16/06/2020
In the Philippines
2004 WHO study, up to 60% of people attending primary care clinics daily in the country are estimated to have one or more MNS disorders.
2000 Census of Population and Housing showed that mental illness and mental retardation rank 3rd and 4th respectively among the types of disabilities in the country (88/100,000
Data from the Philippine General Hospital in 2014 show that epilepsy accounts for 33.44% of adult and 66.20% of pediatric neurologic out-patient visits per year.
Drug use prevalence among Filipinos aged 10 to 69 years old is at 2.3%, or an estimated 1.8 million users according to the DDB 2015 Nationwide Survey on the Nature and Extent of Drug Abuse in the Philippines
2011 WHO Global School-Based Health Survey has shown that in the Philippines, 16% of students between 13-15 years old have ever seriously considered attempting su***de while 13% have actually attempted su***de one or more times during the past year.
The incidence of su***de in males increased from 0.23 to 3.59 per 100,000 between 1984 and 2005 while rates rose from 0.12 to 1.09 per 100,000 in females (Redaniel, Dalida and Gunnell, 2011).
Intentional self-harm is the 9th leading cause of death among the 20-24 years old (DOH, 2003).
A study conducted among government employees in Metro Manila revealed that 32% out of 327 respondents have experienced a mental health problem in their lifetime (DOH 2006).
Based on Global Epidemiology on Kaplan and Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry, 2015 and Kaufman’s Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists, 7th edition, 2013
Schizophrenia ---1% …..1 Million
Bipolar ---1% …. 1 Million
Major Depressive Disorder ---17% …. 17 M
Dementia --- 5% (of older than 65) …..
Epilepsy ---0.06% …. 600,000
Source:In the Philippines
2004 WHO study, up to 60% of people attending primary care clinics daily in the country are estimated to have one or more MNS disorders.
2000 Census of Population and Housing showed that mental illness and mental retardation rank 3rd and 4th respectively among the types of disabilities in the country (88/100,000
Data from the Philippine General Hospital in 2014 show that epilepsy accounts for 33.44% of adult and 66.20% of pediatric neurologic out-patient visits per year.
Drug use prevalence among Filipinos aged 10 to 69 years old is at 2.3%, or an estimated 1.8 million users according to the DDB 2015 Nationwide Survey on the Nature and Extent of Drug Abuse in the Philippines
2011 WHO Global School-Based Health Survey has shown that in the Philippines, 16% of students between 13-15 years old have ever seriously considered attempting su***de while 13% have actually attempted su***de one or more times during the past year.
The incidence of su***de in males increased from 0.23 to 3.59 per 100,000 between 1984 and 2005 while rates rose from 0.12 to 1.09 per 100,000 in females (Redaniel, Dalida and Gunnell, 2011).
Intentional self-harm is the 9th leading cause of death among the 20-24 years old (DOH, 2003).
A study conducted among government employees in Metro Manila revealed that 32% out of 327 respondents have experienced a mental health problem in their lifetime (DOH 2006).
Based on Global Epidemiology on Kaplan and Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry, 2015 and Kaufman’s Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists, 7th edition, 2013
Schizophrenia ---1% …..1 Million
Bipolar ---1% …. 1 Million
Major Depressive Disorder ---17% …. 17 M
Dementia --- 5% (of older than 65) …..
Epilepsy ---0.06% …. 600,000
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