What? One in Five young adults mentally ill???

kennyc · 10-01-2010, 11:37 AM

I find this difficult to believe, but if true, what does that say about our society?

ScienceDaily (Sep. 28, 2010) — While many young adults will share the details of their daily lives with dozens -- sometimes hundreds -- of friends on Facebook, communicating with their health care providers about mental illness is another story.

"Roughly one in every five young adults between 18 and 25 has a mental illness," says Melissa Pinto-Foltz, a postdoctoral scholar and instructor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0928111132.htm

Falcao · 10-01-2010, 12:14 PM

Now, that explains the world we live in.

ardeegee · 10-01-2010, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

I find this difficult to believe, but if true, what does that say about our society?

It would mean a bigger percentage of our society is sane than the overall culture would seem to indicate.

kindlekitten · 10-01-2010, 12:33 PM

I didn't read the story, but when you take into account that this can include eating disorders, body dismorphia, panic attacks, depression, ocd, and I am sure quite a few other "issues" that while they are called "mental health", thus grouping them into the category of being "mentally ill", for the most part these are very normal, mainstream healthy people

kennyc · 10-01-2010, 12:43 PM

Well it was a Mental Health Professional that classified it as M.I....

Ardeegee, might explain the obsession with texting as well....

happy_terd · 10-01-2010, 01:34 PM

"What? One in Five young adults mentally ill???"

Hmmm.

Don't one in five young adults enter into politics?

recluse · 10-01-2010, 01:36 PM

You can also find plenty of mental health professionals who would disagree.

SpiderMatt · 10-01-2010, 02:09 PM

It would have to be true for a book like The Da Vinci Code to become a bestseller.

kennyc · 10-01-2010, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpiderMatt

It would have to be true for a book like The Da Vinci Code to become a bestseller.

Except that they don't read, do they?

recluse · 10-01-2010, 02:43 PM

If bestsellers were decided by actual books read instead of just purchased, Dan Brown would be homeless and Oprah would be bankrupt.

TGS · 10-01-2010, 03:17 PM

The corollary is that four out of five young adults are mot mentally ill. So that behaviour is considered normal!

Freeshadow · 10-01-2010, 04:27 PM

ok who "beautiefied" this numbers?
whoever says its only 1 in 5 isn't using public transportation methods...

astra · 10-02-2010, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happy_terd

"What? One in Five young adults mentally ill???"

Hmmm.

Don't one in five young adults enter into politics?

10-01-2010, 11:37 AM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,891 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	What? One in Five young adults mentally ill??? I find this difficult to believe, but if true, what does that say about our society? ScienceDaily (Sep. 28, 2010) — While many young adults will share the details of their daily lives with dozens -- sometimes hundreds -- of friends on Facebook, communicating with their health care providers about mental illness is another story. "Roughly one in every five young adults between 18 and 25 has a mental illness," says Melissa Pinto-Foltz, a postdoctoral scholar and instructor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. ... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0928111132.htm

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Falcao Banned Posts: 1,344 Karma: 1028477047 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Nueva Andalucía Device: Sony PRS 650	Now, that explains the world we live in.

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kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I didn't read the story, but when you take into account that this can include eating disorders, body dismorphia, panic attacks, depression, ocd, and I am sure quite a few other "issues" that while they are called "mental health", thus grouping them into the category of being "mentally ill", for the most part these are very normal, mainstream healthy people

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,891 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Well it was a Mental Health Professional that classified it as M.I.... Ardeegee, might explain the obsession with texting as well....

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happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	"What? One in Five young adults mentally ill???" Hmmm. Don't one in five young adults enter into politics?

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recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	You can also find plenty of mental health professionals who would disagree.

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recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	If bestsellers were decided by actual books read instead of just purchased, Dan Brown would be homeless and Oprah would be bankrupt.

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TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	The corollary is that four out of five young adults are mot mentally ill. So that behaviour is considered normal!

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Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 2,815 Karma: 24285242 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: PB 623	ok who "beautiefied" this numbers? whoever says its only 1 in 5 isn't using public transportation methods...

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