A collaborative study by the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, and Harvard University has found that mental disorders accounts for more than a 15-percent disease burden on world markets, making these conditions a larger drain on production than cancer. The researchers also found that depression was the leading cause of years lost to disability, and that alcohol dependence and problem use are among the 10 leading causes of disability worldwide. Among the study's other findings was...
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My intention for Mental Health Month had been to traverse the history of mental health, but my first two articles didn't get much beyond... Read more »
People who have fibromyalgia, ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome), chronic pain and any number of other chronic illnesses are in serious... Read more »
Evidence has long indicated that Migraine disease is associated with mental health disorders. In 2000, a study showed major depressive disorder to... Read more »
To what extent do specific genes determine our behavior? Although the jury is still out, the answer for intricate illnesses like bipolar disorder... Read more »
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In the United States, about 7 million females and 1 million males suffer from eating disorders.AgeEating disorders occur most often in adolescents... Read more »
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Personality disorders are a group of psychiatric conditions in which a person's long-term (chronic) behaviors, emotions, and thoughts are very... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Narcissistic personality disorder is a condition in which people have an inflated sense of self-importance and an extreme preoccupation with... Read more »