By Age 75, About Half Of All People Will Develop A Mental Illness, Study Indicates

Nexstar (8/5, Suter) reported, “A recent study” published online July 30 in The Lancet Psychiatry “found that by the age of 75 about half of all people will develop a mental” illness. Included in the study were “over 150,000 respondents aged 18 and older from 29 countries between 2001 and 2022.” The study also revealed that “different disorders more commonly” affected “different genders than others.”

HealthDay (8/4, Solomon) reported, “Alcohol use disorder and major depressive disorder were the two most prevalent disorders for male respondents, while major depressive disorder and specific phobia were most prevalent for female respondents,” according to the study.

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— “At least half of all people likely to develop mental health disorders before 75: study,”Tara Suter, Nexstar, August 5, 2023

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