Health Sciences 2000A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Episode, Bipolar Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2000A/B
• Professor: Kenneth Kirkwood

Document Summary

Over the course of the lifetime, rates of substance use disorders were higher than the rates for mood disorders. About 6 million canadians met the criteria for substance use disorder, while 3. 5 million met the criteria for mood disorder. Females had higher rates of mood disorders and generalized anxiety disorder than males, while males has higher rates of substance use disorders. They have economic impacts in terms of absenteeism, loss of productivity, unemployment and medical expenses. Mental disorders such as depression and generalized anxiety, as weel as drug and alcohol use are among the main causes of disability worldwide. Mental or substance use disorders over the lifetime. 1 in 3 canadians met the criteria for at least one of the six selected mental of substance use disorders at some point in their life. Approximatery 21. 6% of canadians met the criteria for a substance use disorder during their lifetime.