AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mental disorders start early and vary across the lifespan: it’s time to pay attention to the whole person, and less to the diagnosis #IoPPNfestival. Most of us will have at least one diagnosable mental disorder before we’re 45 years old.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Everyone has mental health, just like everyone has physical health, ” Stan says. “Not everyone will experience mental illness, but everyone will have periods of time when they struggle with their mental well-being, just as we have physical health issues from time to time.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Mental illness is most often not ‘permanent’ in the sense that its effects are not consistent over time, though the pattern of impairment and functioning can persist for many years.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mental health conditions are increasing worldwide. Mainly because of demographic changes, there has been a 13% rise in mental health conditions and substance use disorders in the last decade (to 2017). Mental health conditions now cause 1 in 5 years lived with disability.