Mental Health Stats Flashcards
(59 cards)
Proportion of adults with mental illness
1/5 43.8 million in US
Proportion of adults with serious mental illness
1/25 10million in US
Prevalence of mental illness by sex, race, age
Females, 21.2%
14.3 male
18-25 21.7%,
26-49 20.9%
29.5 mixed race 2 or more
28.3 American Indian, Alaskan native
19.3 white
18.6 black
16% hispanic
13.9 Asian
14.3% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Kids 13-18 with mental illness
20%
11% mood disorder
10% behavior
8% anxiety
Percent with depression
6.9%
%with anxiety
18.1%
%with bipolar
2.6%
% schizophrenia
1.1%
% of homeless with mental health probs,
% in state prisons
26%
24% with recent hx
Lost earning in US Per year
-193 billion
Suicide is the ________ th leading cause of death
10th…. 90% of suicides hav under lying mental illness
3rd for ages 10-14
2nd cause for ages 15-34
2x homicide rate! 44,193 vs 17,793
50x greater in schizophrenia compared to gen pop
How many have addiction and another Mental Illness
10.2 million
likelihood of mental illness in the LGBT community
2x more likely as straight individuals
percent of transgender being denied mental health care because bias
11%
suicide in LGBT and questioning community compared to straight youth
2-3X more likely
percent of those with mental illness who got help in the past year
(total pop, younger, and by race compared to whites)
60% total in US
only 50% if 8-15 y.o.
AA and Hispanics get 1/2 as much compared to whites, asians only a 1/3 compared to whites
Who uses more mental health services compared to others?
by race, by sex
women almost always more than men, except in Alaskan Natives and American Indian. (16%m: 15%w) White: 11:23 Black:7:10 Asian: 4:5 Hispanic: 6:9
Top 8 issues multicultural communities face
Less access to care Less likely to receive treatment Poorer quality of care Higher levels of stigma Culturally INsensitive health care system Racism, bias, homophobia, discrimination in Tx setting Language barriers Lower rates of Health Insurance
Who is NAMI and what do they do
National Alliance on Mental Illness
They insure Mental Health is treated equally to physical illness in insurance plans.
and secure $ for research to protect access
what is unique about biopsychosocial model
holistic, focuses on health and illness, focuses on what can be changed to make health better, multifactorial
Match: Biology, Psychology, Social Context
to the following…
Gender, Education, Attitudes, Family background, Personality, Genetic vulnerability, stress reactivity, cultural traditions, immune function, coping skills, trauma, neurochemistry, disability, learning/memory, social support, economic status
Bio:Gender Immune function stress reactivity Genetic vulnerability neurochem disability
Psycho: Attitudes, Personality Coping skills trauma Learning/Memory
Social: Education Family background cultural traditions Social Supports economic status
Purpose of Psych interview
Establish a relationship Assess risk DDX and Mgt. plan Negotiate & Start Tx Document
Difference between content and process, and goal of attending to both
content: what is being said
Process: the way/how and sometimes the why
Goal: to understand pt beyond their diagnosis to improve delivery of quality care
3 interview techniques for Psych Interview
Normalization: reduce shame/stigma/judgemt
continuation: acknowledge/engage pt
redirection: guide and focus pt
