How do you write a mental health report?

How do you write a mental health report?

Writing about mental health: The do’s

1. Do start with a goal for your mental health content.
2. Do use credible sources.
3. Do include details on how to get in touch with professional help.
4. Don’t limit people’s identities to their mental health.
5. Don’t turn people into victims.
6. Don’t use derogatory phrases.

What is the most reported mental illness?

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population every year. Anxiety disorders are highly treatable, yet only 36.9% of those suffering receive treatment.

WHO report about mental health?

Mental health conditions now cause 1 in 5 years lived with disability. Around 20% of the world’s children and adolescents have a mental health condition, with suicide the second leading cause of death among 15-29-year-olds. Approximately one in five people in post-conflict settings have a mental health condition.

How do you describe someone with mental illness?

Don’t: describe a person as a diagnosis or behaviour: ‘a manic-depressive’, ‘a schizophrenic’, ‘a psychotic’, ‘a self-harmer’. Instead: ‘a person living with schizophrenia/bipolar disorder’, ‘someone with depression’, ‘someone experiencing psychosis’, ‘someone who self-harms’.

What do you call a mental illness?

mental illness

• insanity.
• mental disorder.
• personality disorder.
• schizophrenia.
• crack-up.
• craziness.
• delusions.
• depression.

Is it OK to say mental health issues?

2. Don’t say “mentally disabled,” “mentally handicapped,” or “mentally ill.” Say, “has a mental illness.” It can also be appropriate to say “mental health condition,” since many people who deal with mental health concerns may not have a formal diagnosis or a full-fledged illness. 3.