Title:

Mental Health

Publish Date:

May 2011

ISBN:

978 1 86168 590 2

Covering Ages:

11 to 14 years

Issue Description

It has been suggested that one in four British people suffer from a mental health disorder at some point in their lives, and new figures have revealed that England spends over £100 billion on mental health-related costs. And yet stigma and discrimination towards sufferers of mental ill health remain widespread.
The information comes from a variety of sources, including government reports and statistics, newspapers and magazine articles, surveys and polls, academic research and literature from charities and lobby groups; articles have been tailored to an 11 to 14 age group. Additionally, at the end of each chapter are two pages of activities relating to the articles and issues raised in that chapter.

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£5.95

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Key Facts

• About one in every 100 people will have schizophrenia at some time in their lives. People can develop schizophrenia at any age, but the illness usually starts for men when they are in their late teens or early 20s. Women tend to develop schizophrenia when they are slightly older, in their late 20s. (page 7)
  
  
• Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual changes in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. (page 9)
  
  
• The financial cost of dementia to the UK is over £20 billion a year. (page 13)
  
  
• Nearly nine out of ten people (87%) with mental health problems have been affected by stigma and discrimination. (page 16)
  
  
• People with severe mental health problems have a lower rate of employment than any other disabled group but they are more likely than any other group with disabilities to want to have a job. (page 16)
  
  
• 77% of adults believe that the media does not do a good job in educating people about mental illness. (page 18)
  
  
• Of the UK’s 175,000 young carers, over 50,000 – 29% – are estimated to care for a family member with mental health problems. (page 21)
  
  
• The Mental Health Act 1983 covers the assessment, treatment and rights of people with a mental health condition. (page 24)

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Table of Contents

Chapter One: Mental Health Issues

Mental health, How to improve your mental wellbeing, Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder, What is dementia?, Activities.

Chapter Two: Facing Mental Ill Health

Stigma and discrimination in mental health, Only one in six people with mental illness receives
recommended treatment, Myths and facts about mental ill health, Young people with parents affected by mental ill health, The Mental Health Act, Activities.

Key Facts

Glossary

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