Gravitymaster 0 #1 September 5, 2011 Quotehttp://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/04/us-europe-mental-illness-idUSTRE7832JJ20110904 Nearly 40 percent of Europeans suffer mental illness By Kate Kelland LONDON | Sun Sep 4, 2011 7:17pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Europeans are plagued by mental and neurological illnesses, with almost 165 million people or 38 percent of the population suffering each year from a brain disorder such as depression, anxiety, insomnia or dementia, according to a large new study. With only about a third of cases receiving the therapy or medication needed, mental illnesses cause a huge economic and social burden -- measured in the hundreds of billions of euros -- as sufferers become too unwell to work and personal relationships break down. "Mental disorders have become Europe's largest health challenge of the 21st century," the study's authors said. At the same time, some big drug companies are backing away from investment in research on how the brain works and affects behavior, putting the onus on governments and health charities to stump up funding for neuroscience. "The immense treatment gap ... for mental disorders has to be closed," said Hans Ulrich Wittchen, director of the institute of clinical psychology and psychotherapy at Germany's Dresden University and the lead investigator on the European study. "Those few receiving treatment do so with considerable delays of an average of several years and rarely with the appropriate, state-of-the-art therapies." Wittchen led a three-year study covering 30 European countries -- the 27 European Union member states plus Switzerland, Iceland and Norway -- and a population of 514 million people. A direct comparison of the prevalence of mental illnesses in other parts of the world was not available because different studies adopt varying parameters. Wittchen's team looked at about 100 illnesses covering all major brain disorders from anxiety and depression to addiction to schizophrenia, as well as major neurological disorders including epilepsy, Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis. The results, published by the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ENCP) on Monday, show an "exceedingly high burden" of mental health disorders and brain illnesses, he told reporters at a briefing in London. Mental illnesses are a major cause of death, disability, and economic burden worldwide and the World Health Organization predicts that by 2020, depression will be the second leading contributor to the global burden of disease across all ages. Wittchen said that in Europe, that grim future had arrived early, with diseases of the brain already the single largest contributor to the EU's burden of ill health. The four most disabling conditions -- measured in terms of disability-adjusted life years or DALYs, a standard measure used to compare the impact of various diseases -- are depression, dementias such as Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, alcohol dependence and stroke. The last major European study of brain disorders, which was published in 2005 and covered a smaller population of about 301 million people, found 27 percent of the EU adult population was suffering from mental illnesses. Although the 2005 study cannot be compared directly with the latest finding -- the scope and population was different -- it found the cost burden of these and neurological disorders amounted to about 386 billion euros ($555 billion) a year at that time. Wittchen's team has yet to finalize the economic impact data from this latest work, but he said the costs would be "considerably more" than estimated in 2005. The researchers said it was crucial for health policy makers to recognize the enormous burden and devise ways to identify potential patients early -- possibly through screening -- and make treating them quickly a high priority. "Because mental disorders frequently start early in life, they have a strong malignant impact on later life," Wittchen said. "Only early targeted treatment in the young will effectively prevent the risk of increasingly largely proportions of severely ill...patients in the future." David Nutt, a neuropsychopharmacology expert at Imperial College London who was not involved in this study, agreed. "If you can get in early you may be able to change the trajectory of the illness so that it isn't inevitable that people go into disability," he said. "If we really want not to be left with this huge reservoir of mental and brain illness for the next few centuries, then we ought to be investing more now." (Reporting by Kate Kelland; Editing by Matthew Jones) I just knew it wasn't my imagination. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sacex250 0 #2 September 5, 2011 In the US, not even 40% of mental patients have a mental illness! So in other words, the European mental health community is saying that mental illness is a huge economic burden so more money should be spent on it! Brilliant!It's all been said before, no sense repeating it here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #3 September 5, 2011 You're right, considering that the worst of the mentalists left for America then interbred for a couple of hundred years, hell it explains everything. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #4 September 5, 2011 Quote David Nutt, a neuropsychopharmacology expert at Imperial College Thats fantastic. I have also met a Dr Death who was a pathologist, Dr Dick a Urologist, Mr Chisel a Orthopaedic surgeon, and Private War a Paratrooper.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trafficdiver 8 #5 September 5, 2011 That's strange. Why is the percentage so much higher on DZ.com? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #6 September 5, 2011 Quote You're right, considering that the worst of the mentalists left for America then interbred for a couple of hundred years, hell it explains everything. Oh there's a few that have come over here in tthe last 20 years. Stinkin up our gene pool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoogeyMan 0 #7 September 5, 2011 Quote You're right, considering that the worst of the mentalists left for America then interbred for a couple of hundred years, hell it explains everything. You're wrong. They went to Switzerland. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #8 September 5, 2011 Not to worry. The Germans are going to step in and save your sorry asses. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/sep/04/german-company-takeover-nhs-hospitals How's that Socialized Medicine workin out for ya? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jclalor 12 #9 September 6, 2011 Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, strokes and dementia are considered a form of mental illness in Europe? QuoteA direct comparison of the prevalence of mental illnesses in other parts of the world was not available because different studies adopt varying parameters. Throw in all those diagnosis's in the US as a mental illness and we would be right there with them. What a stupid article. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #10 September 6, 2011 It's very likely related to the high incident of the DRD4 gene which is known to be linked most of the mental illnesses listed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #11 September 6, 2011 QuoteIn the US, not even 40% of mental patients have a mental illness! Yep, Reagan realized that, which is why he converted many supposedly mentally ill people to homeless ones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #12 September 6, 2011 QuoteQuoteIn the US, not even 40% of mental patients have a mental illness! Yep, Reagan realized that, which is why he converted many supposedly mentally ill people to homeless ones. Yeah. Reagan did an awful thing in Cali when he signed the law that says you can't just throw people suspected of mental illness into the psycho ward in perpetuity and imprison people who commit no crime. (Mental illness is a medical issue. Guess what - you can decline medical treatment in the US in the absence of emergency). It was so bad that a unanimous SCOTUS found this to be the national standard under the Constitution. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #13 September 6, 2011 Quote Not to worry. The Germans are going to step in and save your sorry asses. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/sep/04/german-company-takeover-nhs-hospitals How's that Socialized Medicine workin out for ya? It will be an interesting development if it happens. I doubt that the unions will let the German company (et al) do what most likely needs to be done though. Sacking a shed load of managerial staff would be a good start, scrapping many government targets would also be a move in the right direction.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #14 September 6, 2011 QuoteQuoteIn the US, not even 40% of mental patients have a mental illness! Yep, Reagan realized that, which is why he converted many supposedly mentally ill people to homeless ones. he must have stolen the idea from Maggie Thatcher, over here it was called 'care in the community'.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #15 September 6, 2011 Quote Not to worry. The Germans are going to step in and save your sorry asses. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/sep/04/german-company-takeover-nhs-hospitals How's that Socialized Medicine workin out for ya? Actually despite everything if you have a sick child you're still more likely to have better access to a paediatric health worker in the UK than the USA. In fact you'd be better off in Uzbekistan or Cuba than the USA which is only one place above Kazakhstan! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv5jLsLoYcE&feature=related top 20 COUNTRY Switzerland Finland Ireland Norway Belarus Denmark Sweden Cuba Uzbekistan Germany Russian Federation France Czech Republic United Kingdom United States Kazakhstan Australia New Zealand Lithuania Qatar http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/docs/HealthWorkerIndexmain.pdfWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #16 September 6, 2011 QuoteYep, Reagan realized that, which is why he converted many supposedly mentally ill people to homeless ones. You mean when he signed the bill that was authored by 2 Democrats and a Republican? Seems like it was following the example set by the Community Mental Health Act of 1963, signed into law by JFK, that appears to have started the deinstitutionalization process.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #17 September 6, 2011 My God, that was a tough read. Paragraph after Paragraph after Paragraph after of repetition after repetition after repetition. Quote - "Mental disorders have become Europe's largest health challenge of the 21st century," the study's authors said. - some big drug companies are backing away from investment in research on how the brain works and affects behavior, putting the onus on governments and health charities to stump up funding for neuroscience. " - ""The immense treatment gap ... for mental disorders has to be closed," said Hans Ulrich Wittchen, director of the institute of clinical psychology and psychotherapy at Germany's Dresden University and the lead investigator on the European study. " - "Wittchen said that in Europe, that grim future had arrived early, with diseases of the brain already the single largest contributor to the EU's burden of ill health. " - "Mental illnesses are a major cause of death, disability, and economic burden worldwide " - "The researchers said it was crucial for health policy makers to recognize the enormous burden and devise ways to identify potential patients early -- possibly through screening -- and make treating them quickly a high priority." - ""Only early targeted treatment in the young will effectively prevent the risk of increasingly largely proportions of severely ill...patients in the future." - ""If you can get in early you may be able to change the trajectory of the illness so that it isn't inevitable that people go into disability," he said. "If we really want not to be left with this huge reservoir of mental and brain illness for the next few centuries, then we ought to be investing more now." I'm sorry. It sounds like somebody not making enough money and trying to drum up business using scare tactics. We're all crazy as loons anyway so what's the problem? Who wants to be sane in today's world? Thinking about today's world would only drive you nuts anyway. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #18 September 6, 2011 Quote We're all crazy as loons anyway so what's the problem? Well we do all jump out of planes for funWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #19 September 6, 2011 Quote Quote We're all crazy as loons anyway so what's the problem? Well we do all jump out of planes for fun Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must live. - Charles Bukowski Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #20 September 6, 2011 When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,147 #21 September 6, 2011 Quote Quote You're right, considering that the worst of the mentalists left for America then interbred for a couple of hundred years, hell it explains everything. You're wrong. They went to Switzerland. Or the local IHOP.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #22 September 6, 2011 stay classy, now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,147 #23 September 6, 2011 Quotestay classy, now. Well, I *could* start another "Yet another looney with a gun" thread, but it would just piss off mnealtx and the other folks around here who have no objections to loonies having guns.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #24 September 7, 2011 QuoteQuotestay classy, now. Well, I *could* start another "Yet another looney with a gun" thread, but it would just piss off mnealtx and the other folks around here who have no objections to loonies having guns. so instead you're mentioning it in numerous irrelevant threads like this one. No less ghoulish than the other gun grabbers who dance on the graves of the dead. And another lie from you - you know full well what the objection is to your vague proposal to eliminate due process in the removal of citizens' rights. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #25 September 7, 2011 QuoteNo less ghoulish than the other gun grabbers who dance on the graves of the dead. are you on crack again?stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
