Welcome to www.mental-health.me.uk


Welcome to Mental-Health.me.uk

Mental-Health.me.uk website is a link database where you can find mental health related booklets and factsheets gathered in one place under one www address.





Mental Health statistics:


  • 1 in 4 British adults experience at least one diagnosable mental health problem in any one year, and one in six experiences this at any given time.

    • The Office for National Statistics Psychiatric Morbidity report (2001)

  • It is estimated that approximately 450 million people worldwide have a mental health problem.

    • World Health Organisation (2001)


    Main types of mental health problems:

  • Mixed anxiety & depression is the most common mental disorder in Britain, with almost 9 percent of people meeting criteria for diagnosis.

    • The Office for National Statistics Psychiatric Morbidity report (2001)

  • Between 8-12% of the population experience depression in any year.

    • The Office for National Statistics Psychiatric Morbidity report (2001)

  • About half of people with common mental health problems are no longer affected after 18 months, but poorer people, the long-term sick and unemployed people are more likely to be still affected than the general population.

    • Better Or Worse: A Longitudinal Study Of The Mental Health Of Adults In Great Britain, National Statistics (2003)


    Mental health problems - children and young people:

  • One in ten children between the ages of one and 15 has a mental health disorder.

    • The Office for National Statistics Mental health in children and young people in Great Britain (2005)

  • Estimates vary, but research suggests that 20% of children have a mental health problem in any given year, and about 10% at any one time.

    • Lifetime Impacts: Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health, Understanding The Lifetime Impacts, Mental Health Foundation (2005)

  • Rates of mental health problems among children increase as they reach adolescence. Disorders affect 10.4% of boys aged 5-10, rising to 12.8% of boys aged 11-15, and 5.9% of girls aged 5-10, rising to 9.65% of girls aged 11-15

    • Mental Disorder More Common In Boys, National Statistics Online (2004)

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