The Super Soul Sunday Moment - "Mental Health: History, Impact, and Emerging Challenges for each generation"
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This "rodcast" hour is a culmination of collaborative effort from a diverse group of voices, including me, following an infotainment hour focused on the world around us.
• Throughout the 20th century, manuals like the DSM and ICD formalized psychiatric diagnoses, treating mental disorders as medical conditions. Despite this, stigma and misunderstanding remained widespread, and many people with mental illness went unseen and untreated.
• Today, mental health is recognized as a top global health priority. WHO estimates that about 970 million people worldwide were living with a mental disorder in 2019, roughly one in eight of the population.
• Anxiety and depression are the most common conditions. Mental illnesses now account for about 1 in 6 years lived with disability globally, meaning they contribute a huge share of the world’s disease burden.
People with severe mental health conditions die on average 10–20 years earlier than the general population, and having a mental disorder greatly increases the risk of suicide. Major agencies track these trends: for example, UNICEF and WHO report that in 2019, about 166 million adolescents (10–19 years) had a diagnosable mental disorder
We examine three groups: adolescents, young adults, and the elderly.
The Sunday Revolution with Chris Jordan, 3 pm to 7 pm on 919 FM
Stream us www.919.co.za
#mental #mentalhealth #ageism #youth #adults #elderly
• Throughout the 20th century, manuals like the DSM and ICD formalized psychiatric diagnoses, treating mental disorders as medical conditions. Despite this, stigma and misunderstanding remained widespread, and many people with mental illness went unseen and untreated.
• Today, mental health is recognized as a top global health priority. WHO estimates that about 970 million people worldwide were living with a mental disorder in 2019, roughly one in eight of the population.
• Anxiety and depression are the most common conditions. Mental illnesses now account for about 1 in 6 years lived with disability globally, meaning they contribute a huge share of the world’s disease burden.
People with severe mental health conditions die on average 10–20 years earlier than the general population, and having a mental disorder greatly increases the risk of suicide. Major agencies track these trends: for example, UNICEF and WHO report that in 2019, about 166 million adolescents (10–19 years) had a diagnosable mental disorder
We examine three groups: adolescents, young adults, and the elderly.
The Sunday Revolution with Chris Jordan, 3 pm to 7 pm on 919 FM
Stream us www.919.co.za
#mental #mentalhealth #ageism #youth #adults #elderly
