Polly_Princess
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What statistics have you heard in so far as the lifetime prevalance of mental disorders? Which statistic do you believe and why? I always tend to believe the higher estimate, because all the stigma leads to underreporting, which skews the validity of the lower estimates.
1. Actual lifetime prevalence rates for mental disorders are estimated to be between 65% and 85%.
Mental disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2. ....lifetime prevalence for any (mental) disorder, 46.4 percent.
How prevalent is mental illness in the USA
I've also heard something about 57.4%, but I can't find the website.
Also check out this link How true is the one-in-four mental health statistic? | Jamie Horder | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
What does everyone think about this???
1. Actual lifetime prevalence rates for mental disorders are estimated to be between 65% and 85%.
Mental disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2. ....lifetime prevalence for any (mental) disorder, 46.4 percent.
How prevalent is mental illness in the USA
I've also heard something about 57.4%, but I can't find the website.
Also check out this link How true is the one-in-four mental health statistic? | Jamie Horder | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
What does everyone think about this???