Ten topic areas were selected: prevalence of anxiety and depression,
prevalence of substance misuse and self - medication, suicide rates, risk factors for anxiety and depression, help - seeking rates for anxiety and depression, barriers to help - seeking, interventions for anxiety and depression, attitudes of medical colleagues, impact on patient care, and impact on work and family life.
Fabiani Duarte interviews Patrick Krill about
the prevalence of substance misuse and other mental health concerns among lawyers.
Not exact matches
Rates
of adolescent depression appear to be rising1, 2 with the 1 - year
prevalence suggested to be between 2 — 4 %.3, 4 Early treatment is important because adolescent depression has high levels
of future morbidity including further emotional disorders, suicidality, physical health problems,
substance misuse and problems in social functioning.4, 5
ACEs are strongly related to the development and
prevalence of a wide range
of health problems throughout a person's lifespan, including those associated with
substance misuse.
The overall aim
of this research was to gather information from young people in relation to four specific areas: to determine the
prevalence of drug use by young people in North Wexford; toidentify the trends
of drug use in North Wexford among young people; to examine attitudes towards
substance misuse among young people in North Wexford; and to determine the views
of young people on information and supports available in North Wexford.