Tuesday, June 01, 2004


Yahoo! News - Mental Illness Undertreated Globally, Study Shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mental disorders from severe depression to uncontrolled anger are surprisingly common around the world, and most of the worst cases are not being treated, researchers reported on Tuesday.

The biggest concerted study of global mental illness shows that rates vary greatly -- with 4.3 percent of people living in Shanghai showing symptoms of mental disorders in the past year, compared to 26 percent in the United States.

26 percent? Well, that explains a lot, actually....