Mental health improvement and well-being: a personal, public and political issue
- Author:
- BAMFORD REVIEW OF MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING DISABILITY (NORTHERN IRELAND)
- Publisher:
- Bamford Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 141p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The 2001 Northern Ireland Health and Well-Being Survey found that 21% of the population aged over 16 considers themselves to be depressed and a similar percentage had a potential psychiatric disorder. The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) estimate that in terms of the scale of the problem, prevalence figures for mental health problems in Northern Ireland are 25% higher than in England. Addressing these challenges for the whole community in Northern Ireland, as exemplified by the WHO Action Plan for Europe (WHO 2005), is a long-term investment. That investment must reflect the growing body of evidence that positive mental health cannot be gained by treating mental disorders alone.
- Subject terms:
- mental health problems, mental health services, politics, public sector;
- Location(s):
- Northern Ireland
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