One in four people will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. Over 800,000 people die annually from suicide and it is among the top three leading causes of death in young people aged 15-34 years worldwide. In some countries people with severe mental health conditions die on average 10 years younger than the general population. Almost half of the world's population lives in a country where, on average, there is less than one psychiatrist to serve 200,000 people. Mental health care providers trained to deliver evidence-based psychosocial interventions, such as psychologists, are even scarcer.
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Contributor:
Natalie C. Dattilo, Ph.D., HSPP
IPA Public Education Coordinator
"PsychBytes” is a weekly educational resource from the Indiana Psychological Association (IPA) provided for psychologists, their colleagues and their patients.