PSYCO335- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 23 pages long!)
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About of all mental disorders begin before people reach age 14. Mental disorders increase the risk for physical disorders. Many health conditions increase the risk of mental disorders. As many canadians (15+) suffered from clinical depression as from chronic health conditions (such as. Stigma prevents many people from seeking mental health care. There are great inequities in the availability of mental health professionals around the world heart disease and diabetes) Perhaps due to the stressfulness of living and/or working conditions, the rate of mental health problems is even higher among certain groups (ex. 15% of military personnel reported a mental disorder, and 23% believed they required mental health services) Most mental disorders are overlooked or misdiagnosed. Only a small percentage of those individuals who suffer from a mental disorder ever receive treatment; mental health problems are neglected when effective, relatively inexpensive treatments exist for most of these conditions.