues have become prevalent since 2010. Current research is disproportionately focused on trends in English-speaking countries, making the generalisability of the evidence unclear. The paper presents comparative analysis of suicide rates, anxiety, depression, and general psychological distress symptoms among young Americans and Europeans, with a focus on Slovenian trends. The results show that the prevalence of anxiety disorders and milder symptoms of psychological distress has been growing among young people in both the United States and Slovenia, as well as across Europe. The rise in suicide rate and the prevalence of severe depression seems to be limited to the United States. The disproportionately stark rise in mental illness among American youth calls for a more thorough understanding of what causes youth mental health time trends.

Breaking the vicious cycle: The interplay between loneliness, metabolic illness, and mental health.

Loneliness, or perceived social isolation, is a leading predictor of all-cause mortality and is increasingly considered a public health epidemic afflicting significant portions of the general population. Chronic loneliness is itself associated with two of the most pressing public health epidemics currently facing the globe: the rise of mental illness and metabolic health disorders. Here, we highlight the epidemiological associations between loneliness and mental and metabolic health disorders and argue that loneliness contributes to the etiology of these conditions by acting as a chronic stressor that leads to neuroendocrine dysregulation and downstream immunometabolic consequences that manifest in disease. Specifically, we describe how loneliness can lead to overactivation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and ultimately cause mitochondrial dysfunction, which is implicated in mental and metabolic disease. These conditions can, in turn, lead to further social isolation and propel a vicious cycle of chronic illness. Finally, we outline interventions and policy recommendations that can reduce loneliness at both the individual and community levels. Given its role in the etiology of the most prevalent chronic diseases of our time, focusing resources on alleviating loneliness is a vitally important and cost-effective public health strategy.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and previous pandemics, epidemics and economic crises on mental health: systematic review.

A rise in mental illness is expected to follow the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also been projected to lead to a deep global economic recession, further adding to risk factors. The aim of this review was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and previous pandemics, epidemics and economic crises on mental health. Searches were conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO and Sociological Abstracts. We included studies of all populations exposed to the COVID-19 pandemic, and other similar pandemics/epidemics and economic crises, compared with non-exposed time periods or regions. The outcome was mental health. The 174 included studies assessed mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic (87 studies), 2008 economic crisis (84 studies) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic (three studies). Outcomes were divided into affective disorders, suicides, mental healthcare utilisation and other mental health. COVID-19 pandemic studies were of lesser quality than those for the economic crisis or SARS epidemic. Most studies for all exposures showed increases in affective disorders and other mental health problems. For economic crisis exposure, increases in mental healthcare utilisation and suicides were also found, but these findings were mixed for COVID-19 pandemic exposure. This is probably because of quarantine measures affecting help-seeking and shorter follow-ups of studies of COVID-19 pandemic exposure. Our findings highlight the importance of available, accessible and sustainable mental health services. Also, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations should be particular targets of policy interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nearly One-Fourth of Physicians in Large Academic Medical Center Experienced Mistreatment

Nearly One-Fourth of Physicians in Large Academic Medical Center Experienced Mistreatment

COVID-19 and Its Effects on the Mental Health of People Living in Urban Slums in India

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the mental health of people from different backgrounds; these effects have been particularly acute among the lower-income households and in slums. There has been a steep rise in mental illness and behaviours associated with it since 2020, especially in the slums characterised by poverty, poor housing, high density and unhealthy environments. This paper aims to examine the effect of COVID-19 on the mental health of people living in the slums of Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The results of the study confirm that more than three-fourth of people suffer from mental stress due to the spread of COVID-19 and the lockdown imposed by the government. Also, 80% of those surveyed stated that stress affected their decision-making. The study also confirms that the number of dependents, monthly income, number of living rooms, maintenance of physical distancing norms, avoidance of social gatherings, government support, health insurance and living in a rented house are significantly related to the mental stress of people living in the slums in Andhra Pradesh in India.

Mental Health in the College Classroom: Best Practices for Instructors

Mental health has become a matter of growing concern on college campuses, and the coronavirus has only amplified these trends. Whether high rates of mental health issues were always present on college campuses but went undiagnosed or whether structural and cultural conditions have prompted a true rise in mental illness, the current prevalence of these issues remains troubling. Although counseling centers can play an important role in addressing these issues, instructors are often the first point of contact for students in need. Sociologists of mental health are in a position to offer insights for these instructors and to suggest avenues of response. Drawing on epidemiological evidence and buttressed by guidance from mental health practitioners who work in a college setting, I propose a set of “best practices” for instructors who wish to better support their students’ mental flourishing.

Subjective experiences of the first response to mental health crises in the community: a qualitative systematic review

ObjectiveTo review and synthesise qualitative studies that have explored subjective experiences of people with lived experience of mental health-related illness/crisis (MHC), their families and first responders.DesignA systematic review of qualitative...

Should Pediatric Behavioral Health Issues be Treated by Primary Care Providers?

Should Pediatric Behavioral Health Issues be Treated by Primary Care Providers?

Effects of conflict, displacement, and migration on the health of refugee and conflict-stricken populations in the Middle East

<p dir="ltr">The global refugee crisis has reached an all-time high, with over 68 million innocent people forced to flee their homes due to violence, famine, governmental instability, or genocide. As a result of the struggles and traumas encountered by war and migration, millions of refugees suffer from acute and life-threatening physical and mental health illnesses. However, these diseases and internal-battles are often overlooked, leaving most conflict-stricken countries and refugee camps ill-equipped and unable to cope. Rather than settling into more humane and healthy living conditions, upon migration, most refugees are faced with realities that deny them <br /> a dignified and fulfilling life. More often than not, refugee camps and host countries accommodate a deplorable lifestyle that provides minimal and inadequate health-care, extreme and life-threatening poverty, and inhumane and unsanitary living conditions-exasperating the rate and risk of morbidity and mortality amongst refugee populations. This research paper aims to analyze the harsh conditions that refugees and conflict-stricken populations are currently forced to endure, as well as the effects of those conditions on the spread of communicable and non-communicable diseases, <br /> the development and growth of neonatal disorders, and the overall rise in mental illness. The paper also aims to suggest specific measures that can be taken in order to prevent the increase in morbidity and mortality rates amongst vulnerable refugee populations and recommend steps that international bodies and non-governmental organizations can take in order to solve the refugee health crisis.</p>

Drawing time revisited: the benefits of art therapy in prison

My ideas of the benefits of art and art therapy in prison has evolved over the years, culminating in the publication Art and Art Therapy with the Imprisoned: Re-Creating Identity. The chapter reproduced here, stipulates that one obstacle correctional institutions need to address is the unending rise of mental illness due to the escalating arrest and incarceration of the mentally ill or the degradation of mental well-being of those inside. Such trauma is brought about, in part, by the overcrowded facilities and the resultant lack of privacy, stress, abuse, inadequate health care, and poor support. In addition, prison inmates are burdened with derogatory labels resulting in poor sympathy from society at large. Poor mental health is the unavoidable consequence. Yet, it is increasingly difficult to provide services in an environment where identified weaknesses and vulnerabilities may be taken advantage of. To succeed, therapists should be armed with tools to overcome the inmates’ distrust, inherent aggression, and potentially damaged cognitive abilities. Art therapy has been effective in addressing the needs of the clients by its ability to bypass these survival-based defences. This article explores these various benefits and provides an overview on why art therapy is clinically advantageous for those inside.

Dysfunctional capitalism: Mental illness, schizoanalysis and the epistemology of the negative in contemporary cultural studies

In cultural studies, neoliberal capitalism has been critically discussed in connection with a rise of mental illness. Within this discourse, psychology and psychoanalysis are being ambivalently debated as either complicit with the capitalist representational system or as potential tools to critically interrogate it. This paper traces these arguments in publications by writers such as Mark Fisher and Franco Berardi, and examines their relationship to Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari’s concept of schizoanalysis. It re-assesses Deleuze and Guattari’s ideas and concludes with an outline for the complementary use of psychoanalytic theory and schizoanalytic ideas as a meta-discourse within cultural studies.

Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise in Mental Illness in America by Whitaker, Robert

<i>Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise in Mental Illness in America</i> by <scp>Whitaker</scp>, <scp>Robert</scp>

Prevalence and Incidence of Severe Mental Illness in the United States: An Historical Overview

The nineteenth century witnessed growing alarm among professionals and the public in the United States and Europe that the number of people in mental hospitals was rapidly rising. Whether this growth was caused by an increase in the incidence or prevalence of mental illness or by other factors has been debated for over 150 years. Those who believe that mental illness did increase attribute the change mainly to a rise in alcoholism, functional psychoses, syphilis, and disorders related to senescence. The hypothesis that functional psychoses increased has generated the most debate and is the focus of the present article. Those who believe that mental illness did not increase attribute the growth in mental hospital populations to various other factors that influence hospitalization. This article presents an historical overview of this long and complex debate. It is a balanced presentation of the arguments for and against a rise in mental illness. Original data from U.S. censuses and national reporting of mental hospital statistics are incorporated.

Anatomy of an Epidemic – Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America20121Robert Whitaker. Anatomy of an Epidemic – Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America. Broadway 2011. £9.99, ISBN: – 9780307452429

Anatomy of an Epidemic – Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America20121Robert Whitaker. <i>Anatomy of an Epidemic – Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America</i>. Broadway 2011. £9.99, ISBN: – 9780307452429

Book Reviews: Unhinged: The Trouble with Psychiatry A Doctor's Revelations about a Profession in Crisis, The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America

Book Reviews: Unhinged: The Trouble with Psychiatry A Doctor's Revelations about a Profession in Crisis, The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America

Book Review:Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America

Building upon his previous work, Mad in America, the investigative journalist Robert Whitaker examines the widespread use/abuse of psychotropic medications in his breakthrough publication Anatomy o...

Robert Whitaker, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America

Robert Whitaker, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America

The Invisible Plague: The Rise of Mental Illness from 1750 to the Present (review)

The Invisible Plague: The Rise of Mental Illness from 1750 to the Present (review)

Review: The Invisible Plague: The Rise of Mental Illness from 1750 to the Present

1Rollins School of Public Health and The Graduate Institute for Liberal Arts, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322 The Invisible Plague: The Rise of Mental Illness from 1750 to the Present E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., Judy Miller Piscataway, New Jersey Rutgers University Press 2002 xiii, 416 illus. $60 cloth $ 24 paper

Review: The Invisible Plague: The Rise of Mental Illness from 1750 to the Present

Review: The Invisible Plague: The Rise of Mental Illness from 1750 to the Present