MENTAL HEALTH Issues from a Global Perspective

 When we talk about mental health, we typically talking about mental illness and
mental disabilities
 From many people, the word mental illness and mental disabilities tends to reflect the
particular kind of syndrome characterized by adulterated behavior and disturb
thinking
 But in fact, when we talk about mental illness, we talked about extremely wide range
of health conditions affect the people across the life course
Mental illnesses range from
o Autism and intellectual disability in early childhood
o ADHD and anxiety disorders in middle childhood
o Depression and self-hard behaviors in adolescent
o Psychosis and substance use inn adulthood
o Dementia in old age
Mental Health Interventions
o Anti-psychotic drugs for schizophrenia
o Psychological interventions- cognitive behavior therapy for depression
o Social interventions- support groups for people with alcohol disorders.

Women who suffer from mental illness are for more likely to be stigmatized and
discriminated against than men.
Woman are more likely to suffer depression
Men are more likely to suffer substance abuse disorder ad that’s because of definition of
muscularity

Best buys for prevention of mental illness

o Interventions that promote early development and parenting intervention across
childhood into adolescence
o Strengthening life skills in adolescence. Both at home and in schools
o Regulatory and legislative interventions that promote the rights of people with mental
illness; prevent discrimination:
o Suicide-limiting access to lethal means substance abuse-taxation is a very cost-
effective preventive intervention
GLOBAL INTERVENTIONS
 In 2013, the WHO passed a resolution unanimously from all the member states for a
comprehensive mental health action plan
o Improve access to care
o Promote mental health
o Strengthen research and governance for mental health by the year 2020
MOVEMENT FOR GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH
A virtual platform where people with mental illness, professionals, and policymakers
can stand as a combined front and demand actions from government and other stakeholders to
address the unmet needs of people living with mental illness worldwide.