-Caveat Lector-
Yes; it seems to explain why pharmaceutical companies are a hot investment.
Their influence in our "democracy" has the media "predicting" a wonderful
new rise in the market for their products, just as the media "predicted" the
"win" of George Bush through their repetitive statement of how "daily polls"
were turning out.
Gee, I guess this pretty much identifies Reuters as one of the goon
media for the elite.
JD
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From: "Kindred Spirit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: [CTRL] Fwd: Mental disorders set to rise, UN says
> -Caveat Lector-
>
> Guess this explains some tings.
> KS
>
>
> -Mental disorders set to rise, UN says
>
> Depression will be second leading cause of death by
> 2020
>
> REUTERS
>
> Jan. 9 - Mental and neurological disorders - ranging
> from depression to Alzheimer's and epilepsy - strike
> 400 million people globally and are set to surge in
> the next two decades, the World Health Organization
> said Tuesday. By 2020, depression would jump to be the
> second greatest cause of death and disability
> worldwide, following ischemic heart disease, the
> United Nations health agency predicted.
>
> 'We know that 70 percent of those suffering from
> major depression can fully recover if properly
> treated.'
> - DR. BENEDETTO SARACENO
> WHO WHO officials attributed the projected
> rise in depression to factors including more stressful
> lifestyles, poverty and violence. Alzheimer's disease,
> a debilitating dementia which hits the elderly, is
> expected to increase as people live longer.
> They spoke at a news briefing to launch WHO's
> 2001 campaign aimed at removing myths and stigmas
> linked to such disorders, whose slogan is "Stop
> exclusion - Dare to care."
> "This (campaign) is overdue, given that mental
> health is a major cause of disability, family and
> community distress and loss of production," said WHO's
> Dr. Derek Yach.
> Dr. Benedetto Saraceno, director of WHO's
> department of mental health and substance dependence,
> said: "Mental health disorders, neurological diseases
> is a major public health concern worldwide. There is a
> common myth that mental health problems are those of
> rich, industrialized countries, a luxury.
> "But mental and neurological problems are
> equally important in rich and poor countries," he
> added.
>
> 400 MILLION SUFFERERS
> Some 400 million people today suffer from
> mental and neurological disorders worldwide, according
> to Saraceno.
> "Unipolar major depression is today considered
> fifth in the ranking of major causes of disability and
> it is expected to jump to second place in 2020," he
> said.
> At present, depression is the fifth leading
> cause of death and disability, while ischemic heart
> disease trails in sixth place, according to the
> Geneva-based WHO.
> The table is currently topped by acute lower
> respiratory infections, according to the WHO which
> says infectious diseases are generally expected to
> fall.
> Depression, often genetic, hits roughly twice
> as many women as men, according to WHO experts.
> The Americas and Western Pacific regions -
> essentially the United States and Japan - have the
> most victims of depression, with the lowest rates in
> Africa, according to Saraceno.
> "Surveys in Brazil, Zimbabwe, India and Chile
> show the more impoverishment - measured by hunger,
> level of debt and education - the higher the
> prevalence of common mental disorders," said Yach, a
> South African.
> Advertisement
>
>
> Mental and neurological disorders represent
> 11 percent of the "global burden of disease," a figure
> based on mortality and disability, according to
> Saraceno. The figure is expected to represent 14
> percent in 2020, he said.
> Saraceno: "The good news is that mental health
> treatment does not require very expensive
> infrastructure."
> "We know that 70 percent of those suffering
> from major depression can fully recover if properly
> treated," he added. "We can expect a decrease in
> suicides if we are properly treating depressed
> people."
>
> ONE MILLION SUICIDES
> Globally, there are one million suicides a year
> out of a total of 10 million attempts, he added. The
> top 10 countries for suicide are composed of all
> former Soviet Union states, led by Russia, where many
> are reeling in economic and social upheaval.
> Schizophrenia, a chronic disorder, affects 45
> million people worldwide, with about half of the
> victims achieving full "social recovery," according to
> Saraceno.
> He praised India and China for their programs
> for treating and supporting schizophrenic patients,
> combing use of generic psychotropic drugs and human
> resources.
> "Different diseases are prominent in different
> regions, with one exception. Schizophrenia is
> ubiquitous - you will find the same rate of
> schizophrenia in Los Angeles and central Africa,
> probably because there is a very strong genetic
> component."
>
> © 2001 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
> Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is
> expressly prohibited without the prior written consent
> of Reuters.
>
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