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Mental Health Conditions Affect All Ages

Mental health conditions are common in allserious eating disorder, which can lead to
nations of the world. According to thegrave health concerns, even death. Mental
National Institute for Mental Health, aboutconditions, such as these, need to be treated
26 percent of Americans aged over 18 yearsby mental health care professionals who can
are diagnosed with a mental disorder everyhelp young people to adjust to the
year. This equates to almost 60 millioncircumstances that have brought about their
people. The NIMH has also found that about 6disorders.
percent of those, have been diagnosed with a
serious mental condition, many of which mayAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a
suffer from two or more mental conditions.most severe mental health condition that is
Mental illness, has been found to be a majormore likely to affect young boys. Sufferers
cause of disability amongst people, agedof ADHD need specialized professional care as
between 15 and 44 years in the US and Canada.well as added personal attention from their
parents. A child suffering from ADHD will
Of course, mental conditions are not confineddisplay little regard for authority and will
to the adult person, as people of all agesengage in a range of continuous physical
and genders can be affected by the disorder.activities much to the detriment of his
Many children and adolescents are diagnosedfellow students, teachers and parents.
with mental health problems, and special careTreatment, provided by a mental health care
is needed to treat them adequately. Mentalprofessional, for this type of disorder, may
conditions that affect children are variedinclude  some  form  of  medication.
and may be of a temporary nature, however,
specialized treatment should be sought toEarly diagnosis of mental health problems, is
help reduce the chances of the disorderessential for the successful treatment of the
becoming long term. NIMH reports indicateconditions, and the prevention of long term
that about 5 percent of children in Northeffects that may result in a lasting
America suffer from bouts of depression. Thisdisability.
figure increases to around 8 percent for the
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anxiety  and  depression.
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