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WHO: the bare facts
Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO): "The bare facts" über die weltweite Bedeutung von Mental Health:
"Mental, neurological and behavioural disorders are common to all countries and cause immense suffering. People with these disorders are often subjected to social isolation, poor quality of life and increased mortality. These disorders are the cause of staggering economic and social costs…
About 877,000 people die by suicide every year…
One in four patients visiting a health service has at least one mental, neurological or behavioural disorder but most of these disorders are neither diagnosed nor treated…
Barriers to effective treatment of mental illness include lack of recognition of the seriousness of mental illness and lack of understanding about the benefits of services. Policy makers, insurance companies, health and labour policies, and the public at large "“ all discriminate between physical and mental problems."
