Mental Illness

Psychological and behavioral disorders have a major impact on society, especially in industrialized countries. These diseases put an economic burden on individuals and families, and except for unemployment, declining productivity and high levels of crime, families treat mental disorders as insurance does not include mental disorders or lack of insurance We will bear the cost.

Costs of mental and behavioral disorders in the national economy of developed countries are very high. In countries where mental health care is low, direct treatment costs for mental disorders may be lower than those receiving advanced mental health care, but due to lack of treatment leading to prolongation of treatment period, indirect treatment The cost will increase. Regions need to pay more attention to the prevention of mental illness to avoid social and economic influences.

Mental illness causes enormous social and economic costs. For example, depression has affected about 500 million people worldwide and has caused more obstacles than chronic diseases such as diabetes and arthritis. Because of the direct costs (actual medical expenses), indirect expenses (such as personal and social expenses due to reduced productivity or losses), and support costs (time loss for care of the family) Estimating the cost is complicated. A member of the disease) According to one study, the economic cost of psychiatric disorders in the United States in 1985 totaled $ 103.7 billion. Among them, treatment and support costs total $ 42.5 billion, accounting for 11.5% of the total cost of treatment for all diseases.

Another way to estimate the cost of social mental illness is to measure the effects of premature death and disability. According to a study by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank, in 1990, out of the 15 to 44 years old children in the world depression accounted for more than 10% of the total burden of all diseases. The other two diseases, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia account for an additional 6%. This study helped the government to recognize that mental health problems on public health systems far exceeds previous understanding

On the surface, the relationship between psychosis and gun murder is justified. In most cases, mental illness is like a large public fire shooting case, and it is becoming an increasing problem in the United States. Nearly a fifth of today's Americans are suffering from mental illness, and over the past two decades group shoots have become more frequent and more deadly. However, the media press talks about another. Almost a quarter of the story about collective fire shoots explains perpetrators as psychosis and over half of news reports on psychosis concerns violence. The story on gun violence and mental illness focuses on protecting the masses from mental illness. They are rarely explained as people who need protection

In media coverage of today's media mental illness, people tend to emphasize the relationship between violence and psychiatric disorders. News coverage often shows a close link between psychosis and crime. However, most violent people are not suffering from psychosis. In fact, people with mental illness are more likely to be victims than being victims of violence. Since media often quotes dramatic statistics to emphasize the situation, it is important from a broader perspective. For example, in this study, we found that the incidence of violence in psychiatric patients (as defined by threats, blows, blows and other methods) is 3 to 5 times that of the general public. For that part, this is a worrying number. But it is similar to women's violence