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Editorial: Enduring Mental Health: The High Lifetime Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorder and Emerging Science of Persistent Mental Wellness.

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Title: Editorial: Enduring Mental Health: The High Lifetime Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorder and Emerging Science of Persistent Mental Wellness.
Authors: Schaefer, Jonathan D.1 (AUTHOR) schae567@umn.edu
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Aug2021, Vol. 60 Issue 8, p955-957. 3p.
Subject Terms: *Longitudinal method, Psychology, Mental illness, Mental health, Mental health surveys, Psychiatric research, Psychiatric epidemiology, Disease prevalence, Research funding, Comorbidity
Geographic Terms: United States
Abstract: Just how common are "common" mental health problems? For much of the 20th century, psychiatric research and the US health care system seemed to proceed under the assumption that the answer is "not very." It was not until the early 1990s that the United States conducted its first nation-wide survey of mental health problems, the National Comorbidity Survey, which revealed that about half of all adult participants had experienced at least one diagnosable psychiatric disorder in their lifetime, and close to 1 in 3 participants had met criteria for a psychiatric diagnosis in the past 12 months.1 Subsequent longitudinal studies showed that these estimates-although initially surprising-were still too low, and that, with repeated assessments over long follow-up periods, the proportion of people who report at least 1 diagnosable brush with a psychiatric disorder can exceed 80%.2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Just how common are "common" mental health problems? For much of the 20th century, psychiatric research and the US health care system seemed to proceed under the assumption that the answer is "not very." It was not until the early 1990s that the United States conducted its first nation-wide survey of mental health problems, the National Comorbidity Survey, which revealed that about half of all adult participants had experienced at least one diagnosable psychiatric disorder in their lifetime, and close to 1 in 3 participants had met criteria for a psychiatric diagnosis in the past 12 months.1 Subsequent longitudinal studies showed that these estimates-although initially surprising-were still too low, and that, with repeated assessments over long follow-up periods, the proportion of people who report at least 1 diagnosable brush with a psychiatric disorder can exceed 80%.2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:08908567
DOI:10.1016/j.jaac.2021.01.004