Statistics in Psychiatry
One is six adults in the UK have a neurotic disorder and one in seven have considered committing suicide at one point in their life
In 2004 one in ten children in the UK between 5-16 had a clinically recognisable mental disorder
One in 200 people have a psychotic disorder such psychosis and schizophrenia
Boys are more likely to have a mental disorder than girls
Statistically, children are more prone to mental disorders if both parents are not working or if they have a lone parent
The most common mental disorders are mixed anxiety and depressive disorder; generalised anxiety disorder; depressive episode; phobia; obsessive compulsive disorder; and, panic disorder
Psychiatric disorders and suicidal attempts are more likely to occur in people facing socio-economic disadvantages
People with psychotic disorders are more unlikely to use mental health services offered to the community