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DEPRESSION, ALCOHOL ABUSE OR SCHIZOPHRENIA
WHO warns mental illnesses are the leading cause of disability in youth
DirectoryMental HealthWorldPsychiatrySpanish Society
MADRID, 7 June (IRIN) -
A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that 45 percent of those affected by mental disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder or alcohol abuse are between 10 and 24 years, being the main cause of disability among young people around the world.
According to alert the United Nations agency said the study published in Lancet ', these diseases are a public health issue "more important" than traffic accidents or infectious diseases such as HIV or malaria, as "lost years of life due to disabilities" caused.
However, the authors lament the report, told the BBC, adolescents and youth have been neglected in health programs that address these issues because they are "an age group that has always been considered healthy."
The study used data from the Global Disease Study carried out by WHO in 2004, which calculated what the specific causes that were causing greater disability and lost years of life in each region.
The results showed that among this age group, with nearly 27 percent of world population (about 1,800 million people), more diseases that cause long-term disability diseases that cause death.
In fact, researchers found that the main cause of disability in both men and women are neuropsychiatric conditions, with an incidence of 45 percent of the population, the most common being depression, alcohol abuse, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder .
Other events, mainly traffic accidents are the second leading cause of disability (12%) and thirdly, with an incidence of 10 percent, are infectious and parasitic diseases such as malaria, HIV and tuberculosis.
The worst situation was LIVES IN AFRICA
The region most affected by these mental disabilities is Africa, according to the study, the risk factors of disability begins between 15 and 19, while in the early years of adolescence, the emergence of diseases that cause disability is "low" .
"The rates increase dramatically in the last years of adolescence and early adulthood, both alcohol abuse and unprotected sex," says study coordinator, Fiona Gore.
"Other risk factors that usually begin in adolescence are snuff consumption, lack of physical activity, increased blood pressure, overweight and obesity."
REDIRECTING PREVENTION PROGRAMS
As the researchers note, this study highlights "the need to focus efforts on prevention of noncommunicable diseases and risk factors that cause no mortality but disability in adolescents and youth."
Gore explains, was quoted by Europa Press, public health programs around the world focus on the health of children under five years because this age group remains the most vulnerable and which represents the rate higher mortality in the world.
However, the authors also argue that adolescence and youth are periods of "crucial" because they are established risk factors for certain diseases and other health problems in the future, such as substance abuse, unwanted pregnancies unwanted and sexually transmitted infections.
Spanish to English translation
DEPRESSION, ALCOHOL ABUSE OR SCHIZOPHRENIA
WHO warns mental illnesses are the leading cause of disability in youth
DirectoryMental HealthWorldPsychiatrySpanish Society
MADRID, 7 June (IRIN) -
A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that 45 percent of those affected by mental disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder or alcohol abuse are between 10 and 24 years, being the main cause of disability among young people around the world.
According to alert the United Nations agency said the study published in Lancet ', these diseases are a public health issue "more important" than traffic accidents or infectious diseases such as HIV or malaria, as "lost years of life due to disabilities" caused.
However, the authors lament the report, told the BBC, adolescents and youth have been neglected in health programs that address these issues because they are "an age group that has always been considered healthy."
The study used data from the Global Disease Study carried out by WHO in 2004, which calculated what the specific causes that were causing greater disability and lost years of life in each region.
The results showed that among this age group, with nearly 27 percent of world population (about 1,800 million people), more diseases that cause long-term disability diseases that cause death.
In fact, researchers found that the main cause of disability in both men and women are neuropsychiatric conditions, with an incidence of 45 percent of the population, the most common being depression, alcohol abuse, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder .
Other events, mainly traffic accidents are the second leading cause of disability (12%) and thirdly, with an incidence of 10 percent, are infectious and parasitic diseases such as malaria, HIV and tuberculosis.
The worst situation was LIVES IN AFRICA
The region most affected by these mental disabilities is Africa, according to the study, the risk factors of disability begins between 15 and 19, while in the early years of adolescence, the emergence of diseases that cause disability is "low" .
"The rates increase dramatically in the last years of adolescence and early adulthood, both alcohol abuse and unprotected sex," says study coordinator, Fiona Gore.
"Other risk factors that usually begin in adolescence are snuff consumption, lack of physical activity, increased blood pressure, overweight and obesity."
REDIRECTING PREVENTION PROGRAMS
As the researchers note, this study highlights "the need to focus efforts on prevention of noncommunicable diseases and risk factors that cause no mortality but disability in adolescents and youth."
Gore explains, was quoted by Europa Press, public health programs around the world focus on the health of children under five years because this age group remains the most vulnerable and which represents the rate higher mortality in the world.
However, the authors also argue that adolescence and youth are periods of "crucial" because they are established risk factors for certain diseases and other health problems in the future, such as substance abuse, unwanted pregnancies unwanted and sexually transmitted infections.