Global Mental Health Statistics

Mental Health Statistics

• Anxiety is the most common mental illness worldwide, affecting 284 million people.
• Globally, mental illness affects more females (11.9%) than males (9.3%).
• Major depression, anxiety, alcohol use disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and dysrhythmia are leading causes of disability in the U.S.
• 154 million people suffer from depression worldwide.
• 20 million people suffer from schizophrenia worldwide.
• 877,000 people die by suicide every year worldwide.
• 50 million people suffer from epilepsy worldwide.
• 24 million people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias worldwide.
• 15.3 million people suffer from drug use disorders worldwide.

Mental Health in the Philippines

• There is a scarcity of mental health professionals in the Philippines, with only around 500 practicing psychiatrists.
• The ratio of 0.52 psychiatrists per 100,000 persons in the Philippines is lower than in similar income-level countries.

Factors Influencing Mental Health

• Individual factors: biological makeup, autonomy and independence, self-esteem, capacity for growth, vitality, ability to find meaning in life, emotional resilience, sense of belonging, reality orientation, and coping or stress management abilities.
• Interpersonal factors: effective communication, ability to help others, intimacy, and balance of separateness and connectedness.
• Social/Cultural or Environmental factors: sense of community, access to adequate resources, intolerance of violence, support of diversity among people, mastery of environment.

Mental Illness/Disorder

• Mental illness is the inability to see oneself as others do and not having the ability to conform to the norms of the culture and society.
• Mental disorder is a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern associated with present distress or disability or with significantly increased risk of suffering death, pain, disability, or an important loss of freedom.

Causes of Mental Illness/Disorder

• Genetics and hereditary
• Stress and immune system
• Infection

Diagnosing Mental Disorder

• Dissatisfaction with one’s characteristics, abilities, accomplishments.
• Ineffective or unsatisfying relationships.
• Dissatisfaction with one’s place in the world.

Mental Health in the Philippines (continued)

• Between 17-20 percent of Filipino adults experience psychiatric disorders.
• 10-15 percent of Filipino children, aged 5-15, suffer from mental health problems.
• Mental health illnesses are the third most common forms of morbidity for Filipinos.

Mental Health Concerns during the Pandemic

• Daily calls to mental health providers increased from 13-15 to 32-37 during the pandemic.
• Calls to mental health providers spiked to at least 1,000 from April to July 2020.
• Anxiety-related concerns and suicide-related calls peaked in July 2020 with 115 calls.

Variables that Discourage People from Seeking Treatment

• Cultural beliefs emphasizing family and community.
• Shame associated with mental illness due to persistent stigma.