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Mental disorders are world’s most widespread illnesses – study

RT News · · 1302 words · By Russia Today
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18 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the study found that nearly 1.2 billion people worldwide had a mental disorder in 2023, an increase of 95% since 1990”
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Two independent news sources (Euronews and a news report referencing the GBD study) confirm that nearly 1.2 billion people had mental disorders in 2023 and that this represents a 95% increase since 1990.
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“the researchers found the sharpest increases in anxiety disorders and major depressive disorders, which rose by 158% and 131%, respectively”
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Two independent sources confirm the specific percentage increases for anxiety disorders (158%) and major depressive disorders (131%) since 1990.
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web search NEUTRAL — Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known as clinical depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of pervasive low mood, low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_depressive_disorder
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web search NEUTRAL — Anxiety cases rose by 158%, while depression increased by 131% compared with 1990. A residual category of personality disorders ranked third. Researchers analyzed data from the 2023 Global Burden of D…
https://www.newswire.lk/2026/05/22/nearly-1-2-billion-people…
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web search NEUTRAL — That marks a 95% increase since 1990. The rise was even steeper for major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders, which increased by 131% and 158% respectively, making them the world’s two most com…
https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/05/22/global-mental-hea…
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“ADHD and IDID, which dropped by 1.8% and 16.4%, respectively”
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While one source mentions a 'continued decrease in IDID DALY rates', the specific percentage drops of 1.8% for ADHD and 16.4% for IDID are not present in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 9, 2025 ... Idiopathic developmental intellectual disability. Male, 80495 ... The pandemic had no impact on the continued decrease in IDID DALY rates ...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12798377/
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web search NEUTRAL — Most publications focused on development & cognition, oncology and neurology; relatively few looked at the prevalence of morbidities and health surveillance.
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10134480/1/McKenna_101…
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web search NEUTRAL — Children with NDD-CNVs had greater difficulty achieving their academic potential and were more likely to be affected by neurodevelopmental traits ...
https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/164975/1/2023AliN+PhD.p…
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“depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, anorexia, and bulimia all more likely to affect females”
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Multiple sources confirm that anxiety, depression, bulimia, and anorexia are more prevalent in females than males.
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web search NEUTRAL — However, women with a lifetime diagnosis of an anxiety disorder were more likely than men to also be diagnosed with another anxiety disorder, bulimia nervosa, ...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3135672/
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web search NEUTRAL — Related research and data. How are mental illnesses defined? Charts. Age when first had anxiety or depression · Anorexia or bulimia nervosa estimated cases ...
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/eating-disorders-prevalen…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 10, 2023 ... Did you know women are more likely than men to feel depressed, although it is a major problem for both genders. During World Mental Health ...
https://www.facebook.com/FDA/posts/did-you-know-women-are-mo…
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“ADHD, autism, and conduct disorder... are all more prevalent in males”
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Three independent authoritative sources confirm that ADHD, autism, and conduct disorder are more prevalent in males.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 14, 2011 ... Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) are much more common in males, a bias that may offer clues to the etiology of this condition.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3114757/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2024 ... Boys (15%) were more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than girls (8%). ... ADHD include depression, autism spectrum disorder, and Tourette ...
https://www.cdc.gov/adhd/data/index.html
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web search NEUTRAL — It's estimated that up to 3% of children and teens in the United States have conduct disorder. The condition is twice as common in males as in females and is ...
https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/conduct-disorder
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“Mental disorders are most common in people aged 15 to 19”
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The provided search results for this claim are irrelevant (discussing the number 15 and a news station), providing no evidence regarding the age demographic of mental disorders.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_(number)
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web search NEUTRAL — Here, we will dive into the various properties, symbolism, and significance of the number 15, giving you a deeper understanding and appreciation for this intriguing numeral.
https://numeraly.com/about-the-number-15/
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“Research was carried out in 204 countries and territories”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that the study on the global burden of mental disorders covered 204 countries and territories.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 15, 2025 ... ... included mental health surveys. The DSM-IV and ICD-10 ... GBD study 2021 data resources were available online from the Global Health Data ...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12080068/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 10, 2022 ... Summary. Background. The mental disorders included in the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 were depressive ...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 12, 2021 ... ... mental health across all countries. The ... Global, regional, and national burden of mental disorders in 204 countries and territories ...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014067362…
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“the researchers found a mental illness rate of 3,555 per 100,000 in the Netherlands, and 1,302 in Vietnam”
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The provided evidence mentions rates per 100,000 for anxiety disorders generally, but does not contain the specific figures for the Netherlands (3,555) or Vietnam (1,302).
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web search NEUTRAL — May 26, 2025 ... Among the subtypes of mental disorders, anxiety disorders (7,092.27 per 100,000 ... Number of cases, in millions (95% UI), Age-standardized rate ...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12105157/
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web search NEUTRAL — ... Per the Mental Health Division's Performance Indicators, data since State Fiscal Year 2002 excludes stabilization services and mental health residential ...
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web search NEUTRAL — ... Per capita food consumption. (G 552-584). Ill. Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Page 4. H. Social ...
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“Middle-developed countries as a whole had average mental illness rates of around 1,853 per 100,000, while highly developed countries had rates of around 2,184 per 100,000”
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No evidence was found after searching for these specific rates in middle-developed and highly developed countries.
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“Between 2013 and 2025, the number of mental health cases handled by England’s National Health Service more than doubled, from just under four million in 2013 to nine million in 2025”
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No evidence was found after searching for the specific NHS case numbers for 2013 and 2025.
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“the BBC asked 750 British doctors whether they agreed with Streeting’s comments. 442 said they did, with only 81 saying that mental health problems were being under-diagnosed”
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“As of 2022, roughly 14.7% of the population in England has a prescription for antidepressants”
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“the number of 5-12-year-olds on these drugs has risen by 41% between 2015 and 2021”
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“Antidepressant use has soared by 147% in the EU between 2000 and 2020, and by 65% in the US during the same time”
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“the global antidepressant market is expected to grow to $18.3 billion in 2027”
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“In a 2012 settlement, GlaxoSmithKline paid $3 billion in damages for unlawfully promoting Paxil and Wellbutrin”
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“adolescents... who spend more than three hours per day on social media double their risk of developing anxiety and depression”
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“Just under half of US teens feel that social media use has a “mostly negative” impact on their mental health, a Pew Research survey found last year”
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