Mental Health Conditions Affect All Ages
Posted by in Mental Health on January 17, 2012
Mental health conditions are common in all nations of the world. According to the National Institute for Mental Health, about 26 percent of Americans aged over 18 years are diagnosed with a mental disorder every year. This equates to almost 60 million people. The NIMH has also found that about 6 percent of those, have been diagnosed with a serious mental condition, many of which may suffer from two or more mental conditions. Mental illness, has been found to be a major cause of disability amongst people, aged between 15 and 44 years in the US and Canada.
Of course, mental conditions are not confined to the adult person, as people of all ages and genders can be affected by the disorder. Many children and adolescents are diagnosed with mental health problems, and special care is needed to treat them adequately. Mental conditions that affect children are varied and may be of a temporary nature, however, specialized treatment should be sought to help reduce the chances of the disorder becoming long term. NIMH reports indicate that about 5 percent of children in North America suffer from bouts of depression. This figure increases to around 8 percent for the number of teenagers who are suffering from anxiety and depression. Read the rest of this entry »
Taking Care of Children’s Health
Posted by in Health Care on December 28, 2011
Children grow and develop at a very rapid pace. It becomes greatly essential to know about the health care needs and the various services to be used for them which are quite different form adults. You child’s health not only include physical; aspect alone but mental as well as his social well being also counts a lot. Most of the parents are aware of the basics to keep their children healthy including their diet offering healthy foods, enough hours of sound sleep and proper exercises for their proper growth and safety.
Even if you feel your child is healthy and fine you should take him to doctor for regular checkups. Such visits can prove highly beneficial to prevent any disease at its initial stage and to know if he is growing in a normal manner or has any kind of deficiency which your eyes may tend to skip or ignore. Children are always dependent on their parents and other adults around for accessing their own health care and the evaluations of the quality of that care. Also remember if your children have grown up to the stage of adolescence they may have their own unique needs of health care and the pattern of use. Read the rest of this entry »