TY - JOUR
T1 - Reducing the Silent Burden of Impaired Mental Health
AU - Jane-Llopis, Eva
AU - Anderson, Peter
AU - Stewart-Brown, Sarah
AU - Weare, Katherine
AU - Wahlbeck, Kristian
AU - Mcdaid, David
AU - Cooper, Cary
AU - Litchfield, Paul
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Mental and behavioral disorders account for about one third of the world's disability caused by all ill health among adults, with unipolar depressive disorders set to be the world's number one cause of illhealth and premature death in 2030, affecting high- and low-income countries. There is a range of evidence-based cost-effective interventions that can be implemented in parenting, at schools, at the workplace, and in older age that can promote health and well-being, reduce mental disorders, lead to improved productivity, and increase resilience to cope with many of the stressors in the world. These facts need to be better communicated to policymakers to ensure that the silent burden of impaired mental health is adequately heard and reduced.
AB - Mental and behavioral disorders account for about one third of the world's disability caused by all ill health among adults, with unipolar depressive disorders set to be the world's number one cause of illhealth and premature death in 2030, affecting high- and low-income countries. There is a range of evidence-based cost-effective interventions that can be implemented in parenting, at schools, at the workplace, and in older age that can promote health and well-being, reduce mental disorders, lead to improved productivity, and increase resilience to cope with many of the stressors in the world. These facts need to be better communicated to policymakers to ensure that the silent burden of impaired mental health is adequately heard and reduced.
U2 - 10.1080/10810730.2011.601153
DO - 10.1080/10810730.2011.601153
M3 - Article
C2 - 21916714
SN - 1081-0730
VL - 16
SP - 59
EP - 74
JO - Journal of Health Communication : International Perspectives
JF - Journal of Health Communication : International Perspectives
ER -