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 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/