Mental Health
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) there is "no health without mental
health".
"Mental health refers to a broad array of activities directly
or indirectly related to the mental well-being component." It is part of the WHO's definition of
health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence
of disease. It is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities,
can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution
to his or her
community.
Mental health is an integral aspect of well-being and is essential for maintaining healthy family
and interpersonal relationships, and enables an individual to live a full and productive life.
Globally and in the U.S. mental health has the highest burden of all
diseases.
Mental health disorders also have a serious impact on physical health and are associated with the
prevalence, progression, and outcome of some of today's most pressing chronic diseases, including
diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. They have long-lasting effects that not only include high
psychosocial and economic costs for people living with the disorder, but also for their families,
schools, workplaces, and
communities.
Evidence suggests that mental disorder is independently associated with a substantial excess in
all-cause mortality risk. A meta-analysis of 15 population-based studies found that depression
diagnosis was linked with subsequent all-cause mortality, and yielded a pooled odds ratio (OR) of 1.7
(95% CI 1.5-2.0).
Research has shown that depression and other mental health conditions are associated with an
increased prevalence of chronic diseases. Evidence has shown that mental health disorders-most
often depression-are strongly associated with the risk, occurrence, management, progression,
and outcome of serious chronic diseases and health conditions, including diabetes, hypertension,
stroke, heart disease,
and cancer.
The association is a complex self-propagating interrelationship between chronic disease
and mental illness.
Mental health disorders are a concern for people of all ages (children
to older adults) and are associated with age, gender, education, income
level, race and ethnicity, geographical location and sexual
orientation.
The clearest evidence seems for risk of mental health has been with
indicators of poverty, including low levels of
education.
Mental health promotion involves actions to create living conditions and environments that support
mental health and allow people to adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.
Protective factors include individual, familial, and societal factors and can vary based on age and location.
For a detailed description see:
Protective factors include individual, familial, and societal factors and can vary based on age and location.
For a detailed description see:
- World Health Organization (WHO) http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs220/en/#,
- Center for Addiction and Mental (CAMH), https://knowledgex.camh.net/policy_health/mhpromotion/mhp_older_adults/Pages/protective_factors_mhp.aspx,,
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) http://captus.samhsa.gov/prevention-practice/prevention-and-behavioral-health/key-features-risk-protective-factors/1
Mental Health data can be obtained from both mortality as well as morbidity data sources:
- Mortality data provides data due to suicides, mental disorders and illness.
- Prevalence data comes from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services.
- Hospital Discharge Data (HDD) for inpatient and ED visits relating to mental health disorders.
- Treatment Episode Datasets (TEDS) can also be accessed from Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). TEDS provides information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of the 1.8 million annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs in facilities that report to individual State administrative data systems. TEDS is an admission-based system, and TEDS admissions do not represent individuals. Thus, for example, an individual admitted to treatment twice within a calendar year would be counted as two admissions. TEDS does not include all admissions to substance abuse treatment. It includes admissions to facilities that are licensed or certified by the State substance abuse agency to provide substance abuse treatment (or are administratively tracked for other reasons). In general, facilities reporting TEDS data are those that receive State alcohol and/or drug agency funds (including Federal Block Grant funds) for the provision of alcohol and/or drug treatment services.
Mental Health Experience
- Adult Depression
- Adult Self-reported Frequent Mental Distress
- Youth Feeling Sad/Hopeless
- Youth With a Caring and Supportive Relationship in the Family
Suicide and Self Harm
- Suicide Deaths
- Adults Attempted Suicide
- Adults Seriously Considered Suicide
- Youth Attempted Suicide
- Youth Injured in a Suicide Attempt
- Youth Seriously Considered Suicide
- Youth Made Suicide Plan
- Youth Emergency Department Visits for Self Injury
- Youth Non-suicidal Self Injury
Substance Use
- Alcohol-Related Death
- Alcohol-Related Hospitalization for Chronic Liver Disease
- Adult Episodic Heavy (Binge) Drinking
- Adult Chronic Heavy Drinking
- Youth Binge Drinking
- Drug Overdose Deaths
- Drug Overdose Emergency Department Visits
- Youth Current Cocaine Use
- Youth Current Heroin Use
- Youth Current Inhalant Use
- Youth Current Marijuana Use
- Youth Current Methamphetamine Use
- Youth Use of Pain Killers to Get High
Violent Behaviors
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Adult Self-reported Mental Health (BRFSS Survey Data)
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Survey
Youth Resiliency Measures (YRRS Survey Data)
- Grades earned in school
- How true: A parent is interested in my school work
- How true: A parent believes I'll be a success
- How true: A parent knows where I am when I'm not home
- How true: At school, a teacher or other adult listens to me
- How true: At school, a teacher or other adult believes I'll be a success
- How true: At school, I'm involved in extra-curricular activities
- How true: At school, there are clear rules about behavior
- How true: Outside my home and school, there is an adult who cares about me
- How true: Outside my home and school, there is an adult who tells me when I do a good job
- How true: Outside my home and school, I am involved in group activities
- How true: Outside my home and school, I am involved in music, ar, literature, sports, or a hobby
- How true: I have a friend who really cares about me
- How true: I plan to continue my education after high school
Youth Mental Health (YRRS Survey Data)
- Sadness or hopelessness
- Seriously considered suicided in the past 12 months
- Made a suicide plan in the past 12 months
- Attempted suicide in the past 12 months
- Injured in a suicide attempt in the past 12 months
Youth Alcohol and Other Drug Use (YRRS Survey Data)
- Current drinking
- Binge drinking
- First drank alcohol before age 13
- Drank alcohol on school property in the past 30 days
