title: Reducing the silent burden of impaired mental health.
abstract: Mental and behavioral disorders account for about one third of the world's disability caused by all ill health among adults, with unipolar depressive disorders set to be the world's number one cause of illhealth and premature death in 2030, affecting high- and low-income countries. There is a range of evidence-based cost-effective interventions that can be implemented in parenting, at schools, at the workplace, and in older age that can promote health and well-being, reduce mental disorders, lead to improved productivity, and increase resilience to cope with many of the stressors in the world. These facts need to be better communicated to policymakers to ensure that the silent burden of impaired mental health is adequately heard and reduced.
authors.affiliation: World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. eva.jane-llopis@weforum.org
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jané-Llopis
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stewart-Brown
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weare
authors.forename: Kristian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wahlbeck
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McDaid
authors.forename: Cary
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Litchfield
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D058015:Health Communication; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012572:School Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration