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The World Mental Health Survey Initiative is a collaborative project by World Health Organization, Harvard University, University of Michigan, and country-based researchers worldwide to coordinate the analysis and implementation of epidemiological surveys of mental and behavioral disorders and substance abuse in all WHO Regions. [1] [2]
According to the CDC, 40% of American people suffer from substance abuse or mental health problems as of May 2020. [16] June 2020: As the epidemic strikes, racial injustice demonstrations take place in several areas. [17] For many people, the combined pressures of societal upheaval and COVID-19 intensify trauma and anxiety. [17]
World Mental Health Day (10 October) is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. [1] 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. [ 2 ]
However, these are widely believed to be underestimates, due to poor diagnosis (especially in countries without affordable access to mental health services) and low reporting rates, in part because of the predominant use of self-report data, rather than semi-structured instruments such as the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID ...
My Hero Is You is a children's storybook developed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (IASC MHPSS RG). [1] The storybook aims to support young children in coping with stressors and worries related to COVID-19 .
The WHO also announced survey results showing that the pandemic has interrupted essential mental health services in 93% of countries surveyed. [ 137 ] On 10 October, as infections rapidly rose in the Americans and in Europe, the WHO rejected the concept of "herd immunity" through exposure to infection as a solution to the pandemic, describing ...
Sam Woods, daughter of Tiger Woods, and her mother Elin Nordegren look on during the final round of the PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando on December 20, 2020 in Orlando, Florida.
Schizophrenia affects around 0.3–0.7% of the general population at some point in life (i.e. lifetime prevalence), [1] or 21 million people worldwide as of 2020 (about one of every 285). [2] By using precise methods in its diagnosis and a large, representative population, schizophrenia seems to occur with relative consistency over time during ...