In keeping with my commitment to bringing awareness to mental health this month. I'll be sharing some statistics.
Source: https://www.mhanational.org/mentalhealthfacts
#mentalhealthawareness #stats #mentalhealth #mentalwellbeing #depression
@nursefrombirth Dealing with mental illness with a family member now. This needs to be talked about because it is a major issue.
@bobrush6 don't feel like you are alone. I'm sure we are all dealing with mental illness whether it is ourselves, friends, family, co-workers, even our children, and their friends can be better supported if we TALK about it.
@nursefrombirth I don't feel like it but at least here in TN the system is completely overloaded with no help in sight. I worry about the people who can't get help. For my family we have 3 insurance plans so everyone os well taken care of but what about those with no insurance?
@bobrush6 Unfortunately, lack of insurance has been and remains a barrier to receiving safe and effective mental health care and support. One would think that with all the evidence correlating good mental health to better physical health, a prestigious country such as ours would make it a priority. I am advocating for that. Until then I support people by helping them to find resources.
@nursefrombirth When I was a peer listener in high school, my peer kid and her sisters were definitely sufferers of PTSD, but they weren’t getting help. Back then, what she was telling me wasn’t enough for me to broach the confidentiality and tell the program supervisor. Nowadays there would be no hesitation to do so. 😢
@nursefrombirth I don’t believe this figure to be accurate. Mine was diagnosed as “severe depression,” but I suspect they’re the same condition under different nomenclature. Many people with ASD and other neuropsychiatric disorders have undiagnosed severe /major depression because of years of coping with its comorbidities. (Moral: Many people have hidden reasons for not functioning “normally.” Think B4 you judge; better yet, don’t judge at all.) #DisAbilityAwareness #MentalHealthAwareness
@caaddison88 I believe these are accurate pre-pandemic stats. I think it's over 25% now. I'll look a bit further into this and let you know if i find anything different. Only what is reported is measured and as you suggested, many people with major depressive disorder are not diagnosed therefore I think the prevalance is much higher.
@nursefrombirth @caaddison88 I've got a curated selection of articles related to covid and public mental health here: https://rbfirehose.com/tag/coronavirus+public-mental-health/
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