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MEXICO, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) – Some 25 percent of Mexico's adult population, some 15 million, have a mental health problem, the health ministry said Sunday.
According to the research scientist of the National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente (INPRF), Marcelo Valencia, only 3% of this population aged 18 to 65 years call for medical care.
The above is clear from the book "Remission and functional recovery in depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia" of Valencia, which added that mental disorders affect nearly 450 million people worldwide.
Valencia explained that depression, bipolarity and schizophrenia are the most common, manifesting themselves in guilt, apathy, melancholy, sadness, anxiety and loss of interest.
Therefore, the expert indicated that patients required multiple and specific interventions, such as medication, psychosocial treatment, as well as psychoeducation, for both the patient and their family.
However, Valencia stated that programs focused on the treatment of mental disorders should be supported by scientific evidence to ensure success and thus improve the quality of life of patients.
"Currently, specialists are working to ensure that people with mental disorders have functional recovery outside the hospital, because they integrate it into their social environment and improve their treatment," he said. 39, government agency in a statement.
For her part, INPRF researcher María Elena Medina Mora said that currently, the new generation drugs have fewer side effects, which has made it possible to better guarantee emotional stability. and mental of those who suffer from such a problem.
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