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Mental illness is now the leading cause of disability worldwide. The impacts of anxiety and depression can be more significant than cancer when it comes to functioning and shorter life span. Most people in the workplace are coordinated with a service that manages mental illness. Statistics in the US show that one in five americans are dealing with mental illness. Although, the numbers are more than likely higher because many who are dealing with these illnesses are going untreated and undiagnosed. Many of these mental illnesses are misunderstood. As Mike Serbinis, the CEO at employee benefits platform League, puts it, “Speaking of mental health as a sort of veteran category isn’t doing it justice.” Serbinis brought the fact that one of the main negative mental health outcomes is something called tech addiction. This is the feeling of how people have a constant need to check their notifications as soon as they pop up which triggers the fight or flight response. This increases adrenaline, increasing blood pressure, increasing anxiety.
I believe the mental health crisis is one which has been greatly underplayed and in some cases, even gone unacknowledged. However it is undeniable the effect these illnesses have on everyone, from every background. What is a comparison to be made between this and an event in history.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, Vince. Due to the silence on the topic of mental illness, there is a lot of stigma around it. This causes so many problems, including people not getting treatment. The high numbers of Americans dealing with mental illness isn't a shock to me, and I wouldn't be surprised if the numbers increase over the next few years. Our generation is filled with kids struggling mentally. I'm glad studies are being done now, because maybe once we get to the workforce, things will get better.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Miranda. The studies done right now are bound to help the many in the future who need treatment for mental illness.
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1 in 5 people suffering from mental illness in America is a much higher number than the media makes it seem. Society has treated mental illness as some remote rare disease that only crazy people suffer from, but mental illness is much more common than that, and it should be put on a high but reachable pedestal, and not shoved under the rug.
ReplyDeleteThe penultimate sentence has caught my attention. Can you send a link to any studies demonstrating this effect? The article you based this off of explains it a little more in detail, but doesn't provide any evidence.
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