The importance of mental health awareness
Awareness of the mental health of the population acquires relevance over the years. The Federal Ministry of Health estimates that of the 15 million people who suffer from a mental disorder in Mexico, the majority are young adults of productive age. Among which are depression, autism, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Therefore, the Mexican Association of Pharmaceutical Research Industries (AMIIF) shares a series of interesting data, in order to contribute to the dissemination of information that benefits the integral health of Mexicans.

WHAT IS THIS NOTE GOING ON?
• Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which the individual is aware of their own abilities. It is related to the promotion of well-being, the prevention of mental disorders and the treatment and rehabilitation of people affected by these conditions.
• Depression and anxiety disorders are common mental health problems that affect work capacity and productivity. More than 300 million people in the world suffer from depression, considered one of the main causes of disability. While more than 260 million people in the world have anxiety disorders.
BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT?
• In Latin America, the 12-month prevalence (or number of cases in reference to this period of time) of mental and neurological disorders, together varies between 18.7 and 24.2% ; that of anxiety disorders, between 9.3 and 16.1%; that of affective disorders, between 7.0 and 8.7%; and that of disorders due to the consumption of psychoactive substances, between 3.6% and 5.3%.
• The World Health Organization has classified depression as the main contributing factor to global disability (more than 7.5% of all years lived with disabilities in 2015) and in sixth place are anxiety disorders (3.4 %).
• According to the WHO Mental Health Action Plan, people with major depression or schizophrenia are 40 to 60% more likely to die prematurely than the general population, due to physical health problems, which are often not taken care of. (for example, cancers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and HIV infection), and suicide.
• The economic consequences of mental illnesses such as depression or others, are equally broad: in a study developed by the World Economic Forum it was calculated that the cumulative global impact of mental disorders in terms of economic losses will be $ 16.3 billion between 2011 and 2030 .
BRIEF HISTORY
• 1906: at the XXXVII Conference of German Southwest Psychiatry, pathologist and psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer presented a specific disease of the cerebral cortex.
• 1949: The Mental Health America Association undertakes efforts in the United States to commemorate Mental Health Month in May.
• 1996: publication of the work on the global burden of mental illnesses of the WHO and the Institute of Sanimetry and Health Assessment.
• 2011: Publication by the WHO of the Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders.
• 2012: The 65th World Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA65.4 on the global burden of mental disorders and the need for a comprehensive and coordinated response from the health and social sectors of the countries
• 2013: The World Health Assembly approved a comprehensive mental health action plan for the 2013-2020 period.
• 2017: The World Health Assembly supported the Global Plan of Action on the public health response to dementia 2017-2025.
[b][/b]NUMERALIA
1. 20% of children and adolescents in the world have mental disorders or problems , about half of these are manifested before age 14. Neuropsychiatric are among the main causes of disability among young people.
2. The regions of the world with the highest percentages of population under the age of 19 are those with less mental health resources . Most low and middle-income countries have only one child psychiatrist for every million to four million people.
3. WHO estimates that more than 75% of people with mental, neurological and substance abuse disorders (including about 95 million patients with depression and more than 25 million with epilepsy) living in developing countries do not receive any type of treatment or attention .
4. Each year more than 800 thousand people commit suicide worldwide . Suicide is the second leading cause of death in people 15 to 29 years of age worldwide.
5. According to the WHO, there are 50 million people in the world suffering from dementia , and about 10 million new cases are registered every year. Alzheimer's , which is the most common form of dementia, accounts for between 60% and 70% of cases .
6. The development of a new treatment that delays the onset of Alzheimer's disease could reduce medical expenses in the United States in patients up to 218 billion dollars a year by 2050 .
7. An analysis of PhRMA found that between 1998 and 2017, there were 146 failed attempts to develop medications to potentially treat and prevent Alzheimer's ; Only four new medications were approved by the FDA to treat the symptoms of the disease.
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1. According to the Mental Health Specific Action Program (PAE) 2013-2018, developed by the Ministry of Health, a “polarized” epidemiological transition is experienced in Mexico , whose most notable features are the decrease in infectious and contagious diseases and the increase in chronic conditions. degenerative, including mental disorders .
2. In the region of Central Latin America, Mexico ranks fifth in countries with days lost due to premature mortality or disability due to mental illness .
3. 50% of psychiatric disorders begin before 21 years of age . As this is an early age, the general functioning of the person will be affected, the individual, family and social consequences.
4. From 2014 to 2015 the National Institute of Geriatrics of the Ministry of Health has carried out three training strategies for human resources; The first is the Online Diploma of Alzheimer's and other dementias, with which more than 200 students have been trained remotely in 20 states of the country.
5. Currently, the onset of dementia is ten times higher than that detected at the beginning of the last century . The number of people with severe dementia is expected to double in the next 10 years.
6. The increase is due to the aging of the population, since age is a risk factor, so if there are now almost 350 thousand people suffering from some type of dementia in Mexico, by 2025 this number could exceed one million.
7. In Mexico, 80% of patients are treated in their homes , which demonstrates the importance of supporting the family and guiding them in matters related to the care of the sick.