Mental Health Diversity-Kohlenburg Flashcards
About (blank) of americans will meet the criteria for a DSM diagnosis of a mental disorder over the course of their lifetime
1/2
(blank) is a common mental disorder. Globally, more than 350 million people of all ages suffer from this.
This is the leading cause of disability worldwide and is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. Women more affected than men
Depression
(blank) have associated disability, increased risk for communicable and non-communicable diseases, mental disorders contribute to injury, direct impact
Mental disorders
(blank) is the number 1 most disabling disorder worldwide measured in YLDs.
Depression
Yearly, 800,000 people commit suicide, 86% of whom are in low income and middle income countries, more than half are between (blank) years old.
15-44
India: Suicide was leading cause of death in 10-19 year olds, accounted for (blank) of all deaths in boys and up to (blank) of deaths in young women
24%
75%
What country is this:
Number of suicides in 2007 is expected to exceed 30,000, for the 10th year in a row
One suicide every 15 minutes on average. (The lancet.com, v.372, 2008)
Japan
What happened when we sent college students with 2 weeks of training to help depressed women in uganda?
it hella helped!
When community health workers went to pakistan to help with depression what happened?
infants had less diarrhea, were more immunized, mothers used birth contral, parents spent more time playing with kids. Decreased depression by half. Better functioning for a year
(blank) bear a greater burden from unmet mental health needs. Why?
Minorities
lower disparaities because of less access and lower quality of care
Who has huge amount of suicide?
American Indians> Whites>black> asian (high in the elderly)>hispanic
African Americans are under represented in (blank) settings and over represented in (blank) settings
outpatient
inpatient
AAs have (blank) disorders more than whites
somatization
In african american boys, suicide rates are increasing in boys aged (blank)
10-14
African Americans account for only (blank) of psychiatrists
More likely to use (blank) or primary care MD than a specialist
15% of those with a MI receive care
May metabolize psych meds more (blank) than Caucasians, but generally prescribed higher doses.
AA willl get talked to more (Blank)ly and it will be less patient centered.
2%
ER
slowly
dominantly
(blank) often consider expression of mental illness a personal weakness and are more likely than Westerners to express emotional distress through physical symptoms.
AA/PIs