World Mental Health

World Mental Health

Who started World Mental Health Day

It was started as an annual activity of the World Federation for Mental Health by the then Deputy Secretary General Richard Hunter. The day is officially commemorated every year on October 10th.

World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October, is an opportunity to raise awareness of mental health issues and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. This year, the theme is suicide prevention. Every year close to 800 000 people take their own life and there are many more people who attempt suicide

World Mental Health Day (10 October) is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries.

Types of mental health problems

• Anger. Explains what anger is, and how to deal with it in a constructive and healthy way.
• Anxiety and panic attacks. 
• Bipolar disorder.
• Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) 
• Borderline personality disorder (BPD) 
• Depression.
• Dissociative disorders.
• Drugs - recreational drugs & alcohol.

Mental Health: Stigma needs to go

64 per cent Indians feel that mental illness is like any other illness (16 per cent disagreed, 16 per cent were neutral and 2 per cent were undecided). Further, 74 per cent of Indians exhort the adoption of a more tolerant attitude towards those with mental illness in society.

Can mental illness heal on its own

Around 44 per cent urban Indians firmly believe that most adults diagnosed with a mental health condition are likely to get better without a doctor’s intervention of the doctor, whereas about 29 per cent disagreed. Around 21 per cent were neutral while 5 per cent were undecided and 1 per cent refused.

Some of the top areas listed by Indians for mental well being were:

• The level of involvement with local groups and activities
• Exercise
• Home
• Relationship with family and friends etc.

What is the most dangerous mental disorder

Deadliest Psychiatric Disorder: Anorexia. July 12, 2011 -- Anorexia is the most lethal psychiatric disorder, carrying a sixfold increased risk of death -- four times the death risk from major depression. The odds are even worse for people first diagnosed with anorexia in their 20s

What are the 7 types of mental disorders?

Some of the main groups of mental disorders are:

• mood disorders (such as depression or bipolar disorder)
• anxiety disorders.
• personality disorders.
• psychotic disorders (such as schizophrenia)
• eating disorders.
• trauma-related disorders (such as post-traumatic stress disorder)
• substance abuse disorders.

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