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Data from the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2021 showed that only 5.08% of the psychology workforce was Black — as opposed to 80.85% being white. According to Owoo, this disparity ...
Aug. 28, 2023 – A new study reveals the dramatic increase in the use of mental health services during the pandemic and shows that the increase has largely been sustained, mostly by people ...
Getty Images. New research reveals that Americans between 45 and 65 years old are experiencing more stress today than people their age did in the 1990s. Experts believe changes in technology ...
They found a relative increase in registered mental health problems during the pandemic, as well as relatively more care provided to patients with mental health problems. Young people, people with pre-existing mental health disorders, and people who are financially disadvantaged have been found to face an increase in declining mental health.
Global mental health is the international perspective on different aspects of mental health. [1] It is 'the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving mental health and achieving equity in mental health for all people worldwide'. [2] There is a growing body of criticism of the global mental health movement, and has ...
According to the latest statistics from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 40 to 50 percent of all people with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia go untreated each year. The number of ...
Some corners of the healthcare spectrum have been faster to adapt to virtual appointments, like mental health services — and they don’t show signs of turning back. During the pandemic, virtual appointment bookings for psychiatrists and psychologists reached all-time highs, with 81 percent of psychiatrists reporting in January 2021 that they ...
A review that pooled surveys of mood disorders in different countries up to 2000 found 12-month prevalence rates of 4.1% for major depressive disorder (MDD), 2% for dysthymic disorder and 0.72% for bipolar 1 disorder. The average lifetime prevalence found was 6.7% for MDD (with a relatively low lifetime prevalence rate in higher-quality studies ...