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Mental Health 25 June 2007 Presenter: Joanne Corrigall The MH workgroup… Authors: Joanne Corrigall, Catherine Ward, Kathryn Stinson, Patricia Struthers, Jose Frantz, Crick Lund, John Joske, Alan Flisher Expert group: Crick Lund, Alan Flisher, Dan Stein, Petro Brink, Venecia Barries, Carol Bower, Carol Dean, Fadia Gamieldien, Bronwyn Myers, Bruce Phillips Peer Reviewers: Vikram Patel, Andy Dawes Presentation Content Definitions Burden of mental illness Risk factors for mental illness Interventions Recommendations Mental Health and Development Definitions Mental Health: “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community” (WHO) Mental illness : group of disorders defined by specific criteria which describe a particular severity of symptoms duration of symptoms the effects of these symptoms on a person’s ability to function (socially and occupationally) i.e. symptoms result in DISABILITY Example: Depression Spectrum of mental health Burden of Mental Disorders Socio-economic impacts Unemployment, poverty Poor housing Decreased school completion, academic performance Decreased Social capital Increased violence Burden of Mental Illness Macro-economic: $ 147 billion annual cost in USA SA: no data but drug alcohol costs alone total R10billion Loss is mainly through effects on productivity, absenteeism Burden of Mental Illness Disability Globally: 5 of 10 leading causes of disability are psychiatric SA: neuropsychiatric disorders are 2nd leading cause of BoD BoD figures exclude the impact of MH on other BoD components… Mental ill-health strongly associated with… Prevalence in Western Cape South Africa: SASH study 30% life-time prevalence No data for Western Cape Proxy measures: injury data specifically homicide and RTAs Proxy measures Aim of MH workgroup Prevention of common mental di