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How the incidence of mental health problems
changes over time
How different factors change over time, such as gender, ethnicity and socioeconomic group
Women report cases of depression more than men, due to society's depiction of how the genders should behave.
There is a higher prevalence of depression in South-East Asia
The highest prevalence of depression in 2015 was between 60-64 year old, and the lowest between 15-19 years old.
How have incidences of addiction changed over time?
Addiction now includes Internet addiction and addiction to
videogames, whereas in the past, "addiction" was concerned with substance misuse as opposed to activity addiction.
Drugs that used to be prescribed medically are now used by addicts, such as opiates or cocaine.
There has also been a rise in alcohol -related health problems, and "binge-drinking" has been an issue for many years.
Drugs and alcohol are becoming cheaper and easier to access for some people, increasing the features of addiction in some patients.
How the incidence of mental health problems changing over time could affect individuals and society.
Increasing risks of suicide. 10-15 percent of patients with severe depression will commit suicide
Increased amount of time missed from working due to depression, 9.9 million days were missed from work due to stress, depression and anxiety from 2014-2015
Cost of treatment of depression is expensive and not everyone can afford it, in 2007 the estimated cost of patients with depression was £1.7 billion.
Those suffering from addiction may have to take time off work because of substance misuse or lack of self-care, leading to costs to the company.
Every year substance misuse costs the NHS £488 million, including the cost of rehabilitation programmes and treatment.
Those with serious addiction may turn to criminal activity in order to get money fund their addiction
Cultural variation in the incidence of mental health problems over time.
The highest prevalence of depression is in South-East Asia, closely followed by the wester-pacific region.
The African region has the lowest prevalence of cases of depression.